To be irritated about DP and the tunnel?

[RockHardCake]

DP (we don’t live together) has just moved into a new house. It’s in a right state, needs ridiculous amounts of work doing to it including a whole new heating system (currently just has coal fires in each room!) new bathrooms (of which there are 3) and roofing repairs etc etc - he kind of inherited it but not completely, he has had to pay for it but at a daft price. It’s a listed building with land, pretty isolated.

Anyway! He’s been in there a few weeks and found a tunnel in the basement that was bricked up but the bricks had began to fall apart which is how the tunnel came to light. I found this fascinating and asked where it led and he said he didn’t know. I asked “did you not go in it??” And he said “no, it won’t be anything excited”. Why would you not go in it?? I’m desperate to know where it leads!! I’ve asked him a few times to have a look and he said he has more important things to be doing - I can’t get my head around it!!

im staying there at weekend and I said I’m going to explore the tunnel - he rolled his eyes and said “ffs can you stop fascinating over that stupid tunnel?”

it’s making me quite annoyed

It really won't go anywhere interesting. Also sounds quite dangerous if the bricks are degrading.

I’d be curious too, but I’d want to know the whole thing wasn’t going to cave in before I set foot in it.

Ooh i'd want to know, why build it?

I'd be checking this out too.

I wouldn’t be going into a decaying basement tunnel without having it surveyed first. Yes, the idea that it’s a mysterious secret passage to an old smuggler’s cave filled with treasure must be thrilling, but it more likely leads to underground storage or drainage and could be quite unsafe.

It could be an old drain, be careful if you do go into it!

I'd be worried about the house collapsing into it, he's probably just thinking about what a massive pain in the arse it is.

How old is the property? If 16th century it could be a priest hole? Or, more likely, a coal chute?

Ooh imagine the spiders! 🕷️ 🕷️🕷️🕷️🕷️🕷️🕷️

YABU as your DP's renovations have awoken a dormant insect from a millennia ago, which, upon your entry into the tunnel, will bore into your brain and lay its eggs.

YANBU, he's being a weirdo.

Nah, it’ll be where the coal was kept

Or the rats!

my 8 year old self would be excited at this and would want an adventure, my 45 year old self is thinking of everything that could go wrong!

It's giving me the heebie-jeebies just thinking about it! I'd have a proper survey done before I'd step foot in it.

Have you got a caving or mine society anywhere near you? They are good at exploring safely.

My inner-child, who read many secret seven and famous five books, would be desperate to check out the tunnel.

(sensible me wants to check he's got listed building consent before he starts messing with the fabric of the building)

I’d be in the frickin tunnel before I even had a cup of tea!

Nothing would keep me out of there op, I'm with you 😂

What kind of area is the house in? Near the sea? A mining area? Near a big old house? Near an old pub? Near cliffs? Near an old church ? Or an old graveyard?

There's got to be skellingtons in it.

So let's get down there

I’d definitely want to go in there but probably get it checked out by people with proper safety gear.

Sounds very romantic. I love a good open fire... and a good tunnel! I'd be straight down there!

It is a big old house - near a village but not quite in the village.