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Do you have .... In your home?

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DaringAquaViewer · 24/04/2024 15:01

Say yes or no then suggest the next one

I will start
Shoes on the stairs

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EveryOtherNameTaken · 23/05/2024 21:00

No ponds with or without leak

Mice?

Daffsarealwaysyellow · 23/05/2024 21:13

Yes to mice. Free range variety intermittently provided by cats as opposed to long-term residents in cages.

Squirrels in the roof?

Shelinaa · 23/05/2024 21:24

We used to have squirrels, but we exterminated the noisy twats.

An animal-loving neighbour who feeds pidgeons and foxes and rats?

KatPurrson · 24/05/2024 00:18

No animal loving neighbour. We did feed a hedgehog that used to visit for a while.

@WalkingWombat he doesn’t like biting plastic, only cardboard (it’s a hard plastic collapsible paddling pool rather than an inflatable one). I think it’s the cronchiness.

Lots of decapitated feather bird toys kept as trophies.

Sweetpea1532 · 24/05/2024 03:47

No decapitated nor otherwise, feathered bird toys here.

A wind chime?

scalt · 24/05/2024 06:51

Yes to a wind chime, in defiance of all the threads on MN about how much they are hated! 😀

A pair of trainers worn exclusively for sport? (Bonus points if they are not even worn for travelling to the game: I see netball players who wear Crocs, and only put the trainers on just before the game.)

AlexandraJJ · 24/05/2024 06:57

Yes

electric candles

Beargrumps22 · 24/05/2024 07:07

yes but tend to only use at Xmas because they are safer when mixed in foliage displays etc

a home printer? we do business' from home so get through them like wildfire!

Sweetpea1532 · 24/05/2024 07:21

Yes, we have a home printer. But, darn if I can ever get it to work.

Safety handrails in the bath?

Enko · 24/05/2024 10:36

No safety handrails

Carpet in the toilet

Redshoeblueshoe · 24/05/2024 10:47

No carpet in the toilet

An angle poise lamp ?

ScottBakula · 24/05/2024 11:18

A angle pose lamp , several.

A wobbly banister?

KatPurrson · 24/05/2024 15:50

Bannister is firm!

Sound proofing screens? Bonus points if your pet climbs them.

Cantfindthewordsddstruggling · 24/05/2024 16:28

No soundproofing screens

a wonky gate?

Daffsarealwaysyellow · 24/05/2024 18:29

A wonky gate.

A drawer without a knob that you have to open with an Egyptian hand dance and a metal ruler?

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 24/05/2024 22:42

I don't have a gate wonky or otherwise Wink
Knobless drawer , have to open the drawer underneath it and slide it out by pushing my hand under the base

Three Wise Monkeys Figure anyone ?

Enko · 25/05/2024 00:13

No wise monkeys

A ceiling fan

scalt · 25/05/2024 06:52

Yes, a ceiling fan in the bedroom, used a lot. It was left behind, but we like it.

A bell or gong for summoning people to dinner?

ScottBakula · 25/05/2024 09:19

Not one for people but I do have bell off a old toy to let my cat know his dinner is out.

Owls of any sort ?

Daffsarealwaysyellow · 25/05/2024 11:17

A tapestry owl made by a favourite great aunt in the 1950s.

A lighthouse of any sort?

Redshoeblueshoe · 25/05/2024 12:40

OMG we do have a lighthouse DH made it from 3 flowerpots.
It's currently in the back garden waiting to be repainted.

A boat of any description

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 25/05/2024 12:41

Oh it is lovely to think that a piece of tapestry done 90 years ago is still being treasured by you

No lighthouse related items here

But I do have a small ornament of a drake (mallard I think) that belonged to my Grandad , it was in their dosplay cabinet then my Mum got it ( it was stuck in a cupboard ) I relocated him and he now lives happily on my windowsill.

Daffsarealwaysyellow · 25/05/2024 12:53

Lovely to think that small items that perhaps weren't particularly significant to long departed relatives have found new lives and meaning.

Yes to a small brass fishing boat bought at a French 'grenier vide' and used as a paperweight.

Enko · 25/05/2024 22:45

No boat or paperweight here

An abstract painting

StoatofDisarray · 25/05/2024 23:24

No abstract painting.

A crystal ball.

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