My buddy the Mainiac is late.

[HairOfTheDog]

Hair:

Your new neighbor wanted to trim your bush and you blew him off for blocking your driveway a little bit. He is probably building a torture room to put you in so he can take his revenge for u rejecting him. Be
careful, girl!!!

My niece would track me down and rescue me - pronto, I know it! She loves me (okay, she needs me for money and someone to poke fun at).

And, she's always shooting up people on her X-box games, so she may be more of a threat than the mild-mannered school teacher.

Wait...it's those mild-mannered neighbors who are usually the ones hiding some dark secret, right?

Maybe he offered to trim the bush to gain access to the driveway? Maybe he'll move on and try to cut the other neighbours grass from now on..

Shit, I forgot about the alternate meaning of "driveway".

It was funny when he offered to trim my out-of-control bush (which is actually a large bougainvillea with red geraniums intertwined), but I didn't laugh in his face or anything.

Seems petty to hit someone up about blocking part of the (literal) driveway and I wouldn't normally care at all. BUT, when you have to park three blocks away from home on a hill and carry grocery bags that inevitably break, causing you to dodge oncoming cars in order to chase down a fast-rolling can of corn niblets and a bunch of yogurts... That's what happened the last time. Probably should have waited til the next day to huff up his stairs and address the parking infringement issue; betting I came across bitchy, even though I was (fake) smiling.

Anyway, we don't have front yards in the neighborhood and most of us have rocks in the backyard; no grass. But, I'm hoping he finds someone willing to barter for a little trimming of the bush. He seems to be looking for love and he is a nice guy (at least, I think he is - blueberryhill has me wondering).