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To be irritated about DP and the tunnel?

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RockHardCake · 18/03/2024 20:21

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

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elf1985 · 21/03/2024 22:39

Is there a church nearby? Or a pub? A really old pub I worked in had a tunnel in the cellar to the local church, it's called a priests hole, and was used so that the local vicar could get to the pub cellar in world war 2 incase of bombings.

B1anche · 21/03/2024 22:27

I reckon she's having a Goonies style adventure - tunnels, grottos, pirate ship, treasure etc. She'll update us when she's back

Hoplolly · 21/03/2024 22:07

Waiting for an update....and scouring the news for tunnel collapses

KnickerlessParsons · 21/03/2024 22:04

noodlezoodle · 21/03/2024 21:03

Well that's it isn't it, she's gone for good.

Possibly the woman who pissed off the crows is down there too because she never came back either.

I told her to take her phone into the tunnel with her so she could phone for help.
(Does the 4G signal work from a parallel universe?)

whereaw · 21/03/2024 21:18

Can't you get four children, with a parrot, lizard and some caterpillars to go explore it for you?

noodlezoodle · 21/03/2024 21:03

Well that's it isn't it, she's gone for good.

Possibly the woman who pissed off the crows is down there too because she never came back either.

Mnk711 · 21/03/2024 20:15

Did you rescue the car?!

Melony75 · 21/03/2024 19:31

SoupDragon · 20/03/2024 22:44

Why no photos? You can get a decent photo with a smartphone.

Yeah, give us a picture, a brick, a drip, a cobweb, Sadako, anything...

Sunnydaysathome · 21/03/2024 18:54

No no no just no. Dont go in it!!! This just reminds me of the nutty putty cave thing in the US 😳

HoHoHoliday · 21/03/2024 18:52

I can't believe your partner isn't interested! If it were my house it would be the first place I would explore.

HoHoHoliday · 21/03/2024 18:51

Georgian house - probably too late for a priest escape route. Could have been added in the war as a shelter. I've heard it's not uncommon for these tunnels to exist, at one time there would be some connected underneath a village but usually when people come across them these days they are closed off at one end.

goingslightlyinsane · 21/03/2024 17:47

Waiting patiently for an update Blush
OP did you go in? Are you ok?

Tiddlywinks63 · 21/03/2024 07:20

Don’t forget your hard hat OP if you go in though what the good one will be if the house comes down on top of you

MaybeRevisitYourWipingT3chnique · 21/03/2024 00:42

What's with all the woo and ridiculous fanciful theories?

Thinking logically, it's obviously going to be a portal to an illicit alien-led underground toilet brush factory, and the fates have schemed to lure you in there to kidnap you until you faithfully promise to work all hours to change the MN hive mind into embracing them again (not literally; just rebumperising their sales figures).

Beware: if you double-cross them and don't keep your solemn vow, you'll find that a 'pre-loved' one randomly appears in your dishwasher at dawn every Tuesday, but then mysteriously vanishes again without trace by noon.

#trustthescience

CheeseSandwichRiskAssessment · 20/03/2024 23:10

What about a drone? Usually I think they're the worst things ever, but we've finally found a worthy application!

Lilyhatesjaz · 20/03/2024 22:48

I have only read op's posts so sorry if someone else has suggested this.
You could get in one of those companies that deals with drain problems. When our victorian drain was blocked they put a camera down it using a flexible tube so they could see where the blockage was.

Notamum12345577 · 20/03/2024 22:47

RockHardCake · 20/03/2024 20:56

It went quite some way and then there appeared to be a corner, I sent car around it and then there was a little crash 😂 tried to reverse it but could hear the wheels spinning so it’s clearly got stuck 🤦‍♀️ I’m just going to go in and get it tomorrow, as has been said it’s been there over 100 years by looks of it, I’d have to be bloody unlucky to have it collapse on me now 😂

Commenting because I now feel invested!

SoupDragon · 20/03/2024 22:44

Why no photos? You can get a decent photo with a smartphone.

Ginkypig · 20/03/2024 22:39

Well this is a lovely update 😆

Caerulea · 20/03/2024 21:47

I'm totally with the trap theory! Do update us tomorrow on how it goes with the zombies.

Maybe take some cake with you? Everyone likes cake. Or a Creme Egg.

CurtainsOfGrey · 20/03/2024 21:41

Here purely for the updates!

KnickerlessParsons · 20/03/2024 21:29

I’m just going to go in and get it tomorrow, as has been said it’s been there over 100 years by looks of it, I’d have to be bloody unlucky to have it collapse on me now 😂

Fingers crossed you get back out again. Take your mobile phone with you though, when you go in the tunnel, then if you get stuck you can still update us from in the tunnel.

Allfur · 20/03/2024 21:02

Could you send in another remote car but this time strap a hook to it to dislodge first car or something

JinglePringle · 20/03/2024 20:57

B1anche · 20/03/2024 20:51

Well I've seen Indiana Jones documentaries where booby traps in mysterious tunnels have set off giant rolling balls and flesh eating bugs.

You'll probably be OK but best not risk it.

I had not considered the possibility of booby trapped floors or poisoned darts in the walls. Might not be worth it after all!

RockHardCake · 20/03/2024 20:56

It went quite some way and then there appeared to be a corner, I sent car around it and then there was a little crash 😂 tried to reverse it but could hear the wheels spinning so it’s clearly got stuck 🤦‍♀️ I’m just going to go in and get it tomorrow, as has been said it’s been there over 100 years by looks of it, I’d have to be bloody unlucky to have it collapse on me now 😂

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