Things You Wish You Could Say
Dear Neighbours,
We've recently moved into the neighbourhood and we're very excited to be moving into our first home. We've met some of you while we've been working outside and you all seem very nice. Even though some of you are a wee bit nosy and keep asking the carpenter and my mother-in-law just what it is we're doing inside, we don't mind telling you. (Oh and when my mother-in-law said you could come over any time and see what was up, she was just kidding. No really, we own the place.) We even told you what we paid for the place, since you asked so nicely and nodded politely when you told us that we have to replace our roof this summer. We didn't get upset that your van was parked in our driveway the day we moved in and we keep opening our back gate so your kids can get their tennis balls from our backyard. Oh, and we know your dog is a Golden Lab, not a Yellow Lab. Your son already explained it to us.
You all seemed very nice and polite when we first met, which is why we were confused today to find out that one of you called the city of Ottawa bylaw officers and complained that there were too many cars on the street. We asked one of you earlier this week if it was okay to park on the street and you assured us that it was. There are no signs on the streets and no one told us that there was a three hour parking limit. We were just lucky that my husband happened to see the officer before he put the ticket on our car this afternoon. We were even luckier that all the front hall tiles had dried before he ran over them and out the front door to stop the officer.
We understand that over the past few days there have been lots of cars and the street has been quite crowded. We've even had to park halfway down the street and carry our wood blocks back to the inlaw's ancient van, so that it doesn't roll down the hill and hit the stalled car with the flat tire, which has been sitting there all week. (Perhaps someone should call the city??) We've tried car pooling but when the carpenter comes from Perth, the inlaws from Franktown and Fergus and the other workers from Ottawa, it does make it a bit difficult. Next week the help will be diminished, so the cars should be few and your street should return to normal. But please, if there is an extra car on the street, go ahead and call the city. We like to meet new people.
Sincerely,
The New Neighbours
We've recently moved into the neighbourhood and we're very excited to be moving into our first home. We've met some of you while we've been working outside and you all seem very nice. Even though some of you are a wee bit nosy and keep asking the carpenter and my mother-in-law just what it is we're doing inside, we don't mind telling you. (Oh and when my mother-in-law said you could come over any time and see what was up, she was just kidding. No really, we own the place.) We even told you what we paid for the place, since you asked so nicely and nodded politely when you told us that we have to replace our roof this summer. We didn't get upset that your van was parked in our driveway the day we moved in and we keep opening our back gate so your kids can get their tennis balls from our backyard. Oh, and we know your dog is a Golden Lab, not a Yellow Lab. Your son already explained it to us.
You all seemed very nice and polite when we first met, which is why we were confused today to find out that one of you called the city of Ottawa bylaw officers and complained that there were too many cars on the street. We asked one of you earlier this week if it was okay to park on the street and you assured us that it was. There are no signs on the streets and no one told us that there was a three hour parking limit. We were just lucky that my husband happened to see the officer before he put the ticket on our car this afternoon. We were even luckier that all the front hall tiles had dried before he ran over them and out the front door to stop the officer.
We understand that over the past few days there have been lots of cars and the street has been quite crowded. We've even had to park halfway down the street and carry our wood blocks back to the inlaw's ancient van, so that it doesn't roll down the hill and hit the stalled car with the flat tire, which has been sitting there all week. (Perhaps someone should call the city??) We've tried car pooling but when the carpenter comes from Perth, the inlaws from Franktown and Fergus and the other workers from Ottawa, it does make it a bit difficult. Next week the help will be diminished, so the cars should be few and your street should return to normal. But please, if there is an extra car on the street, go ahead and call the city. We like to meet new people.
Sincerely,
The New Neighbours
posted by The Patterson Pair at 9:17 PM
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