I have an odd neighbor. Do you have any odd neighbor stories?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (238397)
Walnut Creek, California
February 27, 2019 12:08pm CST
I declared myself President of India when the Indian couple in the apartment down and to my right were arguing all of the time. I think I got bold at least once, knocked on their door, and said I was trying to sleep. They quieted down long enough for me to get to sleep.
I think that apartment maybe cursed, or haunted, like the motel I wrote about this past Summer. Most recently, there was a young couple in that same apartment. All they did was smoke marijuana on their patio. I couldn't tell if they worked, or attended school, or did anything other than smoke pot. Fortunately, I like the smell of marijuana, so it was a non-issue for me, though Horse Jr. didn't like the smell.
Then, one day, there were police everywhere, and I learned that the boyfriend had been kicked out due to domestic violence. Then there were days of (his) stuff all over the lawn, as a man of about my age (perhaps his father) came by to pick the stuff up.
Now, she walks around the parking lot, singing at the top of her lungs. She's doing it now. The singing sounds like a mix between Indian music, rap music, and Middle Eastern music, but it's all out of key.
I will be locking my front door more often than I used to. I have hidden the ammo for my .22. I will be polite but not too inquisitive when I see her. Have you ever experienced ONS (Odd Neighbor Syndrome)?
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@wolfgirl569 (136091)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Feb 19
Not to those extremes. My neighbors are the odd funny that you like to laugh at types.
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@BarBaraPrz (51839)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
27 Feb 19
I wouldn't say I've had odd neighbours, but I have had neighbours from hell...
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@BarBaraPrz (51839)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
28 Feb 19
@TheHorse Screaming and hollering, slamming doors, large aggressive dogs that didn't like me going into my own backyard... stuff like that there.
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@TheHorse (238397)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Mar 19
@BarBaraPrz Oh, I've seen that kind of thing. I don't like not feeling comfortable in my own living space. Yesterday Horse Jr. and I wanted to play catch in our driveway/parking lot, but didn't feel comfortable doing so because the "crazy lady" was out there singing.
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
27 Feb 19
I had a neighbor who got the attention of the FBI. My neighbor sold all sorts of things that he bought real cheap. Someone sold him their collection of ivory and he put it on eBay. Apparently, it is illegal to sell or possess ivory even though the guy bought it overseas somewhere, maybe China. Anyway, the FBI was in the neighborhood.
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@GardenGerty (169590)
• United States
1 Mar 19
Not overtly, not lately. I do know that the lady next door has some severe issues at times. Her husband may also, though he is not diagnosed that I know of. They have an autistic young man that I have worked with at school. And a bossy daughter who is eight. When we bought the house the young man who was renting said they fight and yell all the time. That is not true, but it has happened a time or two. Their house is past a tree row with its back turned toward me.
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@celticeagle (190127)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Feb 19
Oh, yes. I've had some weird ones. One night when my daughter was small and asleep in bed some guy came walking in my house. It was hot out and I had my door open for awhile since I was right there. He seemed very drunk and kept calling me by some other name. Either he had the wrong apartment or was using that as a excuse. A person just cannot get away from weirdos if you are out in the world.
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@celticeagle (190127)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Mar 19
@TheHorse ......Luckily, he backed right back out almost as quickly as he came in. We had few words but it sure freaked me out. He just came out of no where.



@MainerMikeBrown (1373)
• Bridgton, Maine
25 Mar 19
I used to have a neighbor who watched every move her neighbors made. She also made it clear that she was watching everyone. She wanted everyone to know.
Kind of weird if you ask me.
@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
27 Feb 19
We haven't been here long enough to know lol... So far everyone seems quite nice. Here's hoping!!!
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
2 Mar 19
Yes in the old neighborhood.
Here I have one azz hole neighbor that insists that hunting is allowed in the city limits, although its woods its still the city.
OHHH and I had to back track to find this post I missed, I guess.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
27 Feb 19
They're quite annoying if they made noises while you were sleeping! You are right you should always lock your door when you have such weird neighbors! Luckily, I don't have.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
28 Feb 19
Not at all. Let's just say all of my neighbors are normal, whatever normal means LOL. I was just curious about something in the story, but I will keep it to my imagination! LOL
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