There isn t anything more satisfying than joining alliances with a neighbor over a project like building a fence. It s fun working side by side, digging the fence posts, pounding in the nails, sharing a break over water and some ibuprofen.
People say they no longer know their neighbors.
That as a culture we are shut inside watching bad TV and eating delivery pizza. That we no longer borrow a cup of sugar when we need it, or collar each other s kids when they ring and run the elderly couple down the street. This isn t true with my neighbor Mike. If I need to borrow a screwdriver or ten gallons of gas, he s there for me. I have to admit that the fence project was Mike s idea in the first place.