HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. TIP#1 KEEPING YOUR GROUNDS NEAT AND TIDY, PUTTING COVERED PLASTIC GARBAGE CANS AND RECYCLING BINS CURBSIDE NO EARLIER THAN THE NIGHT BEFORE PICK-UP KEEPS EVERYONES HOME LOOKING GOOD. CONSIDER YOUR NEIGHBOR'S VIEW, HOW DOES YOUR SWINGSET OR JUNK CAR LOOK FROM THE NEIGHBOR'S BACKYARDS OR WINDOWS? KEEP AREAS IN OTHERS VIEW REASONABLY PRESENTABLE.
TIP #2 KEEP YOUR NEIGHBORS INFORMED, LET THEM KNOW IF YOU PLAN ON DOING SOMETHING THAT MAY AFFECT THEM, OR IF SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE DONE BOTHERS YOU. ALWAYS BE CALM, COURTEOUS AND DIRECT WHEN SPEAKING WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS ABOUT A POSSIBLE PROBLEM. IF YOU ARE HAPPY ABOUT SOMETHING, TELL THEM.
TIP # 3 IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN , SUPERVISE THEIR PLAY AT ALL TIME. MAKE SURE THEY KNOW WHERE YOUR PROPERTY BEGINS AND ENDS. GIVE THEM DEFINITE BOUNDARIES SO THAT THEIR PLAY DOES NOT INTRUDE ON OTHERS. FOR THOSE OF YOU WITHOUT CHILDREN, UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR NEIGHBORS' CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE THERE, AND THAT THEY ARE, AFTER ALL, CHILDREN.
TIP#4 OBSERVE REASONABLE HOURS FOR NOISY ACTIVITIES. MOWING THE LAWN, USING MOTORIZED TOOLS. SAWING HAMMERING , RADIOS AND OTHERS ALL PRODUCE NOISE THAT CAN TRAVEL BEYOND YOUR YARD. MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO RESTRICT THESE ACTIVITIES TO SUITABLE, WAKING DAYTIME HOURS.
TIP#5 IF YOU HAVE PETS, REMEMBER THAT NOT EVERYONE IS AN ANIMAL LOVER. KEEP YOUR PET ON A LEASH UNLESS IT IS IN YOUR BACKYARD OR INSIDE YOUR HOME. WHEN WALKING THEM DON'T LET THEM RUN ON THE LAWNS OF OTHERS. WALK THEM BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AT ALL TIMES PROMPTLY CLEAN UP ANY MESSES YOUR PETS MAKE. BE AWARE OF ANY NOISE YOUR PETS MAY MAKE WHILE YOU ARE AT WORK OR SCHOOL. ASK A NEIGHBOR THATS HOME DURING THE DAY ABOUT IT.
TIP #6 YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE BEST FRIENDS BUT KNOWING YOUR NEAREST NEIGHBORS IS A GOOD IDEA. WHILE MARCHING UP TO THEIR DOOR WITH HAND EXTENDED IS GREAT, THE CHANCE ENCOUNTER AT THE MAILBOX, WHILE WALKING THE DOG OR WHEN YOU TAKE OUT THE TRASH. LEARN THEIR NAMES AND OFFER A CORDIAL ''HELLO'',OR ''GOOD MORNING'', WHEN YOU SEE THEM. JUST KNOWING THEM CAN PREVENT CONFLICT.
TIP#7 WHEN IT IS TIME TO THROW A PARTY, REMEMBER YOUR NEIGHBORS. LET THEM KNOW AHEAD OF TIME WHEN THE PARTY WILL BE HAPPENING. THOUGH YOU NEEDN'T INVITE THEM, IF IT IS GOING TO BE AN OPEN PARTY IT WOULD BE A NICE GESTURE.MAKE SURE YOUR GUESTS UNDERSTAND THE REULES OF YOUR COMMUNITY-- INCLUDING WHERE IT IS OKAY TO PARK, AND THAT THEY REMAIN INSIDE YOUR PERSONAL AREA DURING THE PARTY. AND REMEMBER EVEN WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A PARTY, QUIET HOURS APPLY..
By EB
TIP #2 KEEP YOUR NEIGHBORS INFORMED, LET THEM KNOW IF YOU PLAN ON DOING SOMETHING THAT MAY AFFECT THEM, OR IF SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE DONE BOTHERS YOU. ALWAYS BE CALM, COURTEOUS AND DIRECT WHEN SPEAKING WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS ABOUT A POSSIBLE PROBLEM. IF YOU ARE HAPPY ABOUT SOMETHING, TELL THEM.
TIP # 3 IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN , SUPERVISE THEIR PLAY AT ALL TIME. MAKE SURE THEY KNOW WHERE YOUR PROPERTY BEGINS AND ENDS. GIVE THEM DEFINITE BOUNDARIES SO THAT THEIR PLAY DOES NOT INTRUDE ON OTHERS. FOR THOSE OF YOU WITHOUT CHILDREN, UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR NEIGHBORS' CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE THERE, AND THAT THEY ARE, AFTER ALL, CHILDREN.
TIP#4 OBSERVE REASONABLE HOURS FOR NOISY ACTIVITIES. MOWING THE LAWN, USING MOTORIZED TOOLS. SAWING HAMMERING , RADIOS AND OTHERS ALL PRODUCE NOISE THAT CAN TRAVEL BEYOND YOUR YARD. MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO RESTRICT THESE ACTIVITIES TO SUITABLE, WAKING DAYTIME HOURS.
TIP#5 IF YOU HAVE PETS, REMEMBER THAT NOT EVERYONE IS AN ANIMAL LOVER. KEEP YOUR PET ON A LEASH UNLESS IT IS IN YOUR BACKYARD OR INSIDE YOUR HOME. WHEN WALKING THEM DON'T LET THEM RUN ON THE LAWNS OF OTHERS. WALK THEM BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AT ALL TIMES PROMPTLY CLEAN UP ANY MESSES YOUR PETS MAKE. BE AWARE OF ANY NOISE YOUR PETS MAY MAKE WHILE YOU ARE AT WORK OR SCHOOL. ASK A NEIGHBOR THATS HOME DURING THE DAY ABOUT IT.
TIP #6 YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE BEST FRIENDS BUT KNOWING YOUR NEAREST NEIGHBORS IS A GOOD IDEA. WHILE MARCHING UP TO THEIR DOOR WITH HAND EXTENDED IS GREAT, THE CHANCE ENCOUNTER AT THE MAILBOX, WHILE WALKING THE DOG OR WHEN YOU TAKE OUT THE TRASH. LEARN THEIR NAMES AND OFFER A CORDIAL ''HELLO'',OR ''GOOD MORNING'', WHEN YOU SEE THEM. JUST KNOWING THEM CAN PREVENT CONFLICT.
TIP#7 WHEN IT IS TIME TO THROW A PARTY, REMEMBER YOUR NEIGHBORS. LET THEM KNOW AHEAD OF TIME WHEN THE PARTY WILL BE HAPPENING. THOUGH YOU NEEDN'T INVITE THEM, IF IT IS GOING TO BE AN OPEN PARTY IT WOULD BE A NICE GESTURE.MAKE SURE YOUR GUESTS UNDERSTAND THE REULES OF YOUR COMMUNITY-- INCLUDING WHERE IT IS OKAY TO PARK, AND THAT THEY REMAIN INSIDE YOUR PERSONAL AREA DURING THE PARTY. AND REMEMBER EVEN WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A PARTY, QUIET HOURS APPLY..
By EB
