that’s probably because my neighbors’ friends have been knocking and pounding and banging on the door next door for the last, oh, 10-15 minutes. i think i’ve lost count. i really don’t understand this. it happens at least once or twice a day. if there are no cars here MAYBE NO ONE IS HOME. did we ever stop to think about that possibility? i just heard one of them say, “maybe he left.” no shit sherlock. maybe if i yell loud enough they’ll hear me through my window. and now their car starts up, the doors slam, and they back out of the parking space. finally. sigh.