To think my neighbours are actually body snatchers...? (Lighthearted)

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I live in a new build culdesac. I'm becoming increasingly convinced that my neighbours are all actually aliens, doing what they perceive to be normal human behaviour.

• It started with little things that often happen on other estates, such as one person mowing their lawn and then everyone else doing it within the hour.

-Then it was someone randomly putting their bin out on the completely wrong day, and then everyone else following.

• When it last snowed, one person started scraping their drive, even though it was still snowing and covered up again in about an hour. But when they did it, others popped out and started.
• Now this evening, it's snowing again and is absolutely freezing. I've just noticed that one has hung their sheets OUT to dry (admittedly in a carport) and another one has just done it too.

Everyone is very smiley and friendly, but I can't help but feel it's like a science fiction film where people are being kidnapped. I'm very aware that there is probably a MN thread by Loobysneighbour saying 'One of our neighbours is a dirty slut who never mows her lawn, clears snow or airs her sheets', but I'm wondering what they'll do next or indeed if I should try to start a trend?

Maybe your part of the trueman show? Any strange thunder storms when you try to leave town?

Anything strange-but-not that you could do to see if they all copy you?

You should try doing something really weird and see if they all copy.

Hopefully another mner will be along with a better imagination than me to try and think of something.

When your wheelie bin is empty, lay it down / on its side for a day or two.

Put a hanging basket outside your front door (if that catches on, the entire estate would look really pretty!)

Hmmm. How about early morning Tai Chi on the front lawn? (I have no idea how to do Tai Chi and would just be relying on my memories of Helen Daniels from Neighbours...)

Ooh Eggys - I like the hanging basket idea! I think they'd go for that as it all seems to be about keeping the culdesac clean and tidy.

Donkey-stone your front step?

When we lived in a new build cul-de-sac, we had a neighbour who would mow his front lawn at 9pm every summer night then hoover his driveway to remove stray grass clippings. Yes, I said HOOVER.

Hoover grass clippings? That's absolutely ridiculous!
Definitely start something, artfully arranged rocks in front garden, then change the arrangement daily?

Haha, my neighbours do this. I'm always the first out with bins, or I'll start tidying my front garden, or washing the car, and they'll all join in!

Sometimes I randomly put my bin out on the wrong day to fuck with them.

Competitive mowing is rife on our street.
We live next door to a retired greenkeeper who's lawn is in better nick than our carpet.
We've stopped competing with him and the sooner our neighbours do too, the better.

Have you....

Moved to stepford?

Wait till Christmas...The outside decoration wars are looming.

A large sign outside your house which states
"Aluminium foil hats for sale today. Bitcoin accepted",may set a trend.