Thanks for sharing. I had a good Lakeside neighbor experience today, too -- in line at the post office, which I am hoping can somehow remain open -- a man told me he lived here for 84 years, and we discussed how much fun it would be to try to get a bar or restaurant/bar in the area that served liquor (real liquor!). I told him my idea for "Myrtle's" named after Mrs. Marshall, with a big portrait of her in a gold frame over the bar; he said Bob's old burger place (now State Farm) served 3.2 beer (didn't know that). I said that since I have now lived here 11 years, I was starting to feel like I belong. He thought that was funny ... different kind of encounter -- but good ... people do like to tell their stories.

I've found the people with the most intense experiences actually don't want their stories to be heard... they'd rather forget about what happened. They don't want to talk about it.