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Am I right to be suspicious of my neighbours?

91 replies

Curtaintwitcher2017 · 27/09/2017 22:10

NC for this one..

I live in a terraced house in a popular and friendly part of London. The sort of place that nothing bad happens (well actually that's not true based on recent news, but we all like to pretend otherwise). Our house backs onto all the other houses on our block, and from our first and second levels we can see into the kitchen of some houses where the neighbours don't use curtains or blinds.

A few months ago one of the houses was renovated by a family, who moved out. There is now about 4/5 young men living there, but the house is still for sale. I assume they are renting short term.

They have turned their fancy shiny new kitchen into some sort of computer den. There is a row of mac computers along the kitchen island, and I kid you not but they spend probably 9am in the morning until 5AM straight, on their computers. I see them there when I get up for the loo throughout the night.

Rubbish piles up around them throughout the week, but they do empty it on bin day.

I can't see what they're doing clearly but I don't think it's coding or gaming (I work in IT). They have bright colourful screens up all the time- kind of like cctv but not images of camera footage, just of colourful pictures.

AIBU to have a range of conspiracy theories about who they are and what they are doing? Maybe that they're hackers trying to bring down a major corporation? Or perhaps they're running an illegal website? Spying on their neighbour's internet usage (maybe that's why my internet is so slow)? Dodgy finance traders?

Or maybe they're just doing some sort of start up and trying to make the big time?

Or maybe there is something more sinister?

What would you think? And AIBU to wonder what they are up to during their epically long days?

OP posts:
BreakfastAtSquiffanys · 27/09/2017 22:14

I think they're mumsnetting on LSD

Curtaintwitcher2017 · 27/09/2017 22:15

Is there a young man equivalent of mumsnet? Grin or don't I want to know?

OP posts:
DailyMailDontStealMyThread · 27/09/2017 22:28

No harm in reporting it. Better safe and all that.

pickleypockley · 27/09/2017 22:31

I think they are tracking nosey neighbours and it sounds like you are keeping them up all hours Wink

LittleWitch · 27/09/2017 22:37

I reckon they're editing porn movies.

Valentine2 · 27/09/2017 22:37

Now I know what some of the nutters on Pistonheads look like. 😂

enceladus · 27/09/2017 22:40

is this a serious post? I have a row of mac computer screens run by 2 computers (as a single 'operative' :). You can see they are mac computers but can't figure out what is on screen? Anyone who works in video processing and editing at a minimum understands the need/desire for several screens and mac computers are most often the choice for any graphic work. A hacker wouldn't need the bright and colourful pictures. Leave them alone, they are just working in design; do you really think, if they were hacking the bejaysus out of anything that they would do so in full view.

eurochick · 27/09/2017 22:47

Does anyone still pirate dvds? Could be that.

Pandoraphile · 27/09/2017 22:55

You realise you can't leave this now? You're going to HAVE to go and find the answer?

NotTheDuchessOfCambridge · 27/09/2017 23:00

Students on the computer until all hours? Sounds about right.

jcsp · 27/09/2017 23:00

A friend of mine has a buy to let house. Generally his tenants are students, at a Northern Poly/Uni.

He had problems with one group because of their seriously excessive computer use.

He had included wifi in with the rent and went for a deal that he thought allowed a reasonable amount of use. (He based this on his own experience of his own adolescent children)

They got through a months worth in a week or so. Eventually he had to make changes and charges. They gamed from dawn till the small hours.

Highfivethatfart · 27/09/2017 23:02

I'd have had the binoculars out by now - zooming in on the screens....especially at night under the cover of darkness .....

Maelstrop · 27/09/2017 23:04

Youtubers? Making a living off gaming and producing more games?

StaplesCorner · 27/09/2017 23:07

You've found MNHQ!!

LoyaltyAndLobster · 27/09/2017 23:07

Nothing to be suspicious of, leave them alone.

pieceofpurplesky · 27/09/2017 23:08

Binoculars?

CircleofWillis · 27/09/2017 23:11

Are they (gasp) FORRINERS?

IgnoreMeEveryOtherReindeerDoes · 27/09/2017 23:11

Bitcoin mining! China crashed prices other week but it going back up. Phew

CreekyBug · 27/09/2017 23:12

MNHQ 😂

Blinkingblimey · 27/09/2017 23:14

Used to live in one of those terraces in a similar area...my dh was so 😳 when I used the double electric expressor at the kitchen island (we had no blinds either......my excuse is traumatic births make you 🙄 about bodily functions/inhibitions (no, I'd never do it now!!)). My guess is porn editing in operation opposite you....but, you know, get some binocs to be sure😆

feeona123 · 27/09/2017 23:15

Professional gamblers

Winteriscomingneedmorewood · 27/09/2017 23:17

Valentine - my dh is on pistonheads!!!
Slight diversion but post reminded me of the black bags on the washing line thread!! Mm needs some skilled PI 's I think!!
Wonder who is paying their electricity?

SpareChangeDownTheSofa · 27/09/2017 23:19

Sounds like a student house Grin

SeaToSki · 27/09/2017 23:27

Might be competing in an esports league.

JWrecks · 27/09/2017 23:29

I'd imagine they're a startup trying to get off the ground or can't afford a proper business office yet.

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