BWHA! The Great Mole War. I've never heard of this, but I feel like it would be great fodder for a book or something. Also, I'm glad someone was able to help that man with Alzheimer's. That could've ended badly.
This made me laugh and remember AK singing praises on NextDoor -- anything zany works for the funny lady eating dogfood. BTW AK was responding way back when on a post I wrote inspired by the stupidity of NextDoor. Thanks again CK!
Ahhh, Nextdoor. I agree with Anne Kadet: it’s very entertaining, although often gets annoying quickly. My biggest pet peeve is that NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION. You need a plumber recommendation? Guess what - so did eight people yesterday and the day before, etc. etc. Do a damn search! Oh, and everyone looking for a recommendation wants someone with “reasonable prices.” I just imagine whole communities of service laborers getting squeezed by cheap neighbors. The worst is asking for a reasonably priced veterinarian. These people have some of the highest suicide rates among docs, and you don’t think you should have to pay them to look at the bump on Fluffy’s paw. Terrible!
I also can’t abide the stupidity of the people who leave their cars unlocked, and then POST about getting robbed, and then get mad when the sanctimonious and sarcastic come out in full force in the comments. If you were dumb enough to leave your car unlocked AND post about it, you’re basically advertising how dumb you are and you’re fair game, IMO.
Lastly, some people should not be cat owners. Unless you adopt a feral cat who will never acclimate to indoor life with humans (we have done this - given over our garage to a feral rescue from a Florida hoarding case), then don’t let your cats outside. It’s far too dangerous for them - predators, cars, etc. And especially don’t post about how your outdoor cat hasn’t been seen in weeks (again, piling dumb upon dumb). 🤦🏼♀️🙄
As a night shifter I used to ride my bike at 0300 at times and the only neighborhood in our mostly country setting was in an uproar because one inhabitant claimed a biker was casing the joint. I continued to ride for the sheer pleasure of terrorizing them.
Next Door is the source of so many obscure city mysteries... You could totally be a Next Door Nancy Drew as your retirement gig--just solving ridiculous cases of minuscule consequence with crazies and curmudgeons... The kvetching is unparalleled. I don't know how you'd get paid, but the stories would be fab! 😆
One of the frequently recurring themes on my Nextdoor is helicopters: Did anyone see that? Did anyone hear that? Was it the police? Why was it there? It was circling! What are they looking for? There were two of them!
I always want to post: "Escaped convict. Lock your doors, and to make sure the lines of communication remain clear, get off the internet immediately."
I have never heard of NextDoor! At first reading this I thought you were making up a funny bit. Then realized you were describing a REAL thing! Is it Facebook?? Ugh. The last thing I want is to be on social media with my neighbours. The one guy is annoying enough in real life. lol. Which actually reminds me. He sent me a text in the middle of the night once asking me to shut my dog up. Thing was, my dog wasn’t barking. We were all quietly sleeping inside our house. Next text was an apology. I didn’t see them until the morning because I don’t sleep with my phone in the bedroom. So I missed his drama. Turns out it was his other next door neighbours dog. 🤭😂 i bet he didn’t send him a nasty text. Just us newbies, who he seems to want to put in our place. Show us who’s big boss on the street. Pfft. 🙄
Hahahah some of those were funny. I've never been on Nextdoor but my neighborhood has a page on Facebook. Same types of posts but add bobcats to the mix lol.
CK thank you for putting this list together. Honestly, the complaints get old, very old, very quickly. But your list with commentary is hilarious and the perfect way to read this.
BWHA! The Great Mole War. I've never heard of this, but I feel like it would be great fodder for a book or something. Also, I'm glad someone was able to help that man with Alzheimer's. That could've ended badly.
This made me laugh and remember AK singing praises on NextDoor -- anything zany works for the funny lady eating dogfood. BTW AK was responding way back when on a post I wrote inspired by the stupidity of NextDoor. Thanks again CK!
Did you mention catalytic converter theft? We are living in the same neighborhood and don’t even know it!
Here's my UK take. I think several of us have been a bit obsessed with this site. https://open.substack.com/pub/carolineosella/p/whos-living-nextdoor?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=p3krk
"Maybe your neighbor is having a dinner party and didn’t invite you because you’re a busy body." Tee hee. 😂
I think Nextdoor would annoy me to the point of insanity.
OMG, I loved this.
It’s just as crazy in the UK!
I was on Nextdoor for about 10 minutes and then had to leave as was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of messages!
Maybe it’s good for lonely people though. 😊
Ahhh, Nextdoor. I agree with Anne Kadet: it’s very entertaining, although often gets annoying quickly. My biggest pet peeve is that NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION. You need a plumber recommendation? Guess what - so did eight people yesterday and the day before, etc. etc. Do a damn search! Oh, and everyone looking for a recommendation wants someone with “reasonable prices.” I just imagine whole communities of service laborers getting squeezed by cheap neighbors. The worst is asking for a reasonably priced veterinarian. These people have some of the highest suicide rates among docs, and you don’t think you should have to pay them to look at the bump on Fluffy’s paw. Terrible!
I also can’t abide the stupidity of the people who leave their cars unlocked, and then POST about getting robbed, and then get mad when the sanctimonious and sarcastic come out in full force in the comments. If you were dumb enough to leave your car unlocked AND post about it, you’re basically advertising how dumb you are and you’re fair game, IMO.
Lastly, some people should not be cat owners. Unless you adopt a feral cat who will never acclimate to indoor life with humans (we have done this - given over our garage to a feral rescue from a Florida hoarding case), then don’t let your cats outside. It’s far too dangerous for them - predators, cars, etc. And especially don’t post about how your outdoor cat hasn’t been seen in weeks (again, piling dumb upon dumb). 🤦🏼♀️🙄
As a night shifter I used to ride my bike at 0300 at times and the only neighborhood in our mostly country setting was in an uproar because one inhabitant claimed a biker was casing the joint. I continued to ride for the sheer pleasure of terrorizing them.
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Next Door is the source of so many obscure city mysteries... You could totally be a Next Door Nancy Drew as your retirement gig--just solving ridiculous cases of minuscule consequence with crazies and curmudgeons... The kvetching is unparalleled. I don't know how you'd get paid, but the stories would be fab! 😆
One of the frequently recurring themes on my Nextdoor is helicopters: Did anyone see that? Did anyone hear that? Was it the police? Why was it there? It was circling! What are they looking for? There were two of them!
I always want to post: "Escaped convict. Lock your doors, and to make sure the lines of communication remain clear, get off the internet immediately."
Nextdoor is quite amusing. . .as are you.
I have never heard of NextDoor! At first reading this I thought you were making up a funny bit. Then realized you were describing a REAL thing! Is it Facebook?? Ugh. The last thing I want is to be on social media with my neighbours. The one guy is annoying enough in real life. lol. Which actually reminds me. He sent me a text in the middle of the night once asking me to shut my dog up. Thing was, my dog wasn’t barking. We were all quietly sleeping inside our house. Next text was an apology. I didn’t see them until the morning because I don’t sleep with my phone in the bedroom. So I missed his drama. Turns out it was his other next door neighbours dog. 🤭😂 i bet he didn’t send him a nasty text. Just us newbies, who he seems to want to put in our place. Show us who’s big boss on the street. Pfft. 🙄
Hahahah some of those were funny. I've never been on Nextdoor but my neighborhood has a page on Facebook. Same types of posts but add bobcats to the mix lol.
CK thank you for putting this list together. Honestly, the complaints get old, very old, very quickly. But your list with commentary is hilarious and the perfect way to read this.