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Hoof Hearted · 11-26-2006, 08:28 PM

We moved to Georgia about 5 years ago from the West Coast and we LOVE it! The people are friendly.

In CA when we first married, we became friendly with the landlord's brother who lived next door. The landlord and Owen were our ONLY neighbors for several miles in any direction (farmland). Owen was about 85 years old. Every summer I would help him pick watermelons. The year we moved to Washington state, I flew down to help him pick watermelons that summer. We had three days and went into the fields 4 times. I carried about 30-35 melons that averaged 35# each time for a total of approx. 140 melons totalling approx. 4500 +/- pounds! Owen liked to give them away to people he knew. He gave me 10, which I then gave to friends I had known and was visiting while there, and I took about 5 to my Mother's house for her to give away!

Our neighbors here in Georgia are very diverse, but no children. Some have professional careers, most are blue collar workers and some are retired. There is only ONE house in the neighborhood no one is friendly with, he is an older alcoholic and lets druggie people (relatives?) stay and deal from his home. There have been many 'busts' at that house, including a man who walked into our garage and stole our weedeater (prob. to pawn for drug $). Theft to arrest in under 45 minutes, it was like an episode of "Cops".

We have house keys exchanged with several of our neighbors and Hubby fixed one neighbor's burst water pipe one freezing morning a few years ago. We sometimes have the neighbors over for summmer BBQs. Everyone is relaxed and comfortable with each other.

11-26-2006, 08:28 PM	#2
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	We moved to Georgia about 5 years ago from the West Coast and we LOVE it! The people are friendly. In CA when we first married, we became friendly with the landlord's brother who lived next door. The landlord and Owen were our ONLY neighbors for several miles in any direction (farmland). Owen was about 85 years old. Every summer I would help him pick watermelons. The year we moved to Washington state, I flew down to help him pick watermelons that summer. We had three days and went into the fields 4 times. I carried about 30-35 melons that averaged 35# each time for a total of approx. 140 melons totalling approx. 4500 +/- pounds! Owen liked to give them away to people he knew. He gave me 10, which I then gave to friends I had known and was visiting while there, and I took about 5 to my Mother's house for her to give away! Our neighbors here in Georgia are very diverse, but no children. Some have professional careers, most are blue collar workers and some are retired. There is only ONE house in the neighborhood no one is friendly with, he is an older alcoholic and lets druggie people (relatives?) stay and deal from his home. There have been many 'busts' at that house, including a man who walked into our garage and stole our weedeater (prob. to pawn for drug $). Theft to arrest in under 45 minutes, it was like an episode of "Cops". We have house keys exchanged with several of our neighbors and Hubby fixed one neighbor's burst water pipe one freezing morning a few years ago. We sometimes have the neighbors over for summmer BBQs. Everyone is relaxed and comfortable with each other. __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!