Wow! Just been tin-kettled!

[alanzs]

When we first moved into our home in Auckland, all the neighbours came by with gifts and had a BBQ for us that weekend. We felt very welcomed. I have lived in many places, but this had never happened before. NZ rocks....

[Blackbird]

Gee whiz Geoff, that sounds too good to miss, how would you like some permanent squatters to treasure? Cheers, John.

'Bout time you came up this way John - Malcolm and Paulette did and we didn't eat them

[Oakie]

Yes, it is a rural community.

Whereabouts in North Otago? We lived at Papakaio for 18 months I guess. We didn't get inundated by the locals like you did but we certainly got asked to their community pot-luck tea about a fortnight after we moved there.

[AllanB]

Oh No

That was step one


Step two is they turn-up next weekend and drink your beer

Step three - borrow all your tools

Step four borrow your wife........

[CookMySock]

awesome. Kiwis are great ay!

DB

[BiK3RChiK]

Wow! That is awesome!! I love it....

[rottiguy]

Nice one, sounds like a place you should try to stay a fair while When I got to my new place I found one neighbor was piling horse shit 3 feet high 100m down my boundary and the other was running a water line off my trough over to their place to water their cows, and using my power to electrify their whole back property. Nice

Moved to a new home a couple of weeks ago. Just before 8 this morning, as I was clearing breakfast, I heard a noise ouside. Looked out the window to see carfuls of neighbours, most of whom I had yet to meet!

They brought bacon, sausages & eggs and set up a BBQ while I kicked the toaster into life. We had beer and bubbles and the kids all tore around- what a fun way to start the day!

I think they were a little disappointed that we weren't actually caught still in bed. Imagine what that would be like...

Anyhoo, I really appreciate my good fortune in coming to such a welcoming place. I wonder if any other kbers have experienced a "tin-kettling", as they called it?