David,
I am lucky to be surrounded by good neighbors on all sides. I can go a block over, same story. We all get along, but we all come out at different times so each of us have privacy. I can always move to another flower bed to give them privacy too.
I don't think I could live in the country tho unless it was a close walk to town. I'm a loner, but I like the social aspect also.
Guess it's a good thing me, and all the older than me, folks grew up here. Not many strangers.
