Neighbors: The Good, The Bad, and the OH MY GOD WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM HELLO

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Got any neighbor stories?

Almost all my neighbors are great. Then there's Nancy.

Nancy accuses without actually accusing. It's always something really banal - an orange cat has been seen around the neighborhood and this neighborhood loves birds, for example. We have an orange cat so then we have to explain. It's never "Did your cat get out?" It's more vague: "An orange cat is outside."

I have tried stony silence to Nancy's accusations. It doesn't work. Every time you see Nancy, you'll get accused of something trivial.

The other evening, Tom and I were walking our beagle. Nancy is out on her bicycle. She stops.

Nancy: "There's a big dog in the neighborhood leaving big calling cards on lawns."

My first reaction is to hold up the two baggies I always carry on walks to clean up. My husband has the very same feeling of being accused. He says, "Jack isn't a big dog, Nancy."

"The neighbors are talking," Nancy said as she bikes off.

"It's not Jack," Tom calls after her.

Your turn.