Of all the stupid things...

**mudskipper** · 8 June 2013, 15:12

Originally posted by quackhandle View Post

Yesterday Family QH enjoyed a rather nice afternoon in the park, a wee picnic, ice cream, ride on the Carousel with the wee lad. Good family times.

Then on our arrival home, the wife spots the front door wide open. I rush in contemplating the worse but bizarrly there is nothing stolen, just the dog looking a bit worried in his crate.

We'd been gone over an hour.

Due to our parent spongy brains MrsQH nor I could remember who was last out and who forgot to shut/lock the door. Don't really care if I don't win the lottery now, as I have won my own.

This goes down with jumping into the Thames drunk, in April, naked many moons ago: total stupidity but freakish luck that nothing bad came of it. Anyone care to top those?

qh

I do that at least a couple of times a year. I've also left the gas on three times this year after cooking (although not gone out with it on). Amateur.

**xoggoth** · 8 June 2013, 16:47

Not just you. Yesterday I couldn't find my front door key anywhere and couldn't be sure I hadn't left it in the lock and somebody hadn't nicked it. So this morning I had to rush into town to get a new lock, nearly £80. A short while ago I went to get my reading glasses out of the decorative brass pot on the window shelf and there it was. How it got in there I have no f* idea.

Oh well at least I now have a spare lock handy. Assuming I don't lose it!

**northernladuk** · 8 June 2013, 16:48

Yep done the wide open door thing but that tends to be the kids more often than not. The one I hate is leaving the damn iron on all day after a rush job in the morning. Once left it on two days because it was in the spare room. Doh!

**Archangel** · 8 June 2013, 17:29

I went on holiday for a week and left the front door open, the idiot postie had just chucked 1 weeks worth of mail onto the hall floor as well, why he didn't think to just pull the door shut I don't know.

Anyway, nothing untoward had occurred, and this was in Bradford.

Perhaps "they" had been in and decided all my stuff was tulip.

**quackhandle** · 8 June 2013, 20:44

Originally posted by Archangel View Post

I went on holiday for a week and left the front door open, the idiot postie had just chucked 1 weeks worth of mail onto the hall floor as well, why he didn't think to just pull the door shut I don't know.

Anyway, nothing untoward had occurred, and this was in Bradford.

Perhaps "they" had been in and decided all my stuff was tulip.

Jesus, a week!

qh

**KentPhilip** · 9 June 2013, 01:05

In the olden times we could all leave our doors unlocked, and not have to worry.

**Paddy** · 9 June 2013, 06:54

**Old Hack** · 9 June 2013, 10:28

I once drove my wife to the train station, and on dropping her off, I went to buy a paper, and walked home, leaving the car unlocked with the keys in.

I had a great day. Took the paper down to the river and read it, then popped out, had a pint and pub lunch. Went home for a snooze. Phone went about 4pm, and the wife asked me where I went after I dropped her off, i said 'I went for a walk...', she then asked me what about the car....

Luckily the clampers got to the car before the thieves...

**doodab** · 9 June 2013, 11:25

I once slept with some random girl I met off the interweb.

Now I have 2 kids and a house.

Of all the stupid things...