Did I mention that we have a new neighbor? I'm sure it won't take long before he violates the three strike rule I have. What is the three strike rule? Let me explain:
My neighbors have three strikes, much like baseball. I am always very nice, helpful and do not let my kids annoy the hell out of them...until they strike out. Then, all bets are off. Take the nosey neighbor lady, for example. She just cannot not tear herself away from the window where she loves to spy on my children. Strike one. She takes joy in reporting (and embellishing) every misdemeanor that my kids commit, mostly in our own back yard. (There was that one time that they hopped the fence and went swimming in the neighbor's pool.) Strike two. And finally, her Twinkies wrappers (and there are quite a few hundred of them) always end up in our yard. Just because someone doesn't take pride in their own yard, doesn't make it okay to allow the overflow to seep into other people's yards. Strike three. Now, we just do things to piss her off, on purpose. Yes, it is immature and evil. That's why we do it.
This new neighbor seems like a nice guy. The only suspicions I hold are the fact that he lives alone in a huge house and owns three very nice cars, plus one motorcycle. Based on sheer experience, it makes me wonder. But, just because the last neighbor proved to obtain his riches by illegal means, doesn't make it right to judge this new guy. So that doesn't not count as a strike...yet. If I see any increase in traffic, the strike status will immediately change. He does have one strike against him, already. He borrowed our toilet plunger. Which, I guess, is a reasonable thing to do if you have a clog and do not have your own plunger and cannot use one of your three cars (or motorcycle) to go buy one. The strike is because he brought it back when he was done using it. STRIKE ONE. That is just nasty. What's worse, is that we were not home when this happened. Daniel and I were out to dinner and my niece and nephew were babysitting. They told us that he borrowed it. I found out that he returned it when Reed came walking in with it on his head. After I washed his head (five times) with rubbing alcohol and tossed the contaminated plunger, I made the mental note to hide our new plunger, just in case he ever asks again and we are not home.
Will this guy survive the three strike law? Not if he keeps the pace he is running now. I sure hate to be mean to a guy who seems nice. Then again, the old neighbor was nice too. But that didn't stop him from allowing hid rapist son to move in and sell drugs out of his house. Even nice people can make for crappy neighbors. In this case...the crappy part is literal.
9 guests at the inn:
oh I can't BELEIVE That...who borrows a plunger?!?!? It's like asking to borrow your deodorant but WORSE!!!! Oh my...I bet you just died when Reed had it on his head LOL, all you can do is laugh right...(after your done crying)
Maybe I'm just not too savvy on the cutting edge of communal plunger use but I honestly don't see how my clogged toilet or drain is any better or worse than a neighbor's. If he had an urgently overflowing piece of his plumbing system, then what's the harm and why should he have to drive off to find a place to purchase the item? Perhaps a thank-you bottle of wine would have made the return more gracious.
Maybe I'm just too giving. Plus - if the babysitters allowed the kid to wear the plunger as a hat, that is hardly the neighbor's fault...is it?
I don't even have to have a three strike rule...I don't know any neighbors;) LOL
You give 3 strikes? You are nice.
You get one with me and that's that.
I dont even want to use my own plunger again after its used. gross.
peace
#2
Ugh.
why did he even ASK to borrow it in the first place... c'mon...
ew.
drc8151~
Ummmm...really? You do not find other people's feces even more disgusting than your own? So you won't mind if I borrow your underwear the next time I have some major dingle berries?
I don't allow my husband to use my toothbrush!!! I can't believe that!!
Good luck with him!! ;)
I am honestly all for asking to borrow a plunger, if your toilet is overflowing, the neighbor's is a lot closer than the store! However, buying the neighbors a new plunger and returning that with the tags still on would be the way to go. I don't want stranger's fecal bacteria infiltrating my bathroom, either.
a plunger is just something you don't "borrow". I think that's in the same catogory of "borrowing" a diaper or feminine products. Those aren't things you give back when you're done.
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