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AIBU to be a nosy neighbour

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Cockadoodles · 18/06/2021 13:20

My neighbours are a bit strange. They seem fairly normal to the untrained eye but they are odd. The man doesn’t work but he seems to collect junk. He goes off out in his van and returns with more strange items like you’d see at the tip. Nothing I can even describe. Random odds and ends. I thought maybe he was an artist but no “art” is ever removed or collected. There are a lot of mechanical noises coming from the house though. I often wonder what on earth they’re doing in there. The woman goes to work part time.
They have their curtains permanently drawn so you can never see in. I really want to know what their deal is. I know that’s a little weird in itself but they intrigue me. He was very evasive when we talked about what he does for a living. I kind of want to follow him when he goes out! Im obviously bored but I do like knowledge- especially knowledge that isn’t obvious or I’m not meant to know.

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MrsTulipTattsyrup · 18/06/2021 17:28

Do you literally sit and watch them 24/7? My mind is boggling as to how you know that nothing ever gets removed from the house. Do you eat? Sleep? Work?

I think you need to find something more productive to do with yourself. Knitting, taxidermy, ventriloquism. Anything, really, which gives your neighbours a break from your beakiness.

ClutchesPearlsAndFaints · 18/06/2021 17:30

You can only follow them if you have an accomplice and a good spy name

IntoAir · 19/06/2021 09:37

Get a life @Cockadoodles

thenonsensepotter · 19/06/2021 12:23

@PleaseReferToMeAsBritneySpears

Wow! Have people lost the ability to spot lighthearted humor when they see it?
No I think a lot of these people just enjoy a good pile on because they're bored tossers
AdoptedBumpkin · 19/06/2021 12:25

They are probably harmless. Some people prefer curtains closed. Please don't follow them!

Notaroadrunner · 19/06/2021 12:32

@DynamoKev

OP are you Isa from Still Game?
She was some woman for the gossip Grin

I'd be curious too. If they bring all the stuff in but don't seem to bring it out again in some shape or form the house could be a right state. Or maybe they're very creative and have amazing furniture made from all the bits and bobs he's brought home. They might be fans of Money For Nothing on tv.

Ontheroadtorecovery · 19/06/2021 12:53

You have absolutely no shame about this you are being the strange one!

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