What's knocking over my bottles

[theresaratinthekitchen]

I was sitting in the living room and the dog and I heard a noise. It sounded like glass bottles moving. The dog barked.

I woke up DH who was not impressed and told me it came from outside.

I went to check on the drinks cupboard because I had visions of rats running around my bottles of gin, but nothing looked out of the ordinary.

Then I remembered that I keep noticing the bottles of champagne we have on top of the fridge keep rearranging themselves.

I had thought maybe DH (who is taller than me obviously) is storing something up there which is why the bottles keep moving.

I climbed up, no rat or mouse droppings, but bottles definitely been knocked about and one was pushed over leaning against the wall.

Could a rat do that? I really really hope it was next door's cat (that I have never ever seen in my kitchen but did suddenly leave us two dead mice on our doorstep yesterday).

Obviously I ran up to bed scared and am now hiding under the covers.

I'd be taking the bottles off the fridge and putting them somewhere else for now, until it's figured out.

Are the bottles moving when your fridge does that shake thing they all seem to do when they're free standing? That's as technical as I get at this time of night - it's that or a ghost that's after your champagne.

Don't know what that could be. I've had rats in the house before but they've not knocked things over. I do have a friend who has this things move, she's decided its a poltergeist and she's named him Steve. Not helpful I know. Probably the next doors cat.

Oh Jesus not a ghost. Though maybe a ghost is better than a rat.

Well I have learnt that fridges shake and vibrate so hopefully that is it. I've lined up all the bottles nicely again so will see if they've moved in the morning.

Is the compressor kicking in and shaking the fridge making the bottles rattle?