First of all, I was shocked that the weather channel was so accurate. 3 pm on Tuesday the main event will begin. Ok so it was 2:46, but sure enough I was driving home right in the beginning of the blizzard.
As I woke up on Wednesday, at noon with killer bed head, I could not even imagine the day I was about to have. I had to leave my car in the driveway so now I had to dig it out of the snow, and I wasn't the only one walking outside with a shovel...actually, I wasn't the only one in my driveway with a shovel?!? The second my dad and I walked out the door one of our neighbors, who I've never said more than 3 words to, walked over and started suggesting ways to dig out my car. He helped us figure out a good place to move it once we got it out of the driveway and we even joked about how the second the roads were clear he was going up to 7-11 for Doritos. How could I live in a townhouse, literally surrounded by neighbors, and have this be the most contact I've ever had with someone who lives 3 doors down?
In about 20 minutes my car was moved across the street. We thanked our neighbor for the help and went inside for lunch. I haven't seen him since. It's amazing that it took a blizzard for me to get to know my neighbor. It just goes to show that as a society that can communicate with the opposite side of the world from our living room, we forget to step outside and interact with those closest to us.
I agree with you, it really is sad that we can live in a neighborhood with people we don't even know. I don't understand why it's so hard for people to be friendly and interact with one another, even if it's only for a few minutes, or even seconds.
ReplyDeleteHaha I live in a townhouse too, I can definatly see where the conversation between your neighboors and you was wierd. Yet its funny seeing how our houses are literally connected with theirs and we dont even know the people who live there.
ReplyDeleteI also live in a townhouse and have still had no contact with my neighbors. We only wave when we make eye contact and that's about it.
ReplyDeleteYou're totally right about that. I live in a townhouse too and Wednesday was the first time I've communicated with one of my neighbors.
ReplyDeleteI feel like that was something that was bound to happen, because the snowpacolypse was a really extreme, potentially life threatening situation. In times of crisis, I feel like societies (especially ours, where we are so withdrawn from our communities, the people that live around us, our classmates, etc.) are more likely to join together with people they would never expect to talk to in the first place. It's, ironically, the best way to bring people together.
ReplyDeleteFunny. Esp that part about running out for Doritoes :-) Maybe knowing what you know, you can make more an effort to create a sense of community in your life. If not now - maybe it'll be at college or when you have your own place.
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