We moved a year ago into a great neighborhood, lots going on in this side of town. But since then all the olds that were at least somewhat cool and hung out and drank beer, died, or moved to retirement homes or senior centers (including the people we bought our house from). I was really hoping on getting some great neighbors in their place that were into doing stuff like loud projects on the weekend, pressure washing, trimming trees, power tools, landscaping, BBQ'ing and drinking beer, shooting the squirrels on the greenbelt, peeing on trees in the front yard.... Instead I'm now surrounded by an ER doctor and his wife and he only owns electric powered lawn equipment, a Prius driving pediatrician, some lady who is surely ready to start filming My 600lb Life or Hoarders and a few "we will call the HOA" Karen types. Just saw my across the street neighbor for the first time, I guess they're about to move in finally. I have no hope his hipster self will make a difference in the new hood.

Please tell me about your awesome neighbors so I can dream that good neighbors will move in soon...

The coolest neighbor at my old house had like 5 kids, but he spent all evening BBQ'ing dinner for everyone and all weekend building stuff and drinking beer. We barely talked, but would compete on who could make the most noise either the earliest or latest with miter saws and impacts and would stand in our opposite driveways drinking Lonestar light not talking to each other. Kind of like King of the Hill but across the street and silent. Our wives became best friends. I didn't really like him or all his kids, but he was a good neighbor.

It’s intimidating moving into a new neighborhood. They want to make a good impression. They want to pee outside but are afraid to make their new neighbors mad. You need to lead by example. Be a leader.

Just realized we can say pee again without it getting censored. Pee peee. Pee. Man I love that. Thanks JD

In moderation Mud. Too much pee is a bad thing.

To break the ice....run across the street to the ER doctor and tell him you have some sort of object stuck in your bowels, write something funny on your buttocks. Something like welcome to the neighborhood. I made you look at my bottom! Then invite them over for burgers or something.

I like this ^^^^^^

Got it. I will real it in. Never mind the BBQ idea I just mentioned

I barely got on a neighborhood kid because he was chasing another neighbors dog. The dumb [censored] cocker spaniel started trampling our newly planted flower bed. I didn’t know it wasn’t his dog. His dad came knocking on my door to confront me for yelling (which I did not) at his kid and making him cry. Bunch of snowflakes around here. My fishing buddy is the only cool one close by. We will trade off smoked meat. Plus he helped me fry a bunch crappies for our graduation party last week. We’ll hang out and have driveway beers. Glad he’s around.

Good fences make great neighbors. Neighbors are over-rated. If you get too chummy, something will happen to make you bitter enemies. Know who your neighbors are but only a hand wave or a nod of the head once in a while. Get friends outside of your hood. Thank me later.

Had the best neighbors ever in our first house, we never should have moved.

We are still great friends but now we live out of the subdivision thank God!

I like my neighbors. We do cookouts and get drunk together

I agree Mud, I feel like how you were saying and it's like, should I drink beer out of a cup? Will they judge my 18pk of Miller Lite? How about 3? Do I need to not pee or what? I hate it.

I have the best neighbors ever! I have waved to the across the street neighbor a few times and waved to my East neighbor a few times. Never talked to either one and hope to keep it that way, they are definitely the perfect neighbors.

Ever since I found out an ER doctor lives next door, I've been doing a lot of dumb [censored]. My wife had to ruin it by reminding me that he works all the time and isn't home most times that I'm doing the dumb [censored].

You are wise beyond your years.