flies swarming at window, no answer door, house chock full of rubbish

[Thundercrackers]

that's just it really. Elderly-ish lady living a few doors down, no family nearby, hasn't put her rubbish out this week and no light on this evening.
Am I just being the worst curtain-twitcher ever or is thia actually very concerning? I got the shivers seeing all those flies. Do you think I should ring the council in the morning and see of there's someone who could pop round and check she's ok? I don't think o could cope if it turned out she was suffering in any way and I ignored her. However, perhaps she just likes living in a crap tip? oh dear, what should I do? (off for a fret)

Well done, you may just have saved her life.

Aww well done Thundercrackers, I just did a massive sign of relief.

I am so pleased, I thought I was going to lie awake worrying.

Flies at a cold window are odd at this time of year - their life cycle is prolonged in cold weather so it could easily have been longer than 10-14 days since the flies were eggs. I wonder what happened.

Brilliant! Well done Thundercrackers!

Well done OP. Everyone I know in emergency services has always said they would rather people call and they go around and annoy someone who is ok than things are left and they have to deal with the worst case scenario.

If she comes home, could you set up a system with her to check on her? The elderly lady down the road that lives alone has a system with me now that she waves to me from her front window every morning as I'm going for my walk so I know that she's ok.

Oh I'm all choked up now. So glad there's people who care enough to do something when they notice things like this. So glad there's people who do still notice! Well done

We should all keep an eye out for each other, especially vulnerable people and now the weather is getting even colder. I know it's obvious but worth repeating I think.

Hope she's being looked after and is comfy and warm.

'there are' I mean. I'm tired.

Tears in my eyes. Well done op

Just spotted this thread and read all the way through expecting a worst case scenario-so so glad that wasn't the case. What a wonderful thing you did OP

Well done OP! For you &

I'm going to check on my neighbour tomorrow.

Hope you're not disappointed Coconutty

ermmm call 101 asap all the signs say shes unfortunately passed away

I've just read through as well, so glad it is a happy outcome.

Good outcome. I'm home carer and have found someone. TBF, nothing could have helped them since they have four visits a day. Selfishly I wanted the night time carer to have been the finder.
xtreme do you always just read the first page?

OP, I wish everybody had a neighbour like you.
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Well done op!

Ah that is good news :) Well done.

You know you probably saved her life :)

Oh, that's brought tears to my eyes, in a good way! Well done OP.

Thank god, lesson for all please keep an eye out.

for OP and little old lady.

Well done lovely OP.

So pleased to hear this news, well done for noticing and acting OP!

Well done Thunder. It sounds like both you and the police did a terrific job.

My brother has been in the same situation this year several times, growing very concerned for an elderly neighbour who is estranged from her family and who keeps dismissing all social services help (yet can't cope). He too has called the police on occasion when he has grown very worried.

It is such a horrible thing to think of someone alone and finding it hard to cope and possibly being ill or dying. Well done for noticing and caring. X

Well done Thunder!

Well done on getting her help OP. You are a good neighbour.