How to Endear Yourself to Neighbors – Part II

Last night I was chatting with one of my neighbors and he asked if Sean and I had gone on a vacation.  I excitedly told him tales from Bethany Beach and Assateague Island.

“Ah,” my neighbor said, smiling at his own power of deduction, “I knew you went on vacation because your trash can sat out there [on the street] day after day.  I kept thinking, ‘When are they going to take that trash can up?’  Then I realized, you must be on vacation!”

“Oh that?!?” I said, “That’s not from vacation.  That’s just laziness!!!”

(Hopefully in time, he’ll learn to appreciate my honesty)