<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Hugh Lycra on Gromet's Plaza Archive</title><link>/authors/hugh-lycra/</link><description>Recent content in Hugh Lycra on Gromet's Plaza Archive</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/authors/hugh-lycra/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Don't Mess with the Neighbours</title><link>/stories/2008/01/24/dont-mess-with-the-neighbours/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2008/01/24/dont-mess-with-the-neighbours/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;I am a quiet person who hates contact with others, so when new neighbors moved in, I did not go over to introduce myself.  And with a large hedge between our houses, and large lots, we couldn&amp;rsquo;t even see each other&amp;rsquo;s houses.  That was fine with me.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I worked the late shift and wanted to sleep late in the morning.  But their dog started barking at 6 a.m. and woke me up.  This went on for a week, and phone calls got no response.  Nobody answered.  So I came up with a different tack - - I would call them when I got home from work and play a recording of their dog into the phone, then hang up.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>