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Strangest thing someone has ever done In your home?

166 replies

Ilikechips · 16/08/2021 19:22

Seen lots of these type of threads lately and I love them! So go ahead, what’s the strangest thing anyone has ever done in your home?

OP posts:
AllAroundTheWorldYeah · 16/08/2021 21:44

@Carrotcakefiend

Friend of a friend gatecrashed a house party, and brought their shopping with them. Stashed some in the freezer, some in our pantry, and some under my bed. Only found out when the next day I opened the door (with a hangover) to him, who - with no shame at all - explained he'd 'stored a few groceries' at mine, and proceeded to root around his hiding places in my flat, repack his stashed shopping into bags, and leave again.
Is your FOAF Mark Corrigan? Grin
Cocolapew · 16/08/2021 21:46

@ImitationofBeing

New neighbours came over for a drink one evening. He went to the loo (on the 1st floor). Must have gone snooping to the 2nd floor where our bedroom was (converted terrace - attic bedroom).

He got stuck in the eaves/storage and had to shout for help.

His wife just continued chatting like this was totally normal.

😅😅
WiddlinDiddlin · 16/08/2021 21:48

Best friend..

Came in at 2am, pissed as a fart, emptied my fridge and took the contents home to feed the ongoing piss-head party at her flat.

She did invite me.

She came up to my bedroom and woke me up to do so.

We're still friends.. but now live 150 miles apart not next door to one another!

eosmum · 16/08/2021 21:49

DH young cousin around 9 I think wee’d outside the bathroom door. I heard the splashing and came out of the bedroom and he kept going. The bathroom was empty, door slightly open.

broccolibush · 16/08/2021 21:52

Peed on my sofa. Fortunately the covers were machine washable but the cushion took some scrubbing to be clean. Strangely enough we don’t see him anymore.

HumunaHey · 16/08/2021 21:55

A guest went and sat under our living room table and did a poo. Said guest was 4 years old so we went easy on them.

Spermysextowel · 16/08/2021 21:58

Footsteps on our bedroom ceiling one Sunday. Was neighbour’s builder in our loft just seeing how best to fit in a steel to support additional bedroom next door. He’d squeezed through a hole they must’ve made when we were out that only A Borrower could have got through.

Cap89 · 16/08/2021 22:02

We had a family friend and her new husband over for dinner and they stayed over. He switched off every appliance in the kitchen at the wall before bed. Didn’t say anything about doing it. After him and his wife left early the next morning it took us ages to figure out that we hadn’t had a major electrical fault overnight. We had to call them because we actually didn’t know where he’d found the switch for the oven and the dishwasher!

ImitationofBeing · 16/08/2021 22:02

@youdoyoutoday
My DP went up, neighbour rambled on about their being access between our lofts through our eaves cupboards (bollocks).
He then dashed downstairs announced he was going home because he wanted to listen to Elton John (we didn't have his CDs - it was the late 90's).

His partner stayed on our sofa totally ignoring him.

After a few more incidents we took the expensive way out and moved house.

Cam001 · 16/08/2021 22:04

I see the OP hasn't been back. Hope they got all the column fodder they need.

MistressoftheDarkSide · 16/08/2021 22:15

During a party - set off a firecracker in our toaster. Wouldn't have minded but he was in his 40s and then set one off in our downstairs loo. He went home shortly after.....

Another party - had three phones stolen. One of the victims stayed over and I discovered him going through my adult sons room allegedly looking for said phone. I shouted him out of the house into the garden. Various menfolk heard the commotion and came out to see what was going on. I made him empty his pockets and bag to check he hadn't nicked anything, then ran him off the property. His parting shot to me was to call me a witch and threaten me with the police. I said I'd take it as a compliment as he was obviously sky high and couldn't imagine the police would be interested on either side.

We don't have parties any more.

WaterIsBest · 16/08/2021 22:17

Someone renting a room stole all the towels

youdoyoutoday · 16/08/2021 22:19

[quote ImitationofBeing]@youdoyoutoday
My DP went up, neighbour rambled on about their being access between our lofts through our eaves cupboards (bollocks).
He then dashed downstairs announced he was going home because he wanted to listen to Elton John (we didn't have his CDs - it was the late 90's).

His partner stayed on our sofa totally ignoring him.

After a few more incidents we took the expensive way out and moved house.[/quote]
Sounds like you've done yourselves a favour Grin

VeganVeal · 16/08/2021 22:21

Pooed in the garden, blamed their Great Dane dog

RicherThanYew · 16/08/2021 22:22

My friend dropped by my house one day at 11am (very unexpectedly as we weren't close enough to have coffee in each other's homes at this point) and had a coffee. She refused all food/nibbles but stayed beyond lunch and then beyond dinner, eventually she and her 9month old made tracks home at 11:42pm. My company isn't that great tbh.

Ilikechips · 16/08/2021 22:26

I see the OP hasn't been back. Hope they got all the column fodder they need

HA sorry to disappoint just been busy doing bedtime and getting house sorted. Reading through now

OP posts:
whatisthisinhere · 16/08/2021 22:28

I hired someone to put some furniture together that I couldn't manage alone, and they took my soap and shampoo from the bathroom, so used, not even new.

kittenkipping · 16/08/2021 22:31

Taken a nap on my sofa. In my living room. At 4pm- despite having a fresh made bed in their room (my guest room). We had to tiptoe around and the dc couldn't watch tv after school because of said napping guest. Her husband presented this as completely normal "oh she can't sleep in a bed in the day- it'll ruin circadian rhythm " "tell dc to be quiet and not go in there- wouldn't want to ruin her beauty sleep a hahaha"

ExhaustedGrinch · 16/08/2021 22:32

Well this is outing but fuck it. I don't care. I'll never not be mad about it.

A family member (through marriage) was watching my DS while I went shopping. I made a mental note to get toilet paper as we were out. Get back and DS proudly declares FM had done a smelly poo. I was slightly puzzled because I knew we didn't have toilet paper but figured they'd sacrificed a sock. When they left I discovered a missing hand towel!

Okay, so in desperation I can see why someone would use a hand towel, whatever. I figured must be in the bin or washing machine, or they'd smuggled it out in their bag. Nope. They'd flung it in my cupboard under the stairs! WTF!

I put gloves on and placed said towel in a plastic bag. Next time FM was over to watch my son so I could shop I placed the bag with the shitty towel in ON TOP of my bin with the bag open so they would know I know. Very passive aggressive I know. Anyway I get back and FM loudly announces "Oh there was a shitty towel on the bin, DS had left it there so I've flung it in the wash" ... !!! DS says "NO I DIDN'T" to which FM again says it was DS. I was, possibly for the first time in my life, fucking speechless.

I told FM's partner about it and how hurt I was and that I didn't want them in my home alone ever again. FMs partner was mortified obviously. I've never raised it with FM (now divorced from family anyway) but it's something that really hurt me, possibly more than it made me mad, to disrespect my home in the most disgusting way and then to top it off blame my DS was just something else completely.

Malin52 · 16/08/2021 22:32

An ex boyfriend appeared on my doorstep with a bottle of Ouzo. He'd recently returned to London from Greece and had nowhere to stay. We got on well so I invited him to stay for dinner and then for a couple of days.
I left for work the next day leaving him sleeping and retuned that evening to find him and the Ouzo gone along with half of my bookshelf.
I never heard from him again... Confused

pigeonpies · 16/08/2021 22:45

@ExhaustedGrinch

Why on earth did you keep the bag of shitty towel? Both weird in my opinion

ParityJ · 16/08/2021 22:48

We went on holiday for a week and got my partners best friend to come and stay at our house and watch the dog.

When we got home, things had moved.. not unusual I guess.. except my clothes had moved and my favourite posh boots were the wrong way around and unzipped..
My OHs best friend was a man and we think he'd been playing dress up.

ExhaustedGrinch · 16/08/2021 22:48

[quote pigeonpies]@ExhaustedGrinch

Why on earth did you keep the bag of shitty towel? Both weird in my opinion [/quote]
So I could be passive aggressive but yes, I agree it's also weird. Grin

plodalong12 · 16/08/2021 22:55

I would have engineered a situation where she’d need a tea towel to dry her hands and would have passed her that one to use, so you’re nicer than me!

ExhaustedGrinch · 16/08/2021 22:58

@plodalong12 you're an evil genius, I'm impressed Grin

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