Neighbors

Posted By: Adam 5 Comments

Unfortunately, this is no April Fool's joke.

...To Be Explained...

If you'll recall, I have mentioned that the people that live behind us have some … quirky habits. This time, I was able to catch them in the act. Let's see what we can extrapolate from this photo.

She's wearing a coat and hat, so it's probably pretty cold. I was there, and I can vouch for that. You must really need a back shaving to be willing to strip down and do it in the dead of winter. (A.K.A. Pennsylvania "Spring")

This photo was taken on March 24th, and the last time I wrote about the phenomenon was on March 10th of 2007. Either March is National Back Shaving Month, or they are pretty regular about this. I know I've seen it more than once a year, but I'm guessing it's on their calendar.

I didn't have time to switch to my zoom lens, so the quality isn't that great — luckily I have a high resolution camera and was able to crop down the original to get something reasonable.

When I took the first photo in this series the flash fired and I was sure I had been made. I ducked out of sight and tried not to die laughing. Luckily, they are as oblivious as they are apparently hairy.

5 responses to “Neighbors”

  1. You MUST subit this to a photo contest. This is hilarious!

    Ed

    Ed ~ Apr 1, 2009 at 11:32 AM

  2. Are you sure its a back shaving? I can't see what she's holding but I've never seen a bright yellow electric razor. Might just be a timing thing but it doesn't look like she's using it like a razor either.

    Do you know that's what they were doing because that's what you saw?

    GranDad

    GranDad ~ Apr 1, 2009 at 12:30 PM

  3. @GranDad, look at this and tell me it's not a razor and she's not shaving his back:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/tuttletree/3381652763/sizes/o/

    Adam

    Adam ~ Apr 1, 2009 at 1:06 PM

  4. I can see that it looks like she's shaving his back but a) I've never seen a bright yellow razor and b) wondered if it's not something else I just can't tell.

    You were watching, did she give his back the once over of was she concentrating on just the one spot?

    GranDad

    GranDad ~ Apr 3, 2009 at 5:50 AM

  5. I *have* seen a bright yellow razor before... there was some waterproof model that was bright yellow and rugged looking. It looks to be pretty old...

    But yes, we have seen, on many horrifying occasions, exactly what they are doing. She is shaving his back.

    Adam

    Adam ~ Apr 3, 2009 at 6:44 AM

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