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]]> By: Stacy http://wisewomencoffeechat.com/2010/04/wrestling-with-neighborhood-etiquette-once-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1807 Stacy Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:49:04 +0000 http://wisewomencoffeechat.com/?p=2996#comment-1807 Sorry Elaine....but I'm with Sally on this one. That swing set is destined to sit in your yard and rot until you go to sell your home one day and the potential new owner asks you to remove it. I'm surprised that you sent such a detailed email response. I think it's wacky that you told them they should sand and reseal it and fill in your yard holes AND pay $100! Sorry Elaine….but I’m with Sally on this one. That swing set is destined to sit in your yard and rot until you go to sell your home one day and the potential new owner asks you to remove it. I’m surprised that you sent such a detailed email response. I think it’s wacky that you told them they should sand and reseal it and fill in your yard holes AND pay $100!

]]> By: Anne http://wisewomencoffeechat.com/2010/04/wrestling-with-neighborhood-etiquette-once-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1804 Anne Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:15:27 +0000 http://wisewomencoffeechat.com/?p=2996#comment-1804 yes, I agree with Leanne and Skippy - I would just let it go and not worry about it. However, I do suggest throwing a party with a lot of little kids who have a whopping good time on your swing set .... :) yes, I agree with Leanne and Skippy – I would just let it go and not worry about it.

However, I do suggest throwing a party with a lot of little kids who have a whopping good time on your swing set …. :)

]]> By: skippy http://wisewomencoffeechat.com/2010/04/wrestling-with-neighborhood-etiquette-once-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1803 skippy Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:22:29 +0000 http://wisewomencoffeechat.com/?p=2996#comment-1803 Ditto what Leanne says. Ditto what Leanne says.

]]> By: Leanne http://wisewomencoffeechat.com/2010/04/wrestling-with-neighborhood-etiquette-once-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1802 Leanne Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:17:23 +0000 http://wisewomencoffeechat.com/?p=2996#comment-1802 I would let it go. If you happen to run in to her and it comes up then I would mention it but it seems as if you respond it will be a bigger deal than it is. I would let it go. If you happen to run in to her and it comes up then I would mention it but it seems as if you respond it will be a bigger deal than it is.

]]> By: Barb http://wisewomencoffeechat.com/2010/04/wrestling-with-neighborhood-etiquette-once-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1801 Barb Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:01:32 +0000 http://wisewomencoffeechat.com/?p=2996#comment-1801 Unbelievable!!! I'm glad Sally doesn't live next door to me! I agree with Maura 100%. Sally didn't interact appropriately, but you probably should close the loop with a short email -- for your own peace of mind. It's always better to be the "bigger person", even if it's not easier. My take is that Sally and family thought they could get something for nothing, and it didn't quite work for them. Unbelievable!!! I’m glad Sally doesn’t live next door to me!
I agree with Maura 100%. Sally didn’t interact appropriately, but you probably should close the loop with a short email — for your own peace of mind. It’s always better to be the “bigger person”, even if it’s not easier.
My take is that Sally and family thought they could get something for nothing, and it didn’t quite work for them.

]]> By: Maura http://wisewomencoffeechat.com/2010/04/wrestling-with-neighborhood-etiquette-once-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1800 Maura Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:22:45 +0000 http://wisewomencoffeechat.com/?p=2996#comment-1800 As I read the end of your post I got a pit in my stomach. Sally really should have sent you a response, especially with your gentle out of, "and if you don't want it after all, no worries." Perhaps she read the "no worries" to mean that she didn't need to close the loop with you. However, it feels like it needs to be finished. Remember the "limbo" you felt over the unresolved tree issue? So in the name of getting this off the needless things we shouldn't have to worry about (but we do anyway) and neighborly harmony, I would shoot her a quick e-mail and acknowledge her new swing set and hope the kids enjoy it. In the end, if you are the bigger person, it will make the next time you interact so much easier and, more importantly, it will free this issue from your mind and you won't spend any more time on it. As I read the end of your post I got a pit in my stomach. Sally really should have sent you a response, especially with your gentle out of, “and if you don’t want it after all, no worries.” Perhaps she read the “no worries” to mean that she didn’t need to close the loop with you. However, it feels like it needs to be finished. Remember the “limbo” you felt over the unresolved tree issue? So in the name of getting this off the needless things we shouldn’t have to worry about (but we do anyway) and neighborly harmony, I would shoot her a quick e-mail and acknowledge her new swing set and hope the kids enjoy it. In the end, if you are the bigger person, it will make the next time you interact so much easier and, more importantly, it will free this issue from your mind and you won’t spend any more time on it.

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