WEBVTT - Get to know your neighbors 

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to get to know your neighbors. Spending

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<v Speaker 1>more time at home in recent months, with neighborhood walks

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<v Speaker 1>as the only option for non grocery shopping excursions, has

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<v Speaker 1>forced people to get to know their neighbors better. This

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<v Speaker 1>is generally a good thing. It's convenient to have help

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<v Speaker 1>if you get locked out, or to share power washers

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<v Speaker 1>or snowblowers. It's fun for people of all ages to

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<v Speaker 1>have a butty nearby, one you can say hello to

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<v Speaker 1>and discuss the world with as you're walking to and

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<v Speaker 1>from your mailbox. If you don't know your neighbors already,

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<v Speaker 1>now would be a great time to work on this.

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<v Speaker 1>Start by expanding on the interactions that you already have.

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<v Speaker 1>If a neighborhood kid has a lemonade, stand, buy a

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<v Speaker 1>cup and then chat with the young entrepreneurs parents. If

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<v Speaker 1>you just waved your neighbors as you roll your recycling

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<v Speaker 1>bins to the street, ask a few questions about how

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<v Speaker 1>life is going, Compliment the neighbor on his flowers, or

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<v Speaker 1>ask if she's visited a new nearby restaurant. If you

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<v Speaker 1>have some forum for discussing the neighborhood with your neighbors,

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<v Speaker 1>great on your next email saying you'll be out of town,

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<v Speaker 1>share a little bit about where you're traveling and why.

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<v Speaker 1>A little intentional self disclosure can let your neighbors see

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<v Speaker 1>what you have in common and pave the way for

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<v Speaker 1>more substantive conversations in the future. You can also set

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<v Speaker 1>the scene for more substantive interactions. A neighborhood block party

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<v Speaker 1>or get together in your front yard can give people

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<v Speaker 1>an excuse to say hello. If people bring their own picnics,

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<v Speaker 1>you won't even need to do much work. You can

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<v Speaker 1>also volunteer to make a neighbor a directory, if one

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<v Speaker 1>already exists, annotated with fun facts about the neighbors, so

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<v Speaker 1>you can remember to mention the gorgeous magnolia you saw

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<v Speaker 1>at the city park to the neighbor who prides himself

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<v Speaker 1>on the magnolias that he's planted. Yes, getting to know

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<v Speaker 1>your neighbors can take time, but it's generally time well spent.

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<v Speaker 1>I heard a story recently about a family that experienced

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<v Speaker 1>a house fire while they were on vacation. A neighbor

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<v Speaker 1>called as the fire department was showing up, and since

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<v Speaker 1>the fire was contained to one part of the house,

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<v Speaker 1>the neighbor asked if there were things that the family

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<v Speaker 1>wanted saved from potential fire and water damage in the

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<v Speaker 1>other part of the house. Wow. Knowing the neighbors is

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<v Speaker 1>the difference between saving those old family photos and not.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have tips for getting to know your neighbors

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<v Speaker 1>or stories of how having a tightly woven neighborhood has

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<v Speaker 1>helped you or your family. You can let me know

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