A conversation with my neighbor...

So my neighbors apparently have been evicted for failing to pay rent, or even acknowledge that the landlord even exists. It doesn't matter to me... other than burning a bunch of trash and making my house smell like crap... and occasionally having people come and go at all hours of the night making me think they were dealing drugs, they were quiet people who didn't bother me. Until one day when I had a quick chat with one of the neighbors:

Scene: In front of our houses, a sunny afternoon, as I hop in my car to go to the gym. I see my neighbor walking down the driveway waving his hands to flag me down.

Neighbor: "Hey! Quick question. Have you seen anyone go in or out of the house recently."

Me: "Not that I can think of. It's been pretty quiet over there recently.

Neighbor: "Oh. Well, I just got out of jail and I can't get in the house..."


From there, I politely brushed him off, double checked the locks on my doors, and went to the gym hoping that he wasn't there when I got back.


Maybe it's better they were evicted.