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To think there's someone living in my loft?

341 replies

BlueBananas · 21/05/2015 21:22

On Monday morning when I returned from the school run the back door was wide open, I was a bit un-nerved, shouted hello and checked around, nothing seemed untoward or out of place so I presumed I'd left it open before I went. Fine.
Tuesday we didn't go to school, nothing to report.
Wednesday I closed and locked the back door and looked back at it as I was closing the front door, it was 100% shut and locked with the key in. Get back from the school run and it is wide open again. Now I'm freaked out.
We leave the key in the back door all the time to avoid puppy accidents while we're finding the key, so today just as an experiment I locked the back door and took the key to school with me. It was still shut and locked when I got in.
Now I've just been in the utility room, which is just off the kitchen (where the back door is) and it is part of a single storey extension so has a loft hatch, we've never ever been up there (I always kind of presumed it wasn't a proper loft) and as soon as I walked in I noticed the hatch had moved quite considerably, it was literally the first thing I saw as there is quite a gap around it so it has only happened since around 4pm; the last time I was in there.
The door to the utility room is always shut because the kids aren't allowed in there and I'm the only person in the house

AIBU to think the only logical explanation is that someone has recently moved into my utility room loft?

OP posts:
ChilliAndMint · 21/05/2015 22:46

Scaredhusband ? naughty

littlehouseinthebigwoods · 21/05/2015 22:46

I need to go to bed but can't until this is resolved!!

26Point2Miles · 21/05/2015 22:46

There will be nothing there is my prediction....

daisysunflower · 21/05/2015 22:46

It's been an hour now-is dp back yet op or has Lofty got you all trussed up like chickens?

Christinayanglah · 21/05/2015 22:47

Errrr if anything happens to you, will youngest a friend/ relative to update us

Pispcina · 21/05/2015 22:47

I wonder if you might be living next door to Eric Idle.

'Mrs Jones?'

'No. Ooh! I must be in the wrong house!'

Mrsstarlord · 21/05/2015 22:47

Ooh, what's the thread called? off sick and bed bound so desperate for something interesting to occupy me

zzzzz · 21/05/2015 22:48

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withalittlebitofluck · 21/05/2015 22:48

Good luck op. I would of bolted!

JugglingLife · 21/05/2015 22:48

Take hairspray blue!! tis my weapon of choice

PeachyPants · 21/05/2015 22:49

I was thinking I can't go to bed until Op's been back on and said all is well, then I had the thought what if she's not ok what if the psycho in the loft ties her up and then comes on here posting under her still logged on account to say everything is ok.

JugglingLife · 21/05/2015 22:49

'Should I ask him up here' is another fab thread tonight.

zzzzz · 21/05/2015 22:50

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Christinayanglah · 21/05/2015 22:50

How would we tell the difference between all the other psychos on here?

AmateurDad · 21/05/2015 22:50

Sorry don't get this
1 how did the person get in if you'd locked the back door?
2 if the utility room is a single storey extension there should be only air above it. How come there's a loft hatch?
3 when you say the loft hatch has moved, do you mean the loft hatch cover?
4 why have you got a lock on your bedroom door?
I have other questions but I know you are busy.. Still, they might take your mind off things :+)

Runnaway · 21/05/2015 22:50
Shock
TheCatsWhisker · 21/05/2015 22:50

I hate the man under the bed story, had to buy a divan bed because of it.

Hurry up OP's partner! Smile

Monkeyinshoes · 21/05/2015 22:51

Aahh need to go to bed but too scared as bedroom is by loft hatch want to see what happens

zzzzz · 21/05/2015 22:51

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Pipbin · 21/05/2015 22:52

OP has to update before I go to sleep!
In fact if she doesn't update I might not be able to go to sleep.

tilliebob · 21/05/2015 22:53

Surely you'd hear something if someone was in your attic? We had mice in our attic last winter and the fuckers woke me up. I thought it was clog wearing rats up there Shock. DH sprang out of bed and went up to look whilst stark naked. Not a chance I was doing that, I've watched The Grudge ShockShock

bellathebluebell · 21/05/2015 22:53

What was the man under the bed thread?

ChilliAndMint · 21/05/2015 22:53

The devil is in the detail.

MagicMojito · 21/05/2015 22:54

????????????

twirlypoo · 21/05/2015 22:54

Shit, did I read that right? Your going in? You fool! Send your husband, use them as a human shield so the rest of you can escape!!!