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 May 12 2008, 12:48 PM
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Yesterday we walked to a restaurant and it rained while we were out. I had left my car window open in the driveway and when we came back, a neighbor had taped a garbage bag to cover the window.
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May 12 2008, 12:50 PM
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High on Life  Group: Moderator Posts: 2,882 Joined: 15-June 03 Member No.: 80 |
very thoughtful.
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May 12 2008, 01:31 PM
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 Gabbai  Group: Members Posts: 492 Joined: 16-August 05 From: Baltimore, MD Member No.: 1,743 |
QUOTE (melech @ May 12 2008, 01:48 PM)  Yesterday we walked to a restaurant and it rained while we were out. I had left my car window open in the driveway and when we came back, a neighbor had taped a garbage bag to cover the window. Just saying. Did you say thank you? Sounds like you are lucky to have a considerate neighbor!! -------------------- “The danger of ancient liberty was that men, exclusively concerned with securing their share of social power, might attach too little value to individual rights and enjoyments. The danger of modern liberty is that, absorbed in the enjoyment of our private independence, and in the pursuit of our particular interests, we should surrender our right to share in political power too easily. The holders of authority are only too anxious to encourage us to do so. They are so ready to spare us all sort of troubles, except those of obeying and paying! They will say to us: what, in the end, is the aim of your efforts, the motive of your labours, the object of all your hopes? Is it not happiness? Well, leave this happiness to us and we shall give it to you. No, Sirs, we must not leave it to them. No matter how touching such a tender commitment may be, let us ask the authorities to keep within their limits. Let them confine themselves to being just. We shall assume the responsibility of being happy for ourselves.”
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May 12 2008, 02:59 PM
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 Rebbe  Group: Members Posts: 1,808 Joined: 21-June 06 From: Southern boy trapped in NYC Member No.: 2,898 |
QUOTE (melech @ May 12 2008, 01:48 PM) Yesterday we walked to a restaurant and it rained while we were out. I had left my car window open in the driveway and when we came back, a neighbor had taped a garbage bag to cover the window. You could sue him for trespass to land for entering your property. You could also claim that removing the tape caused the paint to peel off your car, and sue him for trespass to chattel. But it would be nicer if you would thank him. |
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May 12 2008, 04:54 PM
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 grannylicious Group: Members Posts: 3,490 Joined: 23-December 04 From: anywhere there's wifi Member No.: 947 |
I have had a series of convertibles. With one of them, during a particularly long hot dry stretch of weather which is unusual for England, I sometimes forgot to close the roof of the car at night. Then we would get the thunderstorm that followed a heatwave, and in the morning I found my neighbour had covered my car with a plastic sheet.
-------------------- "Mommy, is this the house where we are allowed to swing on the chairs, or the house where we're not allowed to swing on the chairs?"
- My three year old granddaughter. There is being a real father, and there is being in the same room as your wife when she conceives. |
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May 12 2008, 05:01 PM
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 Rebbe Group: Members Posts: 2,340 Joined: 11-September 05 From: NYC Member No.: 1,819 |
Last winter, I almost slipped on the snow in the driveway leading up to our home. By the time we borrowed a shovel and pick, my neighbor went out in the cold and shoveled it for us.
 Nice thread, Melech! -------------------- www.adiel.com Sukkos fun!
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May 12 2008, 09:30 PM
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 Godol Hador Group: Members Posts: 2,510 Joined: 26-December 06 Member No.: 4,472 |
Around 8 years ago, my (ex)neighbors threw a vociferous party way past mid-night, and my parents called the cops. The neighbors then invited the cops to join them.
-------------------- b'makom sh'en anashim, hishtadel l'hiyot ish.
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May 12 2008, 09:33 PM
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 חסד ואמת Group: Members Posts: 8,845 Joined: 16-November 06 Member No.: 4,063 |
A sibling of mine once ripped something off a neighbor's fence. They forgave us for it and refused to take any money.
-------------------- "If they would allow one dead soul to visit an assembly of philosophers, that would be the end of all their teachings."
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May 13 2008, 10:03 AM
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 Disgustingly Insensitive Group: Members Posts: 16,980 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Occupied Palestine Member No.: 407 |
QUOTE (sle123 @ May 13 2008, 05:30 AM) Around 8 years ago, my (ex)neighbors threw a vociferous party way past mid-night, and my parents called the cops. The neighbors then invited the cops to join them. One time my friend's momma threatened to call the cops on the neighbors throwing a loud party, and one of the guests turns to her and says, "Lady, I AM a cop".... -------------------- [/flirting]
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May 13 2008, 09:01 PM
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 A Red Rose in a Black and White Movie. Group: Members Posts: 6,156 Joined: 30-March 04 Member No.: 466 |
QUOTE (melech @ May 12 2008, 01:48 PM) Yesterday we walked to a restaurant and it rained while we were out. I had left my car window open in the driveway and when we came back, a neighbor had taped a garbage bag to cover the window. Just saying. I think this thread in a way says more about you than about your neighbors. Rock on. -------------------- .כלל הדבר, כי ראוי שיהיה השכל בן חורין -מהר"ל בחיד"א
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Aug 19 2008, 09:08 AM
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Almost daily we get a call at home from some store or something where I left my credit card or wallet. But yesterday my wife got a call on her cell phone that someone had found my cell phone - I guess he called whatever number was on the most recent call list. I hadn't even realized I had lost my cell phone. Anyway, the guy said he had it, so I went to meet him and he gave me my cell phone. What a nice guy.
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Aug 19 2008, 09:15 AM
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QUOTE (Bezalel99 @ May 12 2008, 09:59 PM) You could sue him for trespass to land for entering your property. You could also claim that removing the tape caused the paint to peel off your car, and sue him for trespass to chattel. But it would be nicer if you would thank him. 
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Sep 12 2008, 09:37 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 34,499 Joined: 2-September 03 Member No.: 239 |
This isn't a neighbor and maybe goes in some of the other threads about whether Jews are incomparably gomlei chesed, but I thought I'd share:
When a GP refers patients to a specialist, the GP typically gets absolutely nothing in return [depending on the jurisdiction and laws] except maybe some chocolate or hockey tickets holiday time. However, if the GP's family sees the specialist, many specialists won't charge the referring GP as a courtesy. So my friend told me that he was told by his kids' orthodontist that a dentist who refers patients to the orthodontist [and this is in Parry Sound, which is northern Ontario] sent his own kid. The orthodontist didn't charge as a professional courtesy but the dentist gave the orthodontist $6,000 [the usual and customary fee] and said next time someone comes in who can't afford it, let this be their payment. A week later a hardship case came in, and the orthodontist said the fee was anonymously donated. |
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Sep 12 2008, 09:43 AM
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 Pretentious Blockhead Group: Members Posts: 4,406 Joined: 22-April 05 From: ^ Member No.: 1,446 |
QUOTE (melech @ May 12 2008, 01:48 PM) Yesterday we walked to a restaurant and it rained while we were out. I had left my car window open in the driveway and when we came back, a neighbor had taped a garbage bag to cover the window. Just saying. did you walk home in the rain? 
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Sep 12 2008, 09:49 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 34,499 Joined: 2-September 03 Member No.: 239 |
QUOTE (Ahavati @ Sep 12 2008, 10:43 AM) did you walk home in the rain? Sure. Rain don't scare me. I run, bike, and walk in the rain all the time. The restaurant's around the corner from us - it's nice to walk. I actually HATE driving and avoid it as much as possible. |
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Sep 12 2008, 09:50 AM
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Pretentious Blockhead Group: Members Posts: 4,406 Joined: 22-April 05 From: ^ Member No.: 1,446 |
QUOTE (melech @ Sep 12 2008, 10:49 AM) Sure. Rain don't scare me. I run, bike, and walk in the rain all the time. The restaurant's around the corner from us - it's nice to walk. I actually HATE driving and avoid it as much as possible. the good ones are always married!!!! 
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Sep 12 2008, 10:15 AM
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 Gedoles Hador Group: Members Posts: 9,141 Joined: 26-May 05 Member No.: 1,532 |
QUOTE (melech @ Sep 12 2008, 09:49 AM) Sure. Rain don't scare me. I run, bike, and walk in the rain all the time. The restaurant's around the corner from us - it's nice to walk. I actually HATE driving and avoid it as much as possible. As my mother would say 'it's just water, it won't make you melt'. I also hate driving and prefer walking as much as possible. -------------------- Many people wish they could change their life, when all they really need to do is change their attitude towards life. - Sharon
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