What's the weirdest thing a guest in your house has done? (Lighthearted)

[ToddlerSwim]

DH had a close childhood friend. They were in their early 20s and friend had come over to hang out (just for the evening not to stay over).

DH was still living with his parents at the time and they were all in the living room chatting when friend randomly gets up and announces "right I'm going for a bath" and just goes off and has a bath in their house.

It's such a small thing but so bizarre. What odd habits have you seen from house guests?

Watching other people's wedding videos is boring... not PP's anecdote!

He sounds delightful. What a catch. I am not surprised he's your Ex.

Are people seriously mixing their recycling and general waste and then sifting through it on bin day like they are panning for gold???

Either have a separate recycling bin or do what I do and take empty toilet rolls/toiletries downstairs when you have finished with them

The strangest thing in here has got to be the bathroom bin debate! Completely bizarre to consider putting sanitary waste in there is wrong. And to argue it’s because of recycling? wtf. Just don’t put it in there maybe? I take any recycling eg loo roll cardboard straight downstairs. This thread has definitely confirmed that people are weird.

Why is everyone assuming I have an issue with menstrual blood, I don’t. I just consider it good manners to dispose of MY OWN pads and not expect my 80+ FIL who would be embarrassed because that who he is, to have to clear mine away.

I cared for my own Nan when I was a teen. I also have no problem wiping someone’s arse if need be. I’m not squeamish at all. I just think it’s good manners to clean your own waste away, regardless where you are.

I have no intention of caring for my in-laws, they have enough children and adult grand children to do that.

Why is everyone assuming I have an issue with menstrual blood, I don’t. I just consider it good manners to dispose of MY OWN pads and not expect my 80+ FIL who would be embarrassed because that who he is, to have to clear mine away.

And certainly you do you at your PIL home, but in your own home can you not just get a ten quid bin with a lid and pop a liner in there for the comfort of your female guests?

I'm assuming your FIL doesn't hook through your bins, only his own.

But this started with your horror of DIL using your bathroom bin, and your outraged refusal to ‘clean up someone’s menstrual waste’ - expressed as though she might have been smearing her used tampons all over your bathroom walls rather than putting wrapped up pads in a bin that most people would use for this purpose without a second thought.

This is a you problem - your determined refusal to use bin bags (!) or a bin with a lid is going to mean you are destined to face ‘menstrual waste’ at closer quarters than necessary.

I just consider it good manners to dispose of MY OWN pads

You can do whatever you want, of course. But most people would consider it more odd to have guests stuffing their used pads in their pockets to take home than using bathroom bins.

To get off sanitary products for a moment...😝

Years ago I roomed with 2 other girls. One of the girls asked if her friend could stay for a couple of nights, a couple of weeks later she was still there, scrounging, using up the last of the milk in the fridge, etc.
I told her we had had enough, to get out the following day.
I went out, came back, and she was cleaning her dirty shoes with my face flannel.

Needless to say, the offer of an extra night was withdrawn.

It's not really a poo. It's a sham poo 😁

DH's relatives helped us move house when our baby was born. To save time they piled everything into one room- fair enough. However I never did get an explanation or confession as to why the bag to my wedding dress was left open and a dirty oiled filled pan was left on top of my dress 🤬

She's pass ag telling you she knows its you and to stop it 😂

I think you'll find it's not commonly known and bizarre of you to accuse op of not reporting SA!

Very true, it's because we prefer not to annihilate our plumbing 🤣

So if your in laws had a no solids in the toilet rule you'd crap in a bag and take it out to the bin would you? Why would they have a no solids rule? Well some people are odd and might have such a rule; kind of like having a bathroom bin provided for things such as putting sanitary towels in and not letting them use it for that!

Oh my god!!!!

I feel for her fellow tenants wherever she was living...that would be really grim. Wonder if they ever had issues??

No, they thought it was fine.

Can't remember how, but he knew I wouldn't be there. There was no reason at all for him to be anywhere near our town. Especially as he lived and worked in Florida.

No reason to just show up either, If he genuinely was passing through, then why not arrange a meet up in advance? Nope, waits till I'm away and gets himself in my bed.😡

Sorry if you've said but what did you respond to this?!

Why is everyone assuming I have an issue with menstrual blood, I don’t.

Because you've expressed your horror over it several times to the point where you can't handle used towels being in your bathroom bin, wrapped up (OK, they accidentally fell open, shit happens, get a bin with a lid!), had to involve your son to talk to his wife about it (dear God) and actually think your female guests should take their bloody towels and tampons home with them! Or at least have to carry them through the house in front of people to go all the way out to the outside bin every time.

You're getting backlash because your system isn't normal and is completely ridiculous, unpleasant and unwelcoming. This is exactly what bathroom bins are for. You're acting like you have to root through it with your bare hands rather than just get a lid and tie up a bin liner!

Not an invited guest per se but I was selling my house and left for a few hours while a family came through. Arrived home to discover muddy footprints on all six of our beds, the bedding stripped completely off of one, and an unwrapped used tampon (not in the bin, just sitting there. I understand needs must but i hadn’t hidden the bin or anything!) I can’t imagine what happened or what they were like as people!

Plot twist...he watched you both sleeping through the keyhole? Or through the window, on a ladder, as he pressed his creepy face against the glass 😬😱 you 100% did the right thing telling him to get the f out!x

Good Lord, no! Don't flush towels or tampons. Tampons especially will absorb water and swell, blocking the drain. Nothing should go down there except pee, poo or toilet paper. Not even tissues or kitchen roll; they aren't designed to break apart easily like toilet paper. Even "flushable" wipes aren't usually actually flushable.

This is why there are sanitary bins in women's public toilets!

@Tipsssy what generation are you? I'm in my fifties and we all knew not to flush then.

The biggest take from this thread for me are the couple of posters with really odd attitudes to other women and their bathroom bins 😆. Really ancient views on the shameful nature of menstrual blood, it's shocking these attitudes remain!

@AliceMcK

I just consider it good manners to dispose of MY OWN pads

Someone wrapping up a sanitary towel and putting it in a bathroom bin is disposing of their own pads. They've put the item where it belongs.

Plus, it's not good manners at all to embarrass female guests about their periods, and make them go through a charade of traipsing to the outside bin with soiled towels and tampons in hand, or pack them up for however long to take home with them in their suitcase or handbags, or involve male relatives!