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Random drunk stuck his head through my open living room window and scared me senseless

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Bobiverse · 22/09/2025 01:52

I know I’m not being unreasonable but just need to say this somewhere as I’m a bit speechless. I live on a road either just a few houses and a golf club. No pavement on the road and it’s a bendy country road so very rare we get people walking it, but it is just a few hundred meters before you get to the pavement and streets heading into the little town.

I’m up late working and there’s obviously some event on at the golf club that must have ended around 1am as I heard drunk people walking up to the town, happens every so often after an event at the club. It’s warm here so I’ve got the living room window open, and I was writing so looking down when I heard laughing outside and a noise, which was my window being pulled further open. I looked up as a man put his head through the window whilst making stupid laddy drunk noises and a gurning face. I did actually scream and jumped up. It all happened in seconds and I actually went towards the window, where there is a table by the window and it had some kid’s toys on it so I grabbed one of the plastic chuck and swung for the guy as he ducked his head back outside. I saw a him run back to a few other lads and they then ran off up the road.

It was obviously a “prank” by some drunk idiots but it’s really shaken me. I think I’ll be popping down to the golf club in the morning to have a word and see if I can find out whose party it was but it’s not like anything will come of it even if I can track down whoever had the invite list.

I’m just shaken and quite angry about it, not really sure what else to say.

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No33 · 22/09/2025 03:57

I'm also failing to see any humour in this.

I hope you're okay OP.

SiameseBlueEyes · 22/09/2025 03:48

That would have been very frightening. Can you get some sort of netting screen on the window or a restrictor on opening the window fully. I think the restrictors are really quite easy to install.

Enko · 22/09/2025 03:43

Sounds scary. I would pop down to the club in the morning. Failing to se any humour in this.

IhateHPSDeaneCnt · 22/09/2025 03:43

P.s absolutely do report to Golf Club re their contribution to anti social behaviour. I'm sure they will be fully aware on how tenuous their license to hold events is dependent on local residents grace .

IhateHPSDeaneCnt · 22/09/2025 03:34

That's awful and I can imagine your adrenaline is still coursing through your body. Even more crap is the only suggestion I can give is to install window locks - the type with safety feature that incorporates it can't be manoeuvred more open than designated - and that is absolutely shite that a woman may have to consider that. I hope you get some rest.

AutumnalSweater · 22/09/2025 03:23

Men aren’t free to physically abuse us for fun anymore, but they still get their jollies through intimidation — by brandishing a threat of violence at us.

MidnightScroller · 22/09/2025 03:15

Horrendous!! Poor you - I bet your heart was beating out of your chest for ages after that. I’d be freaked out too. Hope you’re getting some sleep now. Not a murderer, just a common or garden twat 🙄

L0bstersLass · 22/09/2025 02:51

That would have scared the crap out of me. Not funny at all.

Bobiverse · 22/09/2025 02:24

I think it’s shaken me because I’m a single parent, so it’s just me and the kids. There isn’t another adult here. It’s not the drunk guy gurning at me that’s upsetting; it’s the thought of what would have happened if that had been a not drunk/idiot guy but something more serious.

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Rabbitmad89 · 22/09/2025 02:18

I don’t think that’s funny at all! How awful for you.

Bobiverse · 22/09/2025 02:08

GarlicPint · 22/09/2025 01:57

I can understand you needing to get that out and tell someone!

Yes, quite a shock and potentially scary in the moment. But also quite funny.
Hope the toy wasn't damaged.

I managed to pull my swing once his head disappeared, otherwise I’d have hit my window and probably ended up with broken glass!

It will be funny tomorrow when I tell someone in real life, but it’s not quite funny yet for me. It’s just a bit… odd really.

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GarlicPint · 22/09/2025 01:57

I can understand you needing to get that out and tell someone!

Yes, quite a shock and potentially scary in the moment. But also quite funny.
Hope the toy wasn't damaged.