My guess is that there is one in every neighborhood. The cliche, busy body, into everybody's business, nosey, neighborhood watchdog, old lady. There is one in almost any TV show you watch. That's why I guess there is actually one in every neighborhood.
Well, the "watchdog" on our street just happens to share a property line with me. Nothing is ever good enough for her. Not just on our street, but in the whole world. She complains about everything. She wears me out.
Some of our history with, let's just call her Mabel, goes like this.
1. When we got our dog Petie almost 4 years ago, Mabel frowned and asked us if "that dog" was going to live outside. From that day on she referred to him as "Peavie".
2. When we got our other dog, Daisy Mae, 2 years ago, Mabel referred to her as "Dixie".
3. On Christmas 2004, my wife let Petie out into the backyard to pee, like we do every morning. As "Peavie" lifted his leg to relieve his bladder, Mabel burst out of her back door screaming something about "that dog" and "killing her grass". Mabel then screamed at my wife. Not nice Mabel. Not nice.
Obviously, Mabel hates our dog. I think she hates most of our neighbors too. She continually calls the police on the man who lives behind her because his yard is messy. I resisted the temptation to call the police on her when the addition she was having built on the back of her home took 11 months to complete. She comments on the yard across the street from her, "All of those yard decorations are tacky". I wonder if she has ever thought about the fact that the woman who lives there is confined to a wheelchair and loves to be outside...I wonder if she could get over the "tacky-ness" and be happy that the lady across the street can enjoy her yard. She gripes about people parking too close to her driveway. She complains about the length of people's grass. All in all, this woman is a nuisance. She should complain about herself.
Anyway, I came home from lunch today to see a "lovely" sight... I wanted to throw up my jalapeno burger. Thanks for messing up the view Mabel. Anybody want to trade nosey, over-bearing, rude neighbors?











Mabel's nasty pantyhose drip-dry in the Central Texas heat. GROSS!