As touted, the town hired Waste Management crew were here mid-morning on Monday to pick up and remove all 45+ bags of leaves I had at the ready for them.
I was happy to see there were no rips or tears or spillage as they were loaded into the back of the truck and that they're all gone, PHEW!
While I have you let me ask you a question -
What are your thoughts on neighborly leaf clean up?
Now keep in mind that I'm a bit anal generally speaking and have a wee bit of OCD too but I tirelessly raked and raked and raked and bagged and bagged and bagged, not too mention all the leaves that I also sucked up into my mower and emptied in the back corner of my lot. So, what are your thoughts on your neighbors leaf clean up responsibilities?
The neighbors on either side of me are clearly NOT outside yard working people and seem just fine with letting even the basic upkeep go undone, which is an entirely different rant of mine. For example, why would anyone purchase a home for $700k and then neglect basic outside upkeep? I'll never understand this but I digress.
It's frustrating to have neighbors who do not rake up the leaves in their yard. It's not just a poor reflection on them, in my opinion, but ultimately their laziness affects me, and the other abutting diligent neighbors, since the winds will inevitably redistribute "their" leaves onto our upkept properties.
When I see my good neighbors across the street busting their arses to rake and bag the leaves, it motivates me to want to do the same. I want to be courteous to them and their efforts, so that "my" leaves don't end up blowing into their yards.
However, sadly and frustratingly, both the neighbors on each side of me are fine leaving "their" leaves unraked.
Again, your thoughts?
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