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Things that make you go urgghh when visiting other peoples house...

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EvesMama · 30/06/2006 20:05

my first must be..
there only being thier bath towels in bathroom, so when youve washed your hands after using the loo..you could be wiping them on front bum/back bum/willy parts!!!...bleeergh!

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TooTicky · 02/07/2006 17:19

Like piles and bags of recycling waiting to go - cardboard especially, and plastic bottles, as they don't collect those, so have to wait for dp to get off his arse and take them. Except now I can drive I can take them so no more excuses!

beckybrastraps · 02/07/2006 17:22

I'm too terrified to invite anyone round now

My home would NOT comply to MN standards.

bannaloaf · 02/07/2006 17:42

neith would mine becky, but you know you get use to your own clutter and you always see things in others houses that you dont in your own.

Greensleeves · 02/07/2006 17:44

Have been looking round at my house and can see so many of the things mentioned on this thread... double figures in fact

I didn't think it was that minging though....

TooTicky · 02/07/2006 17:49

I have seen my ds2 wipe the drips off his willy onto the towel. When I told him not to he wiped it on the wall. I bet little things like this happen in every house - it's just that if you don't see it happen, you don't know.
I realise that nobody will ever want to go into our bathroom now

trinityrhino · 02/07/2006 17:53

thas hilarious tooticky

lovecloud · 02/07/2006 17:56

cats - they lick all their bodies so smell of their breath - smelly!!!! and they walk on kitchen surfaces!

WellKnownMemorablePeachyClair · 02/07/2006 18:04

EvesMama, we only have bath towels, but the used ones never get put back in.

Oooh i have so much experience from my days visiting homes for work. My favourite was the woman who let the dog lick the bowl she ahd used then put it back in cupboard. Or the lady whose sofa couldnb't be seen for pizza boxes.

And then there was the lady whose Dh was openly discussing how many porn DVD's he owed the chap supplying the entertainment for the kids party that was going on in the same room.

If visited by a health professional type and they don't fancy a cuppa, look around and ask yourselves why. We ALWAYS checked before we decided to a drink.

SSSandy · 02/07/2006 18:16

Why is it that when you've done a really really thorough clean and the house is sparkling, NO ONE drops round. They do it the day you ran off in the morning without tidying away the breakfast remains, the washing is dumped in a basket because you had no time to hang it up and the bathroom sink is full of hair and toothpaste. Then you can guarantee someone will turn up!

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Cappucino · 02/07/2006 19:09

I hate watching people use too much cleaning stuff

I watched my friend wipe down placemats once with Mr Muscle kitchen cleaner

her dd had had a sandwich on a plate on them. there wasn't a crumb on them

obviously a job for a super-strong kitchen cleaner then

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EvesMama · 02/07/2006 19:25

no ones said anyone on here is minging and i dont think any friends have been judged..just these are some things that people notice more so in other people houses that in each persons opinion are nasty!
we dont say oh my friend doesnt hoover between skirtboard and carpet so ill never ever speak to her again!FGS, were just saying what we find groos!

and..well done threeBobmine is still there..must hoover tomorrow!

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EvesMama · 02/07/2006 19:27

ok, so as to be fair..heres one you'll find in my house(if your quick!!)
we have a gorgeous bathrrom in this house roll top bath all tiles and chrome(bloody nitemare to clean)..but dp EVERY MORNING!!! shakes his hair in bath (losing it..getting old)..and leaves it there!!!...short manky hairs scatterd all round our lovely bath!!!!..so then i have to rinse them with shower and pick the manky hairs out of plug hole with loo roll!!!..bleargh

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Jimjamskeepingoffvaxthreads · 02/07/2006 19:35

I'm with tigermoth, cappucino,rhuby, expat etc. My house is a terrible mess, for lots of reasons, it's being sorted out slowly, it gets a good clean through once a week, if people are offended by it then stay away. I'd rather not see someone than have to waste a very precious free morning cleaning tbh.

NomDePlume · 02/07/2006 19:42

Horrible yellow pissy gunge around the hinges on the loo seat. Disgusting, makes me heave.

The smell of dogs.

The smell of stale fag smoke (or fresh, for that matter).

Rancid.

SenoraPostrophe · 02/07/2006 19:55

Oh I'm so glad we non-neurotics are no longer the tiny minority on this thread. I think we're still a minority though - where are the others?

Greensleeves · 02/07/2006 19:56

I thought I was edgy, but some of you are barking. Barking.

SenoraPostrophe · 02/07/2006 19:59
trinityrhino · 02/07/2006 20:02

I would be embarrased(sp?) to let a cleaner into my house at the mo

but if I could afford it I would

WellKnownMemorablePeachyClair · 02/07/2006 20:24

(I only wash the bath towels after every shower coz A. DS1 floods rthe bathrooms anyway everytime; and B. I know he's not using loo roll, so its either the bath mat or the towels. gross.

singersgirl · 02/07/2006 20:46

Wow, have skimmed this thread and am glad that as far as I know many of you are not visiting this house .

Doesn't washing the towels after every wash mean almost another full load every day (if there are at least 4 in the family, and some of you wash more than once a day, as DH and I often do)? What a lot of washing!

I agree it is disgusting to find urine on the toilet seat, but if you have small children, you're not always aware who used the loo last. I don't have time to check all my loos every 5 minutes in case there's a bit of splashback!

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EvesMama · 02/07/2006 20:50

oh and i hate it when you go to loo..public or friends..whereever and the toilet is 'full' and you have to flush before you use to prevent splash back!

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PanicPants · 02/07/2006 20:51

Can't believe this ones still going.

God I feel dirty now for only washing the towels weekly