Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Today is horrible neighbor day!

Do YOU have a horrible neighbor story? Feel free to unload here. My white trash alcoholic redneck neighbor is out of work and very annoying. Last week, his next door neighbor, I'll call her " Sally" had her roof replaced. Well, Billy Bob was angry because he thought he'd be the one to replace it. ( even though he's not liscensed and isn't a roofer) Billy Bob thinks he can do everything.......painting, plumbing, tree cutting, roofing, you name it. Although his latest job was working with family, painting. During the time the roofers were at Sally's home, Billy Bob was always hanging around, sitting on his porch, muttering and complaining. He would criticize what the roofers were doing, they didn't do this right or that right. Sometimes, Sally said the roofers would hear him. By the time Monday rolled around, the roofers had realized Billy Bob didn't have a job. He actually asked the owner for a job! The next day he even confessed he had been pulled over for 3 DWI's in his past. Talk about career suicide. The poor roofers were so annoyed by him when they came back to do the last finishing touches, that one roofer asked him, " Why aren't YOU at work today?" Poor Billy Bob. He doesnt' have much going for him. At times, I feel sorry for him. But , then i realize how far my neighbors and my family have come over the 12 years we've been here. A lot of the families started small businesses, made improvements, and it's really a nice neighborhood. Billy Bob has led a hard life of drinking and dead end jobs. The neighborhood is diverse, which we like. It's hard to live in a development with all the rules, and things are a little more lax here. There are several different kinds of houses. Billy bob lives in an old duplex. It's a 2 bedroom/attic. He's a renter. Now please, dont' think all renters are this bad. we know plenty who are decent ppl. Long story short, Billy Bob now hangs around watching us go to work, sports, begging for a job, but None of my neighbors will hire him. The roofer's exact words were, " I just can't have someone like that working for me". Good luck to Billy Bob, maybe he'll find West Virginia more appealing.

No comments: