Is he just a nutty gardener or might there be another purpose? My FIL used to go out the front and hose down the driveway and hand water the front lawn for an hour or more. I observed that he did it at certain times of the day; in order to observe the comings and goings in the street, and entrap passing neighbours into conversation (and with him being an elderly ex cop, they found it hard to extricate themselves from it).
Is he just a nutty gardener or might there be another purpose? My FIL used to go out the front and hose down the driveway and hand water the front lawn for an hour or more. I observed that he did it at certain times of the day; in order to observe the comings and goings in the street, and entrap passing neighbours into conversation (and with him being an elderly ex cop, they found it hard to extricate themselves from it).
He’s around 80, retired and does it to kill time. Also to get away from his wife.
The times he tries to engage in conversations it doesn’t go far, as he’s completely insufferable.