I have a small dacha outside the city. In winter, I go there every weekend. I try to disassemble old things and throw away all the trash. Every time I bring new furnishings with me to refresh the look of the rooms.
I am trying to redo all the chores in the winter. After all, summer will not be at all before. You will have to plant a garden, water it regularly and get rid of weeds. It is better to solve all the problems in advance so as not to fuss before the start of the summer season.
In winter, a lot of snow falls in my village. Only the main road is cleared of the snowdrifts. But the summer residents themselves are responsible for the side sections. Each time I have to make my own path from my yard to the main road.
I'm not afraid of hard work!
In winter, I come to the dacha, immediately grab a shovel and begin to throw away the snow. Well, who else besides me will take care of the order on the site?
Naturally, I only clear my territory, not the whole street. After all, no one comes to the village by car. And only I have to answer for the cleanliness of the road.
The insolence of the neighbor struck on the spot
A couple of weeks ago, I went to the dacha again. Just a lot of snow fell and it was necessary to clear the site again. When I had done half the work, a neighbor came up to me from the very end of the street. At first she greeted politely, and then made a strange statement.
-You are cleaning the path to your site? And now, clear it up to ours! My husband and I are also not very comfortable walking along a narrow path!
Before that, I have repeatedly come across rudeness and impudence from a neighbor. But such a statement simply crossed all acceptable boundaries. I got tired of holding back and decided to finally answer my neighbor:
-Tell me why I have to clean the road to you? Do you find it uncomfortable to walk along a narrow path? So what's the problem? Grab your shovels and get to work! I didn't hire you here. I also have a lot of important things to do!
The neighbor made a displeased face and did not say a word. She just turned around in silence, heading for her home.
I met a neighbor again last week. Only this time she was with her husband. The woman defiantly walked by and did not even say hello. I also did not hear the words of greeting from her husband.
Apparently, the neighbors took offense at me because of the abrupt refusal. But I don’t think I did the wrong thing in this situation. The lazy neighbors never cleared the road to their yard. So why should I find the strength in myself and do it for them?