tiffanytwisted
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Jun 10, 2015 13:04:32 GMT
Nosy NORA, silly. And I'm idly wondering if our international friends have any idea who Mrs. Kravitz is. Come to think of it, I wonder what the age breakdown is for Americans who know who she is... Lenny's mum??
I grew up in the 60's here in Australia watching Bewitched so I definitely know who she is!! I still love watching it when it comes on TV along with I dream of Jeannie and Gilligans Island.
On a side note, my 17 yr old grandson thanked me for my taste in old TV shows- He was the only one of his table at a recent Quiz night who recognised the theme music from Gilligans Island!
Corinne
Actually, that's Mrs. Willis (from the Jeffersons), lol. And no, my 19 year old had no idea who Mrs. Kravitz was. Actually, I still don't think he knows. He assumes it's someone nosy, based on the context of our conversations, but I'm pretty sure he hasn't seen or even heard of the show. Will have to ask him when he gets up. Keep us posted, anxiousmom.
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Post by scraplette on Jun 10, 2015 13:08:26 GMT
Mrs. Kravitz!!! LOL I said that to my neighborhood, then had to explain. I felt so old... We had hours long search for robbery suspects in our neighborhood last week . I'd just pulled out of driveway as police dogs came to my yard. It was Interesting watching them search. My sons friend kept us updated with his a police scanner. He texted many of us moms, especially after the helicopter arrived. Lots of excitement for our boring neighborhood.
I hope your mystery is solved soon.
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caro
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Post by caro on Jun 10, 2015 13:09:57 GMT
I was hoping for a good update this morning Anxiousmom, what a disappointment.
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blue tulip
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Post by blue tulip on Jun 10, 2015 13:13:58 GMT
We had a drug dealer next door (rental) for a year. They told the owner that they were taking care of her very sick grandfather and all of the extra cars were doctors. You can imagine the ridiculousness of this when you would see young men with sagging pants bringing in ladies wearing almost nothing to crawl under the garage door that was left 2 feet open. No matter how many calls to the owner (in another state) asking him to deal with it didn't help. Four different neighbors called. They also didn't have a pit bull. One night when my husband and I were at open house the swat team came by and closed off the neighborhood, flash banged (?) the back yard and brought in the battering ram to take down the front door. My boys were thrilled (7th and 9th graders) that an episode of cops was playing out in the front yard. After the initial raid, my retired Navy officer neighbor across the street called and asked the boys if they would feel better at his house. No! They could see much better from ours. The next dude grew marijuana and trashed the house. After that the owner asked my neighbor to interview possible renters and keep him updated on the renters. Hee hee. The new neighbors are really nice and have improved the place 200%. I have two pit bulls. When I'm not nursing my newborn, the dogs and I roam the streets selling drugs. Silly lady! (bolding is mine) well technically, she did say they DIDN'T have a pitbull, so we don't have to get on our soapboxes (I have a pit mix).
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eastcoastpea
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jun 10, 2015 13:40:51 GMT
I've only read through page one so far. My guess, seeing how no sirens, is that when someone was engaging in some hot loving that there was some kind of accessory malfunction (hand cuffs, trapeze, spinning wheel...)
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Nicole in TX
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Post by Nicole in TX on Jun 10, 2015 13:42:46 GMT
Someone may have passed away and they are awaitibg the coroner or funeral home. This is possible. That is what I am thinking.
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Nicole in TX
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Post by Nicole in TX on Jun 10, 2015 13:47:33 GMT
My Mum lives in a really quiet retirement type complex, we hardly hear a peep out of anyone. A few weeks ago two 'elderly' ladies were outside the bedroom windows having a brawl, it was , the language that came out of the pair of them would have made a sailor blush. It turned out to be about the noise one was making having a new carpet laid. It makes me chuckle when I think about it now. This is hilarious! Was she laying new carpet for weeks on end? Or was it a one time thing?
I am sorry about your Dad. No child wants to experience that.
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Post by bc2ca on Jun 10, 2015 14:24:43 GMT
I'd be curious too and taking the dog for a very slow walk. This happened a few times with our across the street neighbor. His wife had Sundowner's and went through a period were she would call 911 very agitated around dinner time, so police and fire/paramedics would both respond. Her husband worked evenings and so there was a whole process they had to go through with the caretaker and getting in touch with the husband, etc. I am not familiar with sundowners? Sundowners Syndrome (also called sundowning). Sundowner’s Syndrome is the name given to an ailment that causes symptoms of confusion after “sundown.” These symptoms appear in people who suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease or other forms of dementia. Not all patients who suffer from dementia or Alzheimer’s exhibit Sundowner’s symptoms, however. Conversely, some people exhibit symptoms of dementia all day which grow worse in the late afternoon and evening, while others may exhibit no symptoms at all until the sun goes down.
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oldcrow
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Post by oldcrow on Jun 10, 2015 14:31:03 GMT
Here in my town that would mean an at home death, probably sudden or unexpected.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2015 15:12:45 GMT
The noise had been going on for about 20 minutes, I think the objection was the time, around about 7pm.
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Post by scrapmaven on Jun 10, 2015 16:21:03 GMT
Abner! Abner! I hope everything is ok across the street.
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 10, 2015 16:25:05 GMT
We had a drug dealer next door (rental) for a year. They told the owner that they were taking care of her very sick grandfather and all of the extra cars were doctors. You can imagine the ridiculousness of this when you would see young men with sagging pants bringing in ladies wearing almost nothing to crawl under the garage door that was left 2 feet open. No matter how many calls to the owner (in another state) asking him to deal with it didn't help. Four different neighbors called. They also didn't have a pit bull. One night when my husband and I were at open house the swat team came by and closed off the neighborhood, flash banged (?) the back yard and brought in the battering ram to take down the front door. My boys were thrilled (7th and 9th graders) that an episode of cops was playing out in the front yard. After the initial raid, my retired Navy officer neighbor across the street called and asked the boys if they would feel better at his house. No! They could see much better from ours. The next dude grew marijuana and trashed the house. After that the owner asked my neighbor to interview possible renters and keep him updated on the renters. Hee hee. The new neighbors are really nice and have improved the place 200%. I have two pit bulls. When I'm not nursing my newborn, the dogs and I roam the streets selling drugs. Silly lady! They weren't allowed to have a dog. (I should have mentioned that.) The fence between our houses was a little old and when the guy had visitors, he put the dog outside. It constantly charged the fence and was very aggressive towards my dogs. When I called my neighbor, (the owner) I mentioned that he could be liable for renting to the guy if the dog attacked. The renter said the neighbors were lying. I've had other friends with pit bulls and they swear by them. While I wouldn't own one, I love any dog that loves me.
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 10, 2015 16:30:42 GMT
I rely on my next door neighbor. He ALWAYS knows what is going on in our neighborhood. He is such a huge gossip too! At least I get free surveillance on my home almost 24/7. He sits in his living room watching TV. His window looks out at my door and he will always ask who someone was that came over to visit. If I am not home, he always runs out when I drive up to tell me if anyone happened to come by while I was gone. He even asks what was inside any package I have delivered. I enjoy making up stuff to embarrass him. Other than that being extremely obnoxious, on the positive side, you get free surveillance (with a commentary). Most of us have to pay $49.99 a month for that! My neighborhood has lots of retired/older people in it and there are days you can hear the grass grow. I would want to tell him that I ordered tampons. The extra large kind you can only get from China.
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AmeliaBloomer
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Jun 10, 2015 17:41:57 GMT
There was a pea here who used a picture of Mrs. K looking put her window. Don't think she came over to the new board can't remember her name. You're right! She was very liberal and she wrote mile-long posts, sprinkled with internet memes - and I think a lot of bolding or colored text. She also had a mile-long signature. She used to get into it with Enough or Mrs. Tyler or somebody. I think her husband was Japanese. Wow, weird how that synapse just fired in my head. Wonder what else is lurking in my noggin...
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Post by lucyg on Jun 10, 2015 17:50:28 GMT
There was a pea here who used a picture of Mrs. K looking put her window. Don't think she came over to the new board can't remember her name. You're right! She was very liberal and she wrote mile-long posts, sprinkled with internet memes - and I think a lot of bolding or colored text. She also had a mile-long signature. She used to get into it with Enough or Mrs. Tyler or somebody. I think her husband was Japanese. Wow, weird how that synapse just fired in my head. Wonder what else is lurking in my noggin... OMG! I remember now. That was esinger aka Edgy Coolness. She left a long time before 2peas went away.
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Post by papersilly on Jun 10, 2015 17:50:37 GMT
my last neighborhood was more fun than the current one. You know the guy who plays the Coroner on CSI? the one who walks with crutches because he has prosthetic legs? well, he used to live on our block and when they moved, they left one of his legs behind. he never came back for it either. we joked that we could sell it on Ebay to fund one of our block holiday parties.
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Post by Lexica on Jun 10, 2015 18:04:32 GMT
I rely on my next door neighbor. He ALWAYS knows what is going on in our neighborhood. He is such a huge gossip too! At least I get free surveillance on my home almost 24/7. He sits in his living room watching TV. His window looks out at my door and he will always ask who someone was that came over to visit. If I am not home, he always runs out when I drive up to tell me if anyone happened to come by while I was gone. He even asks what was inside any package I have delivered. I enjoy making up stuff to embarrass him. Other than that being extremely obnoxious, on the positive side, you get free surveillance (with a commentary). Most of us have to pay $49.99 a month for that! My neighborhood has lots of retired/older people in it and there are days you can hear the grass grow. I would want to tell him that I ordered tampons. The extra large kind you can only get from China. Ha! I've used the tampon line with him already. I told him they were a special brand that I would tell his wife about if she wanted to know. I said they were super expensive, but worth it. He didn't want her knowing about them and spending any money so he made me promise not to tell her.
I also told him I had ordered some "butt cleansing" wands for people who do not have full access to their behind. He turned all red and mumbled something about making lunch and went back inside. Ha ha. (Actually, that one was true! My sister has had so many shoulder surgeries that she was in tears about being afraid she was not going to be able to wipe her own butt. Both shoulders have had two surgeries each and she was still in pain and unable to move her arms much. They decided to do full replacements on each shoulder. She just had the first shoulder replacement surgery last week. I ordered a few things off Amazon to assist her during her painful recovery because I knew she wouldn't do it for herself. She actually cried, she was so grateful.)
I told him a small box contained some experimental pain drugs from Europe that my doctor arranged for me to take. He is a pot smoker (legally) for pain so that got him really jealous. And he totally believed it!
When he had his cat, I told him I had purchased a one-of-a-kind special battery-operated cat toy from ebay. I said this engineer made it special for his cat, and the cat had died, so he was selling the toy. And so sorry, but it was the only one in existance. My neighbor will immediately purchase any just about any gadget I happen to buy. He had to duplicate my dehydrator, Vita Mix, Panini maker, and these really good yard tools that ratchet the cut so you don't need much hand power.
It is a lot of fun to come up with things to tease him with.
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 10, 2015 18:20:48 GMT
Other than that being extremely obnoxious, on the positive side, you get free surveillance (with a commentary). Most of us have to pay $49.99 a month for that! My neighborhood has lots of retired/older people in it and there are days you can hear the grass grow. I would want to tell him that I ordered tampons. The extra large kind you can only get from China. Ha! I've used the tampon line with him already. I told him they were a special brand that I would tell his wife about if she wanted to know. I said they were super expensive, but worth it. He didn't want her knowing about them and spending any money so he made me promise not to tell her.
I also told him I had ordered some "butt cleansing" wands for people who do not have full access to their behind. He turned all red and mumbled something about making lunch and went back inside. Ha ha. (Actually, that one was true! My sister has had so many shoulder surgeries that she was in tears about being afraid she was not going to be able to wipe her own butt. Both shoulders have had two surgeries each and she was still in pain and unable to move her arms much. They decided to do full replacements on each shoulder. She just had the first shoulder replacement surgery last week. I ordered a few things off Amazon to assist her during her painful recovery because I knew she wouldn't do it for herself. She actually cried, she was so grateful.)
I told him a small box contained some experimental pain drugs from Europe that my doctor arranged for me to take. He is a pot smoker (legally) for pain so that got him really jealous. And he totally believed it!
When he had his cat, I told him I had purchased a one-of-a-kind special battery-operated cat toy from ebay. I said this engineer made it special for his cat, and the cat had died, so he was selling the toy. And so sorry, but it was the only one in existance. My neighbor will immediately purchase any just about any gadget I happen to buy. He had to duplicate my dehydrator, Vita Mix, Panini maker, and these really good yard tools that ratchet the cut so you don't need much hand power.
It is a lot of fun to come up with things to tease him with.
We need to be neighbors. I could watch your house. Pot is legal here, I have no need for tampons, and I can sufficiently wipe my own butt so far. I collect all of my neighbors packages for them already and have never asked them what they got. One neighbor got a box 3-4 times a week and I was really curious though.
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scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on Jun 10, 2015 19:05:53 GMT
I am not familiar with sundowners? Sundowners Syndrome (also called sundowning). Sundowner’s Syndrome is the name given to an ailment that causes symptoms of confusion after “sundown.” These symptoms appear in people who suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease or other forms of dementia. Not all patients who suffer from dementia or Alzheimer’s exhibit Sundowner’s symptoms, however. Conversely, some people exhibit symptoms of dementia all day which grow worse in the late afternoon and evening, while others may exhibit no symptoms at all until the sun goes down.
More infoThank you
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purplebee
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Post by purplebee on Jun 10, 2015 19:25:13 GMT
[/quote] Ha! I've used the tampon line with him already. I told him they were a special brand that I would tell his wife about if she wanted to know. I said they were super expensive, but worth it. He didn't want her knowing about them and spending any money so he made me promise not to tell her.
I also told him I had ordered some "butt cleansing" wands for people who do not have full access to their behind. He turned all red and mumbled something about making lunch and went back inside. Ha ha. (Actually, that one was true! My sister has had so many shoulder surgeries that she was in tears about being afraid she was not going to be able to wipe her own butt. Both shoulders have had two surgeries each and she was still in pain and unable to move her arms much. They decided to do full replacements on each shoulder. She just had the first shoulder replacement surgery last week. I ordered a few things off Amazon to assist her during her painful recovery because I knew she wouldn't do it for herself. She actually cried, she was so grateful.)
I told him a small box contained some experimental pain drugs from Europe that my doctor arranged for me to take. He is a pot smoker (legally) for pain so that got him really jealous. And he totally believed it!
When he had his cat, I told him I had purchased a one-of-a-kind special battery-operated cat toy from ebay. I said this engineer made it special for his cat, and the cat had died, so he was selling the toy. And so sorry, but it was the only one in existance. My neighbor will immediately purchase any just about any gadget I happen to buy. He had to duplicate my dehydrator, Vita Mix, Panini maker, and these really good yard tools that ratchet the cut so you don't need much hand power.
It is a lot of fun to come up with things to tease him with.
[/quote] Lexica, you had me dying here, this is hilarious! And what struck me so funny was that the bum wiper story was true! Thanks for the laugh, and hope your sis does well with her surgeries.
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Post by wrongwayfeldman on Jun 10, 2015 19:59:23 GMT
I'm late to this thread, and I haven't read all the responses yet, but I had to chime in and say I love your Mrs. Kravitz reference. I had my own Mrs. Kravitz next door for years, and I absolutely LOVED her. I have a home preschool, and if there was a different car in my driveway other than my regular kids' parent's cars, she would call my within seconds to let me know. Our neighborhood is kind of sparse, so I appreciated the heads up. She also called me each and every time there was a tornado or storm watch or warning, just to make sure I knew. She was also so sweet that she had a full on hoard of candy and cookies for all of my preschool kids each Halloween, Christmas, and Easter. I loved my Mrs. Kravitz. I'll be keeping a watch on this thread for your updates.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jun 10, 2015 20:27:06 GMT
Anyone slightly concerned that anxiousmom was the victim in some crazy shootout last night? Come back!!!!! No random shoot out, no police knocking on my door to find out if I had seen any kind of nefarious strangers, no nothing to indicate that there was half the police force across the street. In fact, the house looks so calm and normal that you think it never happened. Darn it. I will probably never know.
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Post by lucyg on Jun 10, 2015 21:12:06 GMT
anxiousmom, I'm cracking up that your pea title currently says Drama Llama.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jun 10, 2015 21:55:12 GMT
anxiousmom, I'm cracking up that your pea title currently says Drama Llama. I know! Between the pea title and this thread, it kind of makes me seem like I prostesteth too mucheth about being laid back and pretty non drama-ish.
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Post by katiekaty on Jun 10, 2015 22:26:39 GMT
Shoot, where I grew up. you broke out the lawn chairs and glasses of ice tea and speculated on what was going on. Learned all kinds of things while gossiping with the other neighbors while keeping a lookout to see how many more police cars might show, etc. Just knew those neighbors were up to no good..........
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Jun 10, 2015 23:18:06 GMT
Someone may have passed away and they are awaitibg the coroner or funeral home. This is possible. Haven't read all the comments but this is my thought, as well. They would have had to have fire come and make the pronouncement, and the police would be there if it was unattended.
ETA: If it was an unattended death, and if in your town the firefighters are also EMTs or MICTs (very common), they may not have needed an actual ambulance. Many times EMS and Fire are both dispatched to a call, because fire can get there sooner. If fire had gotten there first and someone on the truck had authority to pronounce, they would have disregarded EMS.
I've also always been one of those people who hears a siren and has to know what's going on. Lucky for me I ended up working for the newspaper. I like to say I chase firetrucks for a living.
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Post by trainscrapper on Jun 10, 2015 23:31:47 GMT
I'd be tempted to do this if I knew who lived there, so I could "look" suitably concerned about them. I do it every time I see a policeman hanging out in my neighborhood. "Is there anything I should be concerned about, officer?" I just can't stand not knowing. My husband and I both do this. Call me nosey (sp?), that's o.k., but I will be the one to know what's going on. This day in time I don't think you can be to careful. We live on a pretty rural road and about 9 months ago I heard a noise, sounded like a crash. Long story short, police showed up and parked his car at the top of my drive. So i went out and nicely asked what happened. Come to find out, someone wrecked their car, running it into a tree in my neighbors yard and left the scene, so they were doing an investigation. We now have a scanner .
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theshyone
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Post by theshyone on Jun 10, 2015 23:46:08 GMT
Mrs. Kravitz Was the neighbor on the bewitched TV series. Obviously, being nosy, she witnessed a lot of strange things and no one ever believed her. Thank you. Remember the show, the neighbor but not the name.
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 10, 2015 23:52:56 GMT
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Post by doesitmatter on Jun 11, 2015 0:01:28 GMT
You're right! She was very liberal and she wrote mile-long posts, sprinkled with internet memes - and I think a lot of bolding or colored text. She also had a mile-long signature. She used to get into it with Enough or Mrs. Tyler or somebody. I think her husband was Japanese. Wow, weird how that synapse just fired in my head. Wonder what else is lurking in my noggin... OMG! I remember now. That was esinger aka Edgy Coolness. She left a long time before 2peas went away. I remember her too!
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