I’m an older single lady who lives alone with an old dog in an old cabin. It snowed again last week; not much, just enough to make taking a walk or driving the car a bad idea.
On my street are much younger neighbors, a few healthy men and women, all with four-wheelers. Rain or snow, they come and go during and after the snowfalls. I watch from my window as they return with bags of groceries. After a storm, I am stuck inside sometimes for days and days. When I do get down to the icy berm to shovel, the same neighbors wave at me as they drive on by!
Yes, I try to “stock up,” but fresh vegetables and the like cannot be stored too long. Milk turns sour pretty quickly and it’s embarrassing buying more than one bottle of vodka at a time.
Is it too much to hope that my neighbors might on their own check on me, offer to pick up a few things for me, without my asking?
Disappointed in CPP
Dear Disappointed,
It may be ignorance on the part of your younger neighbors; however, their supposed attitude toward the elderly is a sad reflection on the current state of affairs in this world.
If you haven’t already, try to exchange phone numbers with a few neighbors. Don’t be stubborn; reach out to them with an offer to help them. Reverse psychology has been known to work wonders.
Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you take over a fresh loaf of your homemade sour dough. Maybe they will get the idea before the next snowstorm. After all, Mother’s Day is a month away. We’re not out of the woods yet.
Sidney
Send your questions for Sidney to Sidney@thealpinemountaineer.com or by snail mail to Dear Sidney, The Alpine Mountaineer, P.O. Box 4572, Crestline, CA 92325.
This advice is intended for entertainment purposes only. No animals were harmed in the writing of this column.
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