Caught a stranger IN my house this morning. Joys of living in a previous commercial premises.

[sumi]

I was thinking about last minute grocery shopping for Xmas this morning when I bumped into a young man in my entrance hall on the way out to the supermarket. I was so surprised and so was he, we stood staring at each other for a few seconds before either spoke. All I could come up with was "Who are you?!?" LOL There was no bad intentions from him, he was just lost, but my goodness, I said to him as he left, "You scared the sh** out of me!"

My house was used as a hair salon by the previous tenants and he walked in here expecting the salon, not a private residence. The salon have since moved about 4 doors down from me, but twice now people have walked in, looking for them. He was horrified and very apologetic, but we had a good laugh about it afterwards and I pointed him to where the salon now is.

 

[NH Homesteader]

I think I would be locking my doors!

 

[baymule]

Hang a sign, Salon with an arrow pointing the direction.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Geeze Louise! That would've scared the life outta me! I agree with door locking and sign hanging!

 

[sumi]

I'm actually considering putting a sign up! We had a lost visitor walk in just after we moved in, which was understandable, but I thought by now everyone knows we live here and the salon moved. I guess this one was from out of town.

 

[Britesea]

... or it makes a believable story. Lock your door, girl.

 

[Chic Rustler]

In Texas there are alot of signs with guns on them that say "we don't call the cops" or something of the sort. I'd look for a good sign like that.

 

[NH Homesteader]

I don't think Ireland's gun laws and culture are quite like Texas, lol.

We do have a sign that says something like, forget the dog, beware of owner with a pic of a revolver. You can see it from the front door. Maybe that's why the jehovahs stopped coming....

 

[Chic Rustler]

no joke. Same story on Texas news "a man was shot today for breaking and entering, and here's tom with the weather"

 

[NH Homesteader]

I think I would like Texas.