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To have ran upstairs in case I smelt of burger

359 replies

Whydoesitalwaysrainonmeeeee · 10/02/2026 20:10

Just now

Treated myself to a Big tasty meal on the way home from work. Happily driving along in the dark and rain, listening to 90’s tunes 🤣
Dropped the bag evidence in the big bin round the corner from my house, getting soaked in the process, but all worth it.
Had to do the quick check of the car and car seat for any random bits-there was shredded lettuce-got rid.
Came in the house, coat off and Ddog smelling my hands, so I ran upstairs saying to Dh and Dd that I was tired 😂

In bed feeling satisfied, but wondering if I smell of burger

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BellesAndGraces · 10/02/2026 21:05

I do this all the time with KFC chicken wings. If I’m “just popping to the shops” you can guarantee I’m getting a 3 wing treat. Sometimes I wait for DH to leave to do school pick up and then head out - DH drives past KFC on his way back so there is a real risk of getting caught which adds to the excitement 🤣

Whydoesitalwaysrainonmeeeee · 10/02/2026 21:06

FetchezLaVache · 10/02/2026 21:03

Are you the poster who posted recently about getting busted with a load of empty junk food packaging hidden under the seat in your car?

Edited

No 😂

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Whydoesitalwaysrainonmeeeee · 10/02/2026 21:06

FetchezLaVache · 10/02/2026 21:03

Are you the poster who posted recently about getting busted with a load of empty junk food packaging hidden under the seat in your car?

Edited

I disposed of the evidence

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PersimmonsAreNotTheOnlyFruit · 10/02/2026 21:06

Terip · 10/02/2026 20:28

Why are people asking why hide the evidence? Because there’s nothing better than a covert burger or other guilty pleasure.

I sometimes have pork scratchings. A whole bag to myself. Stinky, salty, delicious. I eat them alone and then bury the bag deep in the bin, never to be found.

Then I resume my life as a respectable middle class person.

This is me. Secret scratchings. And maintaining a middle class façade.

Whydoesitalwaysrainonmeeeee · 10/02/2026 21:07

Moulez · 10/02/2026 21:03

I thought you were in an abusive relationship

Who?

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Whydoesitalwaysrainonmeeeee · 10/02/2026 21:08

Moulez · 10/02/2026 21:04

also totally agree about the working class grammar

I’m not working class

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Growlybear83 · 10/02/2026 21:08

Im more curious why the OP was in bed at just after 8pm!

Whydoesitalwaysrainonmeeeee · 10/02/2026 21:10

BellesAndGraces · 10/02/2026 21:05

I do this all the time with KFC chicken wings. If I’m “just popping to the shops” you can guarantee I’m getting a 3 wing treat. Sometimes I wait for DH to leave to do school pick up and then head out - DH drives past KFC on his way back so there is a real risk of getting caught which adds to the excitement 🤣

🤣 The little things..

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Whydoesitalwaysrainonmeeeee · 10/02/2026 21:10

Cricketashes · 10/02/2026 20:58

These threads come up regularly on Mumsnet - eating food in secret. Doing this never enters my mind. I don't see the attraction. Why is this a thing? Why is eating food in secret so exciting?

It just IS

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KilkennyCats · 10/02/2026 21:10

ThatCyanCat · 10/02/2026 21:03

Once again...

Stolen sweets are always sweeter,
Stolen kisses much completer,
Stolen looks are nice in chapels,
Stolen, stolen be your burgers apples.

For me, the thread was worth it because I got accused of being "odd" (it's MN, it was going to be that or "baffled") by someone who finds it "disturbing" - disturbing! - that people sometimes sneak a Maccy's in the car and enjoy it. I wonder what it's like to shock that easily!

No, it’s not simply eating a burger in the car than I find disturbing, as you probably well know.

Dragonscaledaisy · 10/02/2026 21:11

PersimmonsAreNotTheOnlyFruit · 10/02/2026 21:06

This is me. Secret scratchings. And maintaining a middle class façade.

What do pork scratchings have to do with class?

Simplestars · 10/02/2026 21:11

Always dispose of rubbish in a bin in the car park then drive home with windows down to get rid of fried food aroma.

paddyclampster · 10/02/2026 21:11

I don’t get the secret eating! Eat what you want! Mind you, saying that, I cut the labels off new clothes sometimes so nobody finds out 🫢

IWetMyPlants · 10/02/2026 21:12

Sometimes we just need a happy post like this thank you op!!

ThatCyanCat · 10/02/2026 21:12

Whydoesitalwaysrainonmeeeee · 10/02/2026 21:08

I’m not working class

Two of my grandparents were Cockneys. You'll find us all doing the Lambeth Walk to Maccy's.

LeftieRightsHoarder · 10/02/2026 21:12

ThatCyanCat · 10/02/2026 20:49

Stolen sweets are always sweeter,
Stolen kisses much completer,
Stolen looks are nice in chapels,
Stolen, stolen be your burgers apples.

Edited

I was going to say it’s like stolen kisses! But you gave us the poem too. Perfect. Well done you and OP 😀

Whydoesitalwaysrainonmeeeee · 10/02/2026 21:13

Growlybear83 · 10/02/2026 21:08

Im more curious why the OP was in bed at just after 8pm!

Because I had to escape my family in case they sniffed me out..of course 🙄

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Whydoesitalwaysrainonmeeeee · 10/02/2026 21:13

KilkennyCats · 10/02/2026 21:10

No, it’s not simply eating a burger in the car than I find disturbing, as you probably well know.

So what is it?

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DappledThings · 10/02/2026 21:14

Whydoesitalwaysrainonmeeeee · 10/02/2026 21:04

What I wrote was hardly the same as that

"To have ran" is absolutely on a par with "I've went"

LJ125 · 10/02/2026 21:14

From one secret eater to another 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Whydoesitalwaysrainonmeeeee · 10/02/2026 21:15

Simplestars · 10/02/2026 21:11

Always dispose of rubbish in a bin in the car park then drive home with windows down to get rid of fried food aroma.

Ohhh yes 👍

Top tip for the future.

It was pissing it down so couldn’t open the window 😔 wonder if fried food aroma is swirling around everywhere in there 🤔

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KilkennyCats · 10/02/2026 21:16

Whydoesitalwaysrainonmeeeee · 10/02/2026 21:13

So what is it?

Read her post.

Myeyeisnotokay · 10/02/2026 21:17

Whydoesitalwaysrainonmeeeee · 10/02/2026 20:48

😮 You can’t eat whilst driving?!

Nah, I eat all the time in the car! Anything you can eat one handed and plop back down on the passenger seat without making too much mess is fair game. But I do drive an automatic so it's probably easier.
I also (shock horror) take sips of drink from my water bottle in the cup holder!
Wild.

Whydoesitalwaysrainonmeeeee · 10/02/2026 21:18

DappledThings · 10/02/2026 21:14

"To have ran" is absolutely on a par with "I've went"

It really isn’t..! I would never write that or anything similar. The toxins in the burger have adled my brain

Wait…is that a word

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ThatCyanCat · 10/02/2026 21:19

KilkennyCats · 10/02/2026 21:10

No, it’s not simply eating a burger in the car than I find disturbing, as you probably well know.

No, that's exactly how it read and it's what the thread is about so I don't know what deeper meaning you're hinting at. But don't worry, I don't care.