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Life & Events > Redneck Neighbor?
 

Redneck Neighbor?

I've been living in the country for more than half my life now. Growing up in New York City (Queens), I figured I'd never leave the city and one day I'd buy the family house and just stay there. But life is full of surprises, and I came to the Catskills to go camping with friends when I was 18. And that was the start of a new chapter in my life.

One weekend lead to another weekend and eventually I bought a weekend house in the Village of Phoenicia. Not a lot of land, but I was still drinking in those days, and I didn't need a lot of land to take care of. Getting up in the morning was enough like work to count for an entire weekend. But good alkie that I was, it was difficult to go back to the City every Monday and wonder what condition the house was in all week. So it wasn't long before I moved upstate permanently.

I stayed in Phoenicia for quite some time, and it wasn't until I was almost finished with graduate school that me and my now ex bought a motel five miles down the road from the house. That was an interesting business, but we sold it and moved further west before she split.

So, they used to say that there is now law west of Shandaken--where the motel was. And now, I'm 40 miles further west than that. So what's the deal with what you'll see in the picture below? Did I move into a redneck community without knowing it? Most people around here are NYC transplants like myself....except for this guy.

The picture you're about to see was taken with zoom from my backyard. These people like to party on holiday weekends, but I don't know if he really plans to use this or not. Could work for the men, and maybe even for the women after enough beers. Memorial Day weekend is coming, and this guy will have a barn-fire, and I'll be watching!

posted on Apr 27, 2008 4:47 PM ()

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We would be referring to those people as 'The Clampetts'
comment by troutbend on Apr 30, 2008 6:57 PM ()
for me...that'd be too much work....i'd just wander to the back of the property, and cop a squat...no need for a stool!! LOL
comment by dakmom on Apr 30, 2008 4:35 PM ()
Oh man! If I were you, I'd set up a live, streaming video camera!
comment by hayduke on Apr 30, 2008 9:23 AM ()
I am at a loss for words What age group are these neighbors of yours?
comment by singlemom on Apr 29, 2008 12:09 PM ()
That's just wrong
comment by mattguru18 on Apr 28, 2008 1:02 PM ()
comment by hopefields on Apr 27, 2008 9:02 PM ()
Well... what can one say??
comment by sunlight on Apr 27, 2008 7:47 PM ()
comment by gapeach on Apr 27, 2008 5:32 PM ()
I pass a house every day that has one just like this in the front yard...she or he planted flowers in it, and the flowers are really pretty. But you know I like in red neck land..
comment by elfie33 on Apr 27, 2008 5:19 PM ()
That's just awesome...
comment by kristilyn3 on Apr 27, 2008 5:14 PM ()

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