I started following Next Door for two different areas and didn't find it worth paying attention to. I haven't signed on to either in quite a while and I don't think I'm missing anything.

I agree that it’s certainly not a first world problem>

How is it not a first world problem? I consider it a first world problem in the extreme.

Simple solution: get one of the grounds keepers to vacuum up the sand. No need to rant and rave about it, and there were over 90 complaints that bordered on the utterly silly.

I have absolutely no interest in golf - never watch it and never play it. I do have friends who play it, but we never discuss it.

I think someone should just consider it a challenge to play over the tracks of sand, and I certainly cannot imagine anyone getting upset over something that is just a game. I never take games seriously - I always thought that they were just supposed to be fun, and they won't be if people get mad when they are playing.

Obviously I am not a sports fan, although I do enjoy playing - especially tennis, and I don't care if I win or lose.

Greetings jdi and ded (and others),

Maybe ask the attendant accompanying the pooping dog, who doesn't choose to leave your lawn more or less as they found it, whether they'd like to give you their address ...

... so that you could visit their home to shi! on their grass, as you don't have a dog.

If they refuse to give the address ...maybe you could offer to follow them home.

The dog'd probably get about a mile of extra walk that day, should you start to walk your pet self about then.

ole (mischievous) joyful

You're right, Lars. It is a game! But one that is taken very seriously by those who play regularly. I've seen a lot of money change hands on those holes by very serious golfers who regularly wager whether the shot can be made or not. I don't do Next Door so I'll refrain from getting involved in that discussion but I can empathize with those players who complained.

Lars, I have to agree with you. How whacking a ball all over kingdom come is considered to be any kind of a sport is beyond my ken :-) Just a way to wreck a perfectly good walk! And with unfathomable and ridiculous rules to boot!

Golfing is serious business to many who play and not ”fun” unless they win. An individual who neglects to maintain the integrity of a green (by either knocking sand off his shoes before walking on the green or summoning the course marshal to see that it’s cleaned up) is irresponsible.

Extraneous sand on the green is not a big deal to non-players, but it is to those who are. Of course, belonging to one of these groups does not make the other group wrong.

Peace.

“Golf combines two favourite pastimes: taking long walks and hitting things with a stick.”

It is one of my favourite things to do.🤠

I'm not a golfer either. I didn't know sand on the grass was such a no no. Can't you just brush it into the grass before you take your shot/putt or whatever they call hitting the ball? I always thought the sport was for enjoyment unless you are a professional.

I've never understood why people let their dogs pee and poop in other yards. When I had a dog a walk was just a walk. She was not permitted on other people's lawns. We stayed on the road. She did her business in her own yard.

I never enjoyed hitting anything with a stick, and so that is not one of my interests. In fact, I do not like hitting anything at all, and that includes hammering nails! I've also never chopped wood. I don't mind beating eggs or whipping cream, but that's about as violent as I get.

I do like taking long walks, and I hope I will not have to look out for flying balls when I do that.

I was in Little League for a couple of weeks, but I joined just because I liked the uniforms, especially the knee pants with long socks. However, I was a terrible player and after getting hit in the head with a ball three times, I quit the team.

I've also never bet on anything and do not understand people who do. I do not approve of any kind of gambling and am not happy that there are casinos nearby. It makes me sad to think of people losing money.

Oh Lars!

You’d love golf. Just for the outfits and bag choices.

My husband and I run a fun tournament every year. ⛳️

Most of the golf outfits I've seen have not looked that great.

I did learn golf in college and thought it was okay, but I liked archery better, and I was the best in my class at that. I also liked wrestling in college, and I was also very good at that, but I hated fencing.

Golf is extremely popular here in the Coachella Valley, but only in the winter. This is somewhat of a mecca for winter golf, as there are 124 golf courses in the valley. Here are a few of them.

If you are interested, you can come and visit me some winter. It's already starting to get hot here now, which means I won't have to heat the pool.

ETA: I do like some of these golf pants, but I would want shorts. These are nice, but I could also make my own, since I also make my own swim trunks.

The local Nextdoor for me is mostly an area that includes mainly portions of Philly to my west, but not the rest of the township that I'm in. The Facebook pages are much more focused on the township. Our favorite topics are dog poop, kids on bicycles, cars not stopping for school buses, and random short power outages.

I don't even have a FB account but use my husband's account. Neither of us post anywhere else on FB other than local township pages.

I've also never bet on anything and do not understand people who do. I do not approve of any kind of gambling and am not happy that there are casinos nearby. It makes me sad to think of people losing money.

I think for some gambling is an entertainment. Poker, the racetrack, etc. all have their own cultures and followers. So they are actually getting something out of it even if they don't win. I'm not talking about gambling addicts that can't seem to control how much they bet, but social gamblers who get together with friends, go have a lunch or dinner and then spend a little on their bets and have a good time.

I don't post on FB either, except to keep in touch with a few friends, once a month or so. I use a separate browser for that, as I do not want FB intruding and trying to help me log in to other sites. I do not want anything to be connected to my FB account. I tried to delete my FB account, but that turned out to be next to impossible, and so I logged out in Firefox and blocked it here.

How do you track that much sand? Do the shoes have a sand dispenser?

Maybe the sand was damp, from the sprinkling system. In general, it is extremely dry here with humidity around 10% during the day.

If you really want to delete your FB account Lars, it's easy:

How do I permanently delete my account?

Before deleting your account, you may want to log in and download a copy of your information (like your photos and posts) from Facebook, and a copy of your Oculus information if you use your Facebook account to log in to Oculus. After your account has been deleted, you won't be able to retrieve anything you've added.

To permanently delete your account:

1. From your main profile, click in the top right of Facebook.
2. Select Settings & Privacy, then click Settings.
3. Click Your Facebook Information in the left column. If you have Facebook access to a page in the new Pages experience: Click Privacy, then click Your Facebook Information.
4. Click Deactivation and Deletion.
5. Choose Delete Account, then click Continue to Account Deletion.
6. Click Delete Account, enter your password and then click Continue.

I took PE in summer in high school in order to avoid dressing out for it during the school year. Once, they bused us to a golf course, gave us clubs and let us loose. I quit counting my strokes after 30 or so for the first hole. The experience did not spark joy. But recently my dad, who always disdained sports of any kind, will watch The Golf Channel on his tv in the memory care unit. He doesn't follow the action, but the screen is peaceful with all that green space, no abrupt actions, the announcers voices are positive, never loud. All in all, soothing. Remind me of that if I ever lose my mind ;-)

Our local nextdoor (which really covers the whole territory) is usually filled with complaints about :

- "Who's this guy wondering around the block" (caught on ring camera)

- "Has anyone else had their catalytic converter stolen?"

- "Avoid this so-in-so contractor, he screwed me"

I’ve played golf a few times, even took a class. I’m not that good, but maybe I could be better if I actually played. But, I enjoyed it! And if golfing with non-competitive friends, it was fun to chat quietly between strokes, delight in each other’s successes, and giggle together or commisserate at wicked slices. My dad and I shared a memory for years of a game we played together in Connecticut, and that’s one thing I’ve seen a lot, golfers reminiscing over games they’ve played together, or comparing experiences on the same course.

Lars, you could take a page from Payne Stewart who wore knickers!

For NextDoor, I just get a digest in my email, and if a heading sounds up my alley, I’ll read it. Unlike my local FB groups, I see posts from further afield, which usually I don’t like. But when they are talking about house break-ins, I perk up and locate their neighborhood.

I don't think anything is bothering my neighbors....if so, I haven't heard. The only thing I have heard recently is that there was a cougar on top of a small shed at the neighbors who live across the road, but about half a mile back. Their 12 yr old granddaughter saw it when she was feeding her horse one evening. Other people have seen it too. Not very unusual, considering where I live.

I dislike my community page on FB. They think everyone is suspicious of doing something wrong. They take pictures of people they don't know walking down the street and post them saying they look suspicious if they are carrying a backpack or a big bag or on a bike cycling slow. It is all the new young people who have moved into the neighbourhood posting, they are all paranoid. I live in an area surrounded by parks and green spaces so of course there are lots of walkers and runners around here. I used to walk all the time, everywhere but since I broke my back I haven't been able to walk down the length of my block. I have lived on this street for most of my life. If I walk down the street now none of these new people know me, I walk slow. I am sure someone would take my picture and post it haha. If someone goes onto a porch they take a picture. I often leave things on my porch for family or friends to pick up if I am not home, etc. I have never seen a bunch of paranoid people in my life like I do on this page. Then there are the ones that all have alarms on their homes or cars. They say their car was broken into or someone was checking their yards out. What is the point in having alarms when you don't notice until the morning that your car was broken into or someone was in your yard. Shouldn't your alarm notify you the moment it is happening?

Lars - you are so funny! My husband plays golf once a week now in his retirement on Cape Cod with a few gentleman older than he is. It's good exercise for him and he has made some new friends. His sister lives in a gated golf community half of the year in Naples, Florida and they have strict rules about golf attire. DH has always been irreverent, has a pair of screaming orange shorts, a belt with lobsters embroidered on it , a Savannah Banannas trucker cap - shirts must have collars and be tucked in - we've bought some outrageous things for him to wear when he visits her...it's actually the better part of the sport as far as I'm concerned. Her husband is a very proper Brit LOL.

I am on Next door but admit I dont exactly understand how to negotiate my way around in it but it is mostly lost pets, found pets (whew) wild animal sightings , the intown people have vehicle break-ins and are looking for someone to do some job or other for not a lot of money. If the county is planning on doing something or other they are against it. I only check it out occasionally. We have people who post pictures of the swans and so forth. That is nice.

A very sad story about a lost dog who ended up dead. There was also a very, very nice message wishing folks a Happy Ramadan.

I agree that the sand probably stuck to their shoes because it was damp on the surface, and the person might've been oblivious to it. Rather than vacuuming, couldn't someone just hose it down into the grass?

I had lessons in both golf and archery in HS - in an 'alternative' PE class. Never played on a real course, other than miniature golf. I've never been very interested in sports, tho I do enjoy bowling, and had a semester of that in college. That was the most fun PE class I ever had. We got to go to a local bowling alley for classes.

And strangers caught on doorbell cameras are a perennial topic here as well. I agree with Cherryfizz that some of those folks posting about it are super paranoid - maybe from the type of news they follow.

There was one awhile back that drew lots of attention: somebody shared video of a naked man wandering around on their screened porch in the middle of the night looking like he was searching for something 😃

On mine, people complain about rising disposal prices, or strange people cutting across their yard. Sad one was a dead cat on the street.

Lars, totally get it. At our desert house, the HOA election. Some fabulous people in our community, but some times I feel like I have returned to Jr High.

Our primary home - coyotes, stolen packages, streets that need repair, lost dogs and found dogs needing a new owner or a foster family.

I like our township's and the housing plan we back up to FB page. Beside the usual buy/sell/inquiries stuff the municipality posts on the township page upcoming events at the community center and parks. They also post any road delays or closures due to repairs or construction. The police post safety tips, current scams, and any illegal activities that might impact the citizens.

The local neighborhood page has less posted. But someone always posts if the electricity goes out or the water is shut off from a break the ETA when it will be back on. In 2020 even though Halloween was canceled from the township, through the FB page the neighborhood rallied and still had Halloween as usual for the kids. In fact they went all out for the kids more so than other years. Same with the 4th of July. There were private fireworks everywhere.

This week almost every day there was a notice about a missing indoor cat or a found cat. Most didn't match up. This is in a town with an ordinance that cats are not allowed outside without a leash.

A member posted a photo of police cars parked in front of a house. She asked if anyone knew why they were there. She was bashed for being nosy and violating someones' privacy.

Function, my local fb groups are like that, too. Power outages, water main breaks, traffic, accidents, police activity, who has a lemonade or craft stand in their driveway, double rainbows, beautiful sunsets, the gang of 5 deer that wend their way through the neighborhood, new restaurant openings. Honestly, it”s better than the weekly paper for information, and up-to-the-minute. As well as, where to donate just about anything from A to Z, and the reply is typically the name of a service and an offer to deliver the donation.

It’s also where we find out about school productions, local college activities, painters, fence repair, someone to hang the tv, etc.

bpath, exactly.

I don't mind golf but we played it only when my kids were young. My kids like to even more than I did. The one time we played in Vancouver people who were behind us did not like us. This despite the fact that we were playing golf on a very family-oriented golf course. Vancouverites can be unfriendly when you interfere with their golf.

I definitely don't know the rules. I wouldn't even think twice about tracking sand across the greens. Good to know what to avoid if I ever can afford golf again.

I don't mind gambling when it is done by responsible adults. In other words people who want to go out and spend their money on that type of entertainment and don't lose their shirts or even close that's up to them.

People who are addicted of course are a whole other story.

I don't Gamble except for to buy lottery tickets. I hate it when I lose which is all of the time. Conclusion; I am not a good gambler.

I'm in Florida, Where do I begin?

Why are people still wearing masks? The stores should ban masks!

They are so many glad that DeSantis passed 'Don't Say Gay' and its constant political arguments. I have no idea who these people are but I've had it with Next Door.

I cancelled my account and will not go back.

Jane

PS I don't belong to Facebook or next door but DH does and he says it's not worth reading. Too much nonsense. He does take note when catalytic converter crimes are up. We had one stolen about 2 years back from our equipment storage lot. We no longer keep our extra vehicles and excavators there.

every time i see a golf course, i imagine it surrounded by white vinyl fence and inside that fence are a few mares with romping foals at their sides.

i live in the country so i don't have to put up with neighbors (and they don't have to put up with me). when i did live in town, my biggest pet peeve was loose dogs pooping in my yard or even worse, owners who walked their dogs on flexi leashes and LET them go into my yard to poop. how inconsiderate!!!

Ninapearl, when my daughter was in college at the University of St Thomas, and when I would go see her, often I would wait in my car, for her to come out, and around 4 to 5 pm, a whole procession of people would come by, walking their dogs, and letting them do their business on campus grounds or as they walked along, in front of people's houses. I couldn't believe my eyes.

CherryFizz, we had a spate of FB posts about suspicious persons driving slowly with frequent stops and walking up driveways in the middle of the night (3-4 AM). It was the newspaper delivery - something that some new homeowners knew nothing about!

Ours is pretty benign, although we've had some almost heated discussions about the 12+ herd of deer that ravages its way through the neighborhood. Likewise with the dog poop in people's yards - some even defending the owners for odd reasons.

Every holiday involving fireworks sets off a slew of complaints, mostly about pets being traumatized. We do have 2 weeks around the 4th where someone is setting them off late every night in the woods or in adjacent neighborhoods.

Similarly, as the surrounding and nearby part of the larger city deteriorates, there are more "was that gunfire or fireworks?" posts. About 25% of the time, it was gunfire.

Mostly lost/found pets, close calls with speeders/stop sign ignorers, recommendations for restaurants and repairmen, free stuff set on the curb, wildlife sightings. Periodically we have spates of thefts (including catalytic converters) accompanied by posts reminding us to be alert and leave nothing valuable in cars.

Praise for polite or helpful children is also not rare!

My Nextdoor seems to be the venue for whining.

There is one prolific poster who walks our neighborhood, and her only contribution to our community's page is where she finds dog poop. I agree letting one's dog soil someone else's yard is inappropriate. However I'm not sure I need to see a running tally of the output.

Other than the Dog Poop Poster, it's a feed filled generally filled with complaints. There is occasionally some good information but it's mostly not worth the time.

These comments about dog poo reminded me of a local news item some years ago about a guy who followed and then confronted a dog walker in a public park with a handful of dog droppings, and told them, 'You left something behind!' 😳

Here people post videos of ducks in their swimming pools, and they are not welcome because of the poop, which is bad for the pools. Evidently, ducks are worse than dogs. Fortunately, I do not have ducks in my pool, but I do have doves that will walk over my waterfall and drink from it. On hot days they will sometimes sit on it.

On a side note, I did order some golf pants that I found reduced by 75%, and I do need some more long pants. I need more shorts, for that matter, but they were not reduced in price.

The golf stores here tend to be very expensive, and I would rather make my own clothes than pay their prices.

When I lived in San Francisco, a friends who was a flight attendant for TWA (that's how long ago it was) said that if I gave him some money, he would buy some silk in Hong Kong for me to make pants for myself. So I gave him some money, and he came back with white peau de soie, and I said to him, "I'm not Rod Stewart," and so instead of long pants, I made some tennis shorts. I preferred to wear all white when playing tennis, and I used Tretorn tennis balls because they were the only white ones I could find. I also wore Tretorn shoes because they were solid white. I hated colored logos on tennis shoes, and I still have Tretorn shoes today.

When I make myself some more shorts, I'm going to order fabric from Spoonflower with a print that I have designed myself.

I quit Nextdoor because it's a million times worse than FB. The hottest topics in my neighborhood's FB groups are:

1. gentrifiers are evil and should be ashamed.

2. "how dare you shoot fireworks ever, didn't anyone think of the dogs/veterans".... vs "this is how it has always been in the south end, suck it up"

I don't take sides or contribute to any of these discussions, I only lurk.

Last night on my news feed there was an article about an apartment complex somewhere that hired a company that DNA tests every dog that lives in the complex. If the left behind dog poop DNA is from your dog you get fined. If it repeatedly happens you get evicted. That is one serious dog poop problem!

Sorry, I detest fireworks except when they are at a government or Disney World function. ANYONE who shoots them off at home is detestable and is no one I want as a neighbor. I also hate "Ding-Dong-Ditch". It is not funny or harmless.

I had to look up what "ding-dong-ditch" was. I never heard of anyone doing that. Lol.

Let's talk about the best posts on our neighborhood feeds.

"Where's the best pad thai?"

"I need a handyman/electrician/plumber."

""The morning cashier at Wawa died suddenly. She was wonderful." Followed by 200 posts.

"New ice cream place just opened."

"Does anyone have a spare microwave we can borrow while our kitchen is being remodeled?"

These are the best reasons for the local FB pages.

I asked for a recommendation for a plumber, and the recommended ones never returned calls.

When I needed a tree trimmer, I asked the guy who was actually working next door to me if he could help me, and he said yes. He had been very polite about cleaning up everything that fell into my driveway.

sushipup2 These are the best reasons for the local FB pages.

Yep! Which is the only reason why I still have a FB account. That, and to offer up things on the Buy Nothing group.

Lars, your comment about the ducks reminded me of going to the Hollywood Forever cemetery to see the stars when I was visiting my family, and there's a magnificent mausoleum/crypt on an island that was covered in Canada geese - and their poo. Duck poo is bad, but it doesn't compare 😖

One of my local fb posts was about a sweet cashier at the grocery store, and her leave of absence to look after her husband, and collecting funds and cards etc for her. I just love my local fb group. Next Door draws from too far afield for that.