To want my leg of lamb back?

[Milkshakebreaks]

Whacky neighbour strikes again.

She is a nice woman. A bit eccentric.

She saw a dog roaming the estate and thought it was mine. It wasn't. She panicked, she said, and reached for my door and went in, shouting my name

My actual dog, a very low prey drive GH, approached her wagging. Luckily, he didn't see her as a threat and harm her.

My neighbour said she panicked then and tried a dog treat but the roaming dog wasn't interested. She then went into my fridge and got out a LEG OF LAMB 😒

She is seen on video camera attached to the house, waving down the dog with the leg of lamb in hand, waving it like she is in Ollivander's wand shop

The dog wonders off elsewhere and she's seen again throwing the leg of lamb into the nearby hedges.

AIBU to want it back or paid for? Or is she too unhinged to ask this? Not sure what to do. She has posted a picture of the dog on the estate FB group. No claims for the dog yet... who on footage and in her photo, is not a GH. It's very clearly a tiny terrier type 🙄

As I say, she is a really friendly neighbour but somewhat OTT, dramatic and loud. She has a 19 year old daughter who is lovely. And a polite and very normal 15 year old son. Both nothing like her loud and overly familiar ways

My door was left open by me as I had run 3 doors down to give my lovely neighbour some bits I was passing onto her

I have no idea why she would lie or try and enter my house. She genuinely looked like she was trying to get the dog

And is it the same hedge the neighbours keep having sex in?

magnoliaagain

Same poster?

Wow, that is some bad luck 😮 Hopefully she doesn't have a communal fridge as well...unless her wacky neighbour thought they did.

I think you probably need to say 'although I realise why you came into my house, please don't ever do that again. My dog may see you as a threat on his territory and this may end very badly. Particularly if the dogs perceives you to be stealing.'

I wouldn't pursue getting neighbour to pay for the lamb/replace it though.

Oh that lamb is going to stink in this weather, unless the foxes had it. But maybe it will deter frolicking in the hedge, every cloud...

INeedAnotherName

well...unless her wacky neighbour thought they did.

Nice to see "wacky" spelled correctly.

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I think the OP is lost in the hedge

I’m so confused

Is the poor dog missing or marauding the streets depending on your dog leanings?

If so why is OP more concerned about her lamb leg?

Is there a go fuck me account to raise £££ for replacement animals dead or alive.

This worry is ruining my Sunday

I reckon the neighbour came back to the hedge later and retrieved the leg of lamb for herself after realising the waste and the opportunity. As someone previously said, it’s vacuum sealed so it’ll be fine other than a little warmed up. OP should hang around neighbour’s house today to detect any wafting roast lamb cooking smells.

Another argument for not leaving your doors unlocked.

Glad to see all the references to the Tales of The Unexpected episode “Lamb To The Slaughter” which starred Susan George and Brian Blessed! Now, OP, why don’t you get a nice new frozen leg of lamb and invite your neighbour round to share it…….!

Was this her, OP?

And with pic...

You can spell whacky with or without an 'H'.

The Cambridge Dictionary gives it as 'whacky'.

Also for being vegetarian - no one has ever stolen lamb from my fridge.

Or for not having a dog. No-one has ever thought that a dog belonged to me.

A perfect coincidence!

Legs of lamb are so expensive! Are you minted ??

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I don't "buy a leg of lamb", no. I buy whole lambs from the farm, have them butchered, and then store them.

Thank you for your assumption (and supercilious, patronising tone), but I can assure you, not only do I know what a whole leg of lamb is, it absolutely does fit in my fridge - and my oven.

A full leg of lamb is around 2.5kg and about 45cm long max. The standard fridge easily accommodates it. And the 7kg turkey I buy at Christmas. It's obvious YOU never buy a full leg of lamb because you don't have a clue!

Last time we visited my DP's grandmother they cooked a whole kid - and it also fit in the fridge.

You "clearly" don't know as much as you think you do.

Please can I be your friend and come to the next kid cook at your DP’s GMother’s or the next LoL cook at yours ? Drool.

I’ll bring wine 🍷

DP's GM lives in India so it's a bit of a trek! Worth it for the food alone though 😁.

😂 Why not her too?
Or is that de trop?