[OldPossum]

I like your attitude, really. You can see both sides of the issue and not be upset. I wish I were that flexible. Unfortunately, I am not. Noise, unrest, and all that sort of thing would have sent me to an early grave, so fortunately for me, I could see my limitations and acted accordingly.

[Theophilus]

Sometimes I wish I had a happy neighbor like you so that my kids could see the kind of life my wife and I sacrifice every day to have them, and also to learn some lessons of the kind that people with your unfrazzled, mature and pensive perspective and lifestyle can teach kids. Ranging from let me teach you how to whittle, throw a ball, mow a lawn properly for profit, or even just: "get he h@ll off my lawn" (appropriate proprietary boundaries) LOL.