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What To Do About Neighbors Who Won't Shovel Sidewalks? [Block Talk] - Across America, US - Are you the person who starts the snowblower and clears the entire street? Or someone who waits, hoping someone else will take care of it?

Fall Leaf Debate: Do You Blow, Bag, Mulch Or Ignore? [Block Talk] - Across America, US - They move leaves in short order, but gas-powered leaf blowers can be the bane of the neighborhood. How do you clean up leaves in the fall?

What Do You Do If A Kid On A Plane Won't Stop Shrieking? [Flightmares] - Across America, US - If their parents don't intervene, what do you do about kids whose loud tantrums drive fellow passengers to the same meltdown they're having?

From Gore To Huge Skeletons: What's Too Much Halloween? [Block Talk] - Across America, US - Why have a normal, human-sized Halloween skeleton when you can get one that towers 20 feet? How big is too big, and how scary is too scary?

Your Neighbor's Noisy Pets And Animals: What Do You Do? [Block Talk] - Across America, US - The cacophony of noise from barking dogs, crowing roosters and other loud animals can take the fun out of being outdoors. What do you do?

Neighborhood Weed Wars: When Skunky Smoke Wafts Your Way [Block Talk] - Across America, US - Where do personal freedoms end and neighborhood etiquette begin when it comes to secondhand smoke, whether from legal weed or tobacco?

Door-To-Door Solicitors: How Do You Make Them Go Away? [Block Talk] - Across America, US - Solicitors can be relentless in convincing you that you need a service or product you never imagined you did. How do you know they're legit?

Is It OK To Put Dog Poop Bags In A Neighbor's Trash? [Block Talk] - Across America, US - Is dropping the bag of poop in the first available trash can a reasonable thing to do? Or is it enough that dog walkers bother to bag it?

Power Tools On The Weekend: When Is It OK To Make Noise? [Block Talk] - Across America, US - Some neighbors sleep late on weekends. Others like to get an early start on hot, noisy jobs. What's the magic hour when the noise can start?

Nosy Neighbors: Should You Be Kind Or Call The Cops? [Block Talk] - Across America, US - When neighbors don't mind their own business but are harmless, chill; some readers described situations that escalated far beyond nosiness.