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Along with the OFRS you need the Dustbin™

It must have been an emergency call-out and they'll be back today to finish the job?

It's the emergency grave diggers, hence the high viz clothing, they don;t want to get run over and fall in by accident.

Did it start with pewpewpew?

Eep! Don't look out the window....

Now I have heard a noise too!!!

In and out in less than 50 minutes then?
Veeerrrry suss.
Have witnesses for your inspections

It's too late now BB&B, they've gone.

I shall get DH to ask the neighbour tomorrow. Or I might just inspect the pavement for evidence.

Blimmin' funny time to be diggin' up pavements if you ask me.
High viz or not.
Get out here OP and demand to know their intentions.
Do NOT let them know you are prepared (with your OFRS)

Hazel you could be right. Or maybe they put the alarm on their van. Although they could have just shut the doors

Sarah - I think it's probably the local axe murderer back off his rounds, putting his trophy ear in a jar of formaldehyde.

I am going to be jolly sensible and say that the pewpewpew noise was a kind of powertool/hydraulic tool that was opening a screw thing - such as you'd use to get a really tight wheel nut off.

One of your neighbours sarah

Someone just opened one of the garages right outside my ground floor flat's bedroom window, I heard the door go...

Who goes into their garage at 1am?

That was your neighbour being tasered into submission so he would let the zombies dig graves holes.

Those noises were the firemen from Camberwick green doing their roll call. You obviously didn't hear the rest. Barney Magrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub were off duty.

In my rucksack I would have one of those extendable police batons. Can you get them on Ebay?

I tried to make one out of bamboo cane from B&Q but it wasn't wildly successful.

I am disappointed now.

But I do wonder about the 'pewpewpew' noises I heard earlier.

worra for when the zombies attack obviously!

I think they may be zombies still, just cleverly disguised zombies!

You can turn off people's water in my street by a bit of light fiddling under the pavement.

National Grid.

Just raised the blinds and looked out. Didn't even turn the light off. 'Coz I'm 'ard. That and I already knew it wasn't zombies.

Offer them a cup of tea by all means BUT BRING A SPADE TO WHACK THEIR HEADS OFF just in case.

High viz jackets eh?
You can buy them anywhere - they're great - you put one on and everyone thinks you're "offical" ... makes you almost invisible!

How deep are these graves holes they are digging?

I've never got the Oh fuck rucksack reference but to ashamed to admit it!

There is a rail line nearby but I'm fairly sure it's got nothing to do with it! Can't really think what they are doing. They're bleeding noisy that's for sure. If I were in bed trying to sleep I'd be well narked off.

Worra I am genuinely [shocked] at a MN regular such as yourself not knowing what an OFRS is! You should have one at the ready at all times with your Whacking Stick to beat off the zombies, some wine for when you are parched (from the whacking) and some naice ham for a snack.

Sounds like they are finished I'm going to look out the window again.

I live by a railway line and we get all manner of noises at night. But I think most of them are from the young men next door.

Oh right thanks

clear as mud