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Woman driving past house waving

89 replies

Teeandmoonrepeat · 05/04/2023 14:41

This morning, pretty early-9ish, I was getting DD’s breakfast ready and the dog was going nuts, barking like crazy. I went to see and there was a car slowly driving past, almost stopping outside, with a woman looking into the house. She kept staring in and driving past, each time she could see me come to stand at the window , she’d slow right down and start waving madly at me 😬I was a bit like 🤷🏻‍♀️and moved my dog away to stop her barking, she then drove off.
Any idea what that kind of situation can be about 🙈

OP posts:
Teeandmoonrepeat · 05/04/2023 14:41

I don’t know her or the car, I have no idea who she is

OP posts:
TheCentreSlide · 05/04/2023 14:42

Maybe she’s mistaken? Thought you were someone else?

Teeandmoonrepeat · 05/04/2023 14:43

@TheCentreSlide Yes maybe, I mean she was slowing right down, looked like she was looking for a house 🤷🏻‍♀️

OP posts:
Neededanewuserhandle · 05/04/2023 14:43

She probably has some form of mental illness.

Teeandmoonrepeat · 05/04/2023 14:45

@Neededanewuserhandle Do you think so? 😬

OP posts:
JaneJeffer · 05/04/2023 14:47

Sniper

JarByTheDoor · 05/04/2023 14:48

Neededanewuserhandle · 05/04/2023 14:43

She probably has some form of mental illness.

Hmm

More likely she thought she knew OP.

Or she does know OP, and OP is terrible with faces.

mamabear715 · 05/04/2023 14:50

@JaneJeffer :-)

MargotDeWitt · 05/04/2023 14:50

Did she drive past several times or just once?

PifflePishAndPap · 05/04/2023 14:51

Log it with 101. And 111 just to be sure. Probably CrimeStoppers as well.

Neededanewuserhandle · 05/04/2023 14:54

Maybe she works in supermarket security.

MrsSamR · 05/04/2023 15:00

So I hate to be this person but are you married/in a relationship? Could it be a scorned OW scoping you/the house out?

Choconut · 05/04/2023 15:06

How long have you lived there? Could she have known the people before and thought you were them?

Mercurial123 · 05/04/2023 15:08

PifflePishAndPap · 05/04/2023 14:51

Log it with 101. And 111 just to be sure. Probably CrimeStoppers as well.

Seriously?!

Eggseggseverywhere · 05/04/2023 15:09

Mistaken identity? I waved at ds's mate's dps as I drove past. Walking their little ddog. Then I remembered they didn't have a little ddog as the dm was scared of them.
They had waved back though. Most enthusiastically!!
Unless she was waving a gun op just forget about it!

seperatedmum · 05/04/2023 15:17

she's probably your friend with a new haircut/car but coz mumsnet is scared to drop in unannounced 😳

Teeandmoonrepeat · 05/04/2023 15:18

I definitely don’t know her, she drove past several times, each time I came to the window, she slowed down and was looking in more and waving to me…in a friendly way 😬

OP posts:
Bluetrews25 · 05/04/2023 15:19

Was your roof on fire?

tescocreditcard · 05/04/2023 15:21

Mercurial123 · 05/04/2023 15:08

Seriously?!

eh no. probably not being serious.

RoseBucket · 05/04/2023 15:21

Mercurial123 · 05/04/2023 15:08

Seriously?!

Piffle is taking the piss 🤣

winningeasy · 05/04/2023 15:21

Really needed the toilet

RonObvious · 05/04/2023 15:21

RoseBucket · 05/04/2023 15:21

Piffle is taking the piss 🤣

That would be such a great title for one of those Ladybird books.

ScentOfAMemory · 05/04/2023 15:22

So a car drives past. Dog barks. So you go and look out of the window. Woman driving past sees you looking out and waves. Rinse and repeat.
She was probably driving past minding her own then saw you poking out from behind the nets and decided to wind you up.

tescocreditcard · 05/04/2023 15:22

I'm going with OW whose had a falling out with your partner.

How many times did she do it.

RoseBucket · 05/04/2023 15:23

RonObvious · 05/04/2023 15:21

That would be such a great title for one of those Ladybird books.

🤣🤣 it really would!