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To not realise this prank would go very wrong (and scary)

34 replies

climbingquickly · 20/04/2015 18:41

Name-changed for obvious reasons!

At weekend DP and I had friends to stay, one eve he dropped me and female friend at pub (about 2 miles away) he stayed home chatting to her OH. Friend and I got tipsy. Decided to walk home after an hour to scare the guys! We live in rural area with no other houses nearby. They were expecting us to call them when we wanted picking up from pub so weren't expecting us for hours. We crept into back garden (it was around midnight) and saw them watching TV in living room. We split up, my friend crept around side of house to living room window I stayed out of sight near kitchen window I banged on glass using a bamboo cane. DP rushed to window but I was hidden by bushes, he looked really freaked out, my friend then banged on living room window. To cut a long story short they both ran outside holding ice-axes (!) so we jumped out but they didn't think it was funny.
Turned out they had seen a man in back garden earlier, peering in through window! They went out but he climbed over fence and ran away, so when they heard us banging they nearly called police. DP is going away on work trip tomorrow and Im scared there's a prowler lurking around! Can't stay at a friend's as I run my business from home. AIBU to be really freaked out by this?

OP posts:
ditavonteesed · 20/04/2015 18:43

godh thats sounds like the plot of a dodgy movie where ;oads of teenagers get killed. however I am sure your fine really.

DCITennison · 20/04/2015 18:45

Are you sure they're not just getting you back?

FishCanFly · 20/04/2015 18:46

Keep the ice axe handy

grannytomine · 20/04/2015 18:46

Sorry, I couldn't stop laughing.

APlaceOnTheCouch · 20/04/2015 18:47

Are you sure they weren't playing a prank back on you both? It's such a co-incidence that the night you decided to prowl about your back garden, someone else did the same!

If you are really freaked out then ask someone to stay with you whilst your DP is away.

SmallPrawn · 20/04/2015 18:48

A friend of mine's boyfriend did something similar to her, he hid in her car to surprise her but quickly realised that it was actually really freaky and disturbing!

PHANTOMnamechanger · 20/04/2015 18:51

what's an ice axe and why do you have 2 lying around your house? misses the point

FirstWeTakeManhattan · 20/04/2015 18:58

Phantom my DH used to go ice-climbing, pre-children, so we have about four ice axes at home.

Just lock the doors, sleep with your 'phone next to you and an ice-ax, or get your mate to stay over.

You'll be fine, OP

PHANTOMnamechanger · 20/04/2015 19:04

I've just remembered my friend used to sleep with a brick in a big sock under the bed, her DH worked away a lot. When he came home one very late night, to surprise her, he almost got himself killed! Grin

PHANTOMnamechanger · 20/04/2015 19:04

and thank you firstwe - I'm just surprised they were apparently readily to hand.

Floggingmolly · 20/04/2015 19:06

You walked two miles at midnight just for the thrill of banging on your own window to scare your OH? Such a lot of energy for so little return...

LaurieFairyCake · 20/04/2015 19:08

I want to tell you that you're an immature arse

But I couldn't stop laughing Grin

Schadenfreude I'm afraid with you now having to stay there alone

AnyFucker · 20/04/2015 19:10

Do you live in The Antarctic ?

Joyfulldeathsquad · 20/04/2015 19:11
Grin
Bettercallsaul1 · 20/04/2015 19:18

Hope you don't get iced while hubby is away, OP! (Could he axe his trip?)

WorraLiberty · 20/04/2015 19:20

They must be winding you up surely.

Someone looked at them through the window, jumped the fence and ran off and they didn't bother calling the police?

maroonedwithfour · 20/04/2015 19:21

Ice axeConfused the intruder was watching you from the bushes

Reluctantlandlord · 20/04/2015 19:22

At least you didn't spray him with fart spray like the eejit on the other practical joke gone wrong thread.

PuppyMonkey · 20/04/2015 19:24

Couldn't stop laughing at what? Confused

expatinscotland · 20/04/2015 19:26

I think they are getting you back for your prank.

BoatsAgainstTheCurrent · 20/04/2015 19:52

My DH did a similar thing to me (before DC's.) I was watching a horror movie with a friend... (thought DH was at work) it was night and the lights were turned off. He kept making sounds/knocking on the window. Me and friend were terrified. He popped up with a white sheet around him and for a second I actually thought I was going to die. Blush

It's pathetic, isn't it? I can laugh about it now...

PrincessPilolevuofTONGA · 20/04/2015 19:53

You have not one but two ice axes?

BoatsAgainstTheCurrent · 20/04/2015 19:54

Didn't answer the OP, oops. Bolt doors and sleep with a cricket bat... or something.

Momagain1 · 20/04/2015 19:54

That the ice axes had been located and were grabbable does lend credence to their story. i would have expected they would be in the garage somewhere that would take some searching, which they did.

On the other hand, with DC's in the house, that the idots didnt stay put and call the police when they thought the prowler was back reveals they are not the most intelligent of guardsmen. So, maybe they did know it was you...

pictish · 20/04/2015 19:57

They are definitely getting you back. There was no man.