@corsaire. My DC has had issues in the past. He was doing some carpenter work on the house. I was trying to help him out.
I am a bit too trusting, hut I would rather be too trusting than a hermit. If I hadn’t made friends where I’ve moved, then I wouldn’t have people to help, ie wood stove help, giving me their old cast iron and pasta maker, gun range love cation, etc. It’s a balancing act.
My neighbor that helped with the wood stove is a spritely 70ish (maybe 80s I am not asking) lady, who could buy and sell most of the area. She has given me the low down on most of the neighbors. In this small community, you don’t get away with much as we look out for one another. It’s the no good relatives, you have to watch out for stealing.