Interesting Things About Where I Live

A while back I was stopped in my hall by a guy who identified himself as from the State Department. He flashed his ID and went on to ask me questions about my neighbor. I didn't have much to offer him and when he was finished he asked for my full name. I told him I didn't want to tell him my name--how did I know he was really from the State Department? He reminded me that he showed me his ID, and I responded that I didn't know if it was legitimate or not. How could I know if someone forged a State Dept. ID? He said that his wife wasn't that impressed with it either and we both went on our ways.

Not too many places where that typically happens...

But the added thing was that I had absolutely no information about my neighbor. She could have been a he for all I knew. I didn't know when she moved in. I had never seen her...not even once. And that is another common thing about where I live.