In NJ we had a neighbor that would cut his lawn twice a week, and he definitely was on the neurotic side of things when it came to home maintenance. What really drove me crazy is he would put all the clippings in big contractor bags and put them on the curb for the garbageman. But, those were the values he was brought up with--the pristine 50s yard to go with the Edward Scissorhands neighborhoods. But IMHO i prefer his lawn to someone who is compulsively on the other side of the coin.
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I'm in the school of "good fences make good neighbors", although I have a couple of neighbors now that are pretty good to have around. My across the street neighbor has never cracked opened front window curtains for the two years he's been there, has never waved or said hello, and has had one of those big moving pods in front of the house for a couple of weeks. I've speculated that someone might be living in it, but probably not.
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Went to my first ever protest today! It was held in front of the local social security building. I’m glad I went. Surprised me the disenchantment of the current regime here in the deep south! My DS sent a video of the massive protests today in St. Paul, MN. There were 1300 protests scheduled across the country today! Apropos to the topic of this thread!
It’s raining here, but still lots of protestors were out in suburban St. Louis. I drove through a long line of them, I would say three blocks long. Some interesting and creative signs such as “this sign won’t hold all of the things I’m mad about.” Lots of great sentiments on signs in addition to the usual tired stuff that you could’ve found on Occupy Wall Street signs so many years ago.Originally Posted by frugal-one
this crowd was protesting along the side of a very busy East/West road, but they were staying out of the street and they remained on public property so I say good for them.
Out of curiosity, what were you protesting?
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
okay---fanaticrats have to have SOMETHING to protess about by standing out in the street, waving signs along with their fellow fanaticrats. It makes them feel like they are contributing to the democrazy, in some way. Ha. Get a job or start a bizness or embark upon a program of self-emprovement, you idiots! Yup. Hope that helps you some.
You are being obtuse! Have discussed numerous times!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hands_Off_protests
First paragraph summarizes ….
"The Hands Off protests are a group of ongoing protests[1] that started the morning of April 5, 2025.[2][3][4][5] Over 1,300 demonstrations are planned by more than 150 groups in all 50 states of the United States.[6] The protesters aim to show their displeasure of the second Trump administration, which they consider a hostile takeover of the government."
So, it wasn't anything specific other than a general displeasure with someone you didn't vote for. Got it!
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
I think it was more about the fact that this particular person is not just any Republican that got elected--this one is attempting, as the Wikipedia article says, a hostile takeover of the government, and he has exhibited this hostility in many ways.
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My impression was that the protests were not about any one specific thing, but organized a coalition of different groups with an axe to grind with Trump around DEI, climate, deportations, mass firings, etc. I had a plane fly over my house today pulling a "Hands Off" banner. I've not heard of any reports of violence and assume they've all been peaceful.
"what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" Mary Oliver
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