His eyebrows raised as he looked out of the side window.
So, next door’s eldest son had a new car? Not only the same as his, but the updated model.
It could only be around a year old, and that made it six months newer than his.
Look at him washing and polishing it so proudly.
The laptop open, he checked his online banking. Yes! Just enough.
Tomorrow, he would visit the dealership and trade his car in for the very latest version.
That would show him.
Might even get it in metallic black.
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Nice! That will show him! 🙂
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Nothing like some neighbourhood jealousy to start a fued, Shaily! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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it will be interesting when the electric vehicles come. Every engine will purr like a kitten. You can really only impress with the exterior of the car. xx Michael
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We already have some electric car owners here, Michael. One neighbour has a Nissan Leaf, another a Tesla. I have to be more careful when crossing the street, as they make no sound. 🙂
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Take care of Ollie too. They are horrible silent. I really miss the “big sound”.
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Reblogged this on NEW OPENED BLOG > https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Thanks for all the reblogs and retweets, Michael. 🙂
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You are welcome, Pete! I excuse for the only weekly revisit. Most time i got lost in the net. Lol xx Michael
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a vicious cycle. sad.
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Still going on almost everywhere, Wilma.
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Is that ‘keeping up with the Joneses? chuq
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In his case, it is going one better than them, chuq. 🙂
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Haha, in Tagalog you say “inggit” which means jealous.
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Yes, neighbourhood envy and jealously is unfortunately very common here, Arlene.
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Alas Smith and Jones 🙂
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I used to watch that show. Mel Smith, and Griff Rhys-Jones. Probably wouldn’t find it funny now I am old and grumpy. 🙂
Cheers, Pete.
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I often YouTube old comedy, and you are right, most of it has lost its edge 🙂 And of course much of the humour back then would be considered unsuitable or offensive to someone or another.
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I used to adore Monty Python. When I see it now, I wonder what I was laughing at.
Times change.
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The “Jones” strike again. . .
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It seems they have never gone away. 🙂
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Honestly, some people miss life, don’t they?
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If it’s not cars, it’s something else. New windows, a better lawn mower, more lights at Christmas. I’m glad I’m not like that. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Exactly! I’m also glad I’m not like that. Best to you, Pete.
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I’ve had so many neighbors like this.😁
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There are quite a few in Beetley, so it would seem. 🙂
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There is nothing like a bit of competition.
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Men and their cars. It’s an addiction I have never suffered from, fortunately. 🙂
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When the next door’s eldest son sees his neighbor’s newer metallic black model, his eyebrows will rise higher. And so the one-upmanship continues: the newer the car, the higher the eyebrows.
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Yes, it never ends, until they run out of money!
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Or eyebrows 😂
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Bonkers!
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Happens a lot around here, judging from the driveways. 🙂
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Oh, I think it’s ever-present
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It is interesting that while he is thinking about what he will do, he is not thinking about the implications of what he is thinking. You captured this superbly. Kudos! Warmest regards, Theo
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Thanks very much, Theo. 🙂
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that is a jealous kind of of comparison of cars
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Yes, some people always like to have the newest car in the street. 🙂
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I was going to ask if the neighbours were called Jones.
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He probably doesn’t even know their name, Mary. 🙂
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Yes, I suspect they are the Jones too. Warmest regards, Ed
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I feel sure this man would never have bothered to find out their name. 🙂
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We used to call that keeping up with the Jones’s.
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They are still at it! (Even when the neighbour’s name isn’t Jones. 🙂 )
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I was going to say that, Fraggle!
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😊
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Could get it in jealousy green just to remind him what an expensive hobby jealousy can be.
Hugs
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Exactly right, David. 🙂
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