Like A Good Neighbor...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon woman's neighbors had reason to worry: Virginia Cartier hadn't picked up her Sunday newspaper and her car had not been moved.

When police forced their way into her condo to check on her, they found Cartier, 67, had been pinned beneath a dresser for four days without food or water.

"She is like crazy about her Sunday paper, and she hadn't picked it up," Kyla Sexton told KGW-TV. "And her car hasn't moved. So we were really worried about her."

It's scary to live alone, but especially when older and apparently fiercely independent it does present its challenges.  You hear about neighbors shooting over loud music, aggravating each other and being terrible all the time.  Good neighbors do exist.  As we get more crowded and live longer, we may do well to find some and stay put.