We've just had a neighbour round to borrow a cup of sugar

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What a cliche :o

We ran out of milk at bedtime a few months ago (on a Sunday as well! Shops all closed) and I had to go begging to my neighbour. I’m pleased we’re friendly or I would have been up shit creek

DH once knocked a couple of bricks out (by accident!) of the the wall between our and ndn's kitchen.

Shoved them back in until got it fixed, but meant we could pull the bricks out, and call through to borrow items and pass them through.... Tins if kidney beans, lemons, eggs, garlic.... Used to ask if it was 'Brick and cillect' or free delivery.

Miss our borrow by brick system!

@Goforitgirl sort of just becomes normal I think one day I just asked out of desperation for something I can't remember what it was might of been tea bags lol

My neighbour asked for flour one day...they had planned waffles for dinner and realised they had no flour.
Few weeks later she asked for eggs, they were having pancakes and she realised she had no eggs.
She's lovely and I got them back. But I first check what I have in and then decide what to make.She seems to do it the other way around. She does have 4dc, so maybe one was insisting on that food, right now!

I borrowed my neighbours kitchen for about 3 days once! . We were having our kitchen refitted and she was going on holiday. She left us a key and instructions for the pets, as per usual, so I asked if I could borrow her kitchen! Wasn't a problem at all!

She has also borrowed my washing line. Think it must have been a holiday time again. She was doing lots of washing anyway and she ran out of space. She text me at work and told me she'd borrowed my line and it would be gone by the time I got home!

I'll miss them, when I'm not living here anymore. They are great friends as well as neighbours.

I have lovely neighbours, including one set who are Italian foodies and can always be relied on for an emergency supply of cooking ingredients, I've scrounged garlic, basil etc from them before and vice versa.

A couple of times I've commented on the amazing aroma coming from their place when I pass their door, and next thing they knock with a portion of whatever they were cooking up! I'm too embarrassed to say anything any more

What on earth does 'borrow her' mean!!!??!

An attempt at lending?

NDN has just been here, returning the meat thermometer they borrowed yesterday.

I borrowed my neighbours kitchen for about 3 days once!

How the hell did she get it in the lift?

My lovely neighbour let's us use her washing line. Also lent eggs sugar and is always taking in deliverys. Kept a very big Christmas gift for ages as didn't want the kids to see love my neighbours.

I often put a plate up for my NDN if I'm making a roast or something as well.

And she brings round takeaway pizza that she can't finish 😋

I'm always borrowing my NDN's washing line!

Next door are our parents' ages so they have a vast array of tools, cooking implements, things that are useful... and they love being helpful. Everyone's a winner!!

3Boys I used to do that for my NDN! She was a lone parent and quite young and we lived in small flats...I knew she was poor as a church mouse and I couldn't bear the thought of the aroma of roast dinner drifting across to her flat and her having none. She was lovely if a bit nuts...my kids loved her and when we left to emigrate, I was really sad about leaving her.

My neighbour and I are considering putting a gate in at the fence between our back doors because we're always leaning over to knock. Usually I've some home baking for them or they need some milk or margarine etc. I've been known to ask for a couple of eggs on occasion.
Good neighbours are essential in my view. I've had some really bad ones before who ended up being evicted. Same goes for our neighbour now. Their horrible neighbours were replaced by my family. I'm happy to buy in extra sugar just in case