to think our neighbour is spying on me through a wall?

[gnocci]

We live in a semi but a semi that backs onto another house, so our entire back wall is another house's entire back wall IYSWIM. So upstairs we share a wall on our bedroom, the landing and our bathroom.

The only noise I ever hear from their house is that noise of a pull switch light cord. And the only time I ever hear it is just after I go to the bathroom at night before I go to bed. Whatever the time. I never hear it before or after. Without fail it is just after I leave the bathroom. I go to bed at very random times (DH works away...). it could be 8pm, it could be 1am. Whatever time it is, I always hear that cord go within 20 seconds of me leaving the bathroom...

Uuummmmmm AIBU to think I might be being spied on..??!!! How do I find out for sure?!!

Right I'm going up now. Will report back in 20 mins or so........ eek...

20 minutes?! How long are your wees?!

Only kidding. Freaky though, although this!

mulberrymoon I nearly choked laughing at your Carry In toothpaste suggestion.

Eek, good luck gnocci!

GNOCCCCCCCCIIIIIIIIIIII?

creative

are you channeling Jack Nicholson in The Shining?

This is reminisint of a Dr Who episode. I0 hiding behind the couch right now!

but of course, Everybody!

Yeah, if you hear the click hack your way into next door bathroom with an axe and your face in this expression-

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Heeeere's Gnocci!

Where are you Gnocci ??!

Where are you gnocci??? I hope you haven't found a hole

Will have to stay up now, to find out....(I live in a house that used to be one, but is now two, we have some very thin bits in cupboards that used to be doorways. My neighbour is lovely though, and not at all creepy, I am more worried that she gets woken up and freaked out by my dd having a night terror and shouting "NOOO daddy NOOO".)

It's been over 20 minutes now ... < biting nails previously tapped then drummed on table >

Right ok.

That was a bit scary I must say...

BUT no lights through any holes as far as I could see. No light cord sound either UNTIL much later. I had time to refresh DS's drink, get changed and give my eyebrows a quick pluck (lol!) and just as I was getting into bed "chug ping!" !!! So I reckon that was a good TEN MINUTES after I'd left the bathroom....

What does this mean?!!!!

That they go to bed about the same time as you?

I know want my dh to hurry home as I'm spooked

When I was looking after my nanas house a few years ago I was CONVINCED there was someone living in her loft, I even drunkenly left them a jam sandwich under the hatch one night as a "please don't kill me" peace offering when nana returned and I asked her she said "oh I forgot to tell you about next doors stair lift FIVE WEEKS of terror I had

Have you checked your loft?

I watched the 7/7 thing on BBC2. Maybe we watch the same progs then go to bed... !!

I think maybe you do wake them and they go to the bathroom then. do you tend to go to bed at the same time each night? Maybe it is them turning their bedroom light off after you've been to the bathroom? (they might not have a bathroom in the same place as you).

Just read thread I see lofts have been mentioned

Lauren - DH will be checking tomorrow night when he gets home! Its a high up hatch, will require a ladder and I'm 7m preg!

you're pregnant too! Definitely make a jam sandwich!

Maybe they just go to bed at the same time as you?

My next door neighbour goes to bed at 10pm, every single night. Without fail. Exactly. Every night, I head her turn off her television, and then the floor creaks as she goes to bed.

The thing is I go to bed random times... 8pm to 1pm...