[Wneighbor]

As for survival in general, I believe that our most important assets besides our own levels of discipline are our better neighbors. It's wise to keep our eyes, ears and minds attentive to which neighbors are more likely to be genuinely helpful. ...few and far between, but they are around. Over the past decade or so, we've found a few relatively good, helpful and patient neighbors around here.

.... and do your best to keep the deadbeat neighbors from knowing what you're doing. Make 'em think you got nothin' and no work ethic just like them.

[familyop]

".... and do your best to keep the deadbeat neighbors from knowing what you're doing. Make 'em think you got nothin' and no work ethic just like them."

That's good advice for many. There are quite a few of those kind in the small towns. It's hard to figure out why they don't move away to the big cities.