22 Foxhole East

f0xh0les

Oh dear. The house across the way has a new tenant.  His two mates were knocking on his door at 3pm, beer cans in hand. He did not let them in so they stood on the street drinking.   The smell of skunk on the street at 10am was horrendous.  Makes you wonder about those house alarms going off.  Hope he manages to sort himself out, and clean himself up.  The landlord usually rents to students, so was surprised to see a fully grown man in there.  Nobody ever seems to live there long though.  So def no presents going under any trees, and the house will not be left unattended.

I have sorted the few tiny presents I have bought into named carrier bags, so I have an idea of the size of the pile of things people have. 

Have moved a few bits around the living room, DH did not notice the lights were on the tree last night.   Still have to move out 2 boxes of DHs tat, and a ladder.  I have not yet made the Xmas Puddings, but I have located the wrapping paper, tape, and scissors,  got the presents into my bedroom, wrapped a few parcels ready to send via the Royal Postal Service and bought pain au choc, croissants, and cinnamon swirls in a tin for the kids to make me.  

When the kids get home from school I will get on with the cleaning.  I know I have some command hooks somewhere - I remember finding them in the Summer holidays, have no idea where they are now though, so will pick up another 2 pack, and hang the wreaths on the walls as decoration - we have a terrible problem round here with people robbing the wreaths off people's front doors - 4 went yesterday (according to reports on the local fakeb00k page) so mine are staying inside the house!

QueenJess

Why on earth would people want to rob wreaths?!

f0xh0les

because they are robbers!!

f0xh0les

I sees it, I wants it, I takes it!   a bit like Smeagol

Kittenkirst

f0xh0les said:

Oh dear. The house across the way has a new tenant.  His two mates were knocking on his door at 3pm, beer cans in hand. He did not let them in so they stood on the street drinking.   The smell of skunk on the street at 10am was horrendous.  Makes you wonder about those house alarms going off.  Hope he manages to sort himself out, and clean himself up.  The landlord usually rents to students, so was surprised to see a fully grown man in there.  Nobody ever seems to live there long though.  So def no presents going under any trees, and the house will not be left unattended.

I have sorted the few tiny presents I have bought into named carrier bags, so I have an idea of the size of the pile of things people have. 

Have moved a few bits around the living room, DH did not notice the lights were on the tree last night.   Still have to move out 2 boxes of DHs tat, and a ladder.  I have not yet made the Xmas Puddings, but I have located the wrapping paper, tape, and scissors,  got the presents into my bedroom, wrapped a few parcels ready to send via the Royal Postal Service and bought pain au choc, croissants, and cinnamon swirls in a tin for the kids to make me.  

When the kids get home from school I will get on with the cleaning.  I know I have some command hooks somewhere - I remember finding them in the Summer holidays, have no idea where they are now though, so will pick up another 2 pack, and hang the wreaths on the walls as decoration - we have a terrible problem round here with people robbing the wreaths off people's front doors - 4 went yesterday (according to reports on the local fakeb00k page) so mine are staying inside the house!

Oh no, I hadn’t read about that- we’ve just popped one on the door and live close to you- best be getting some double sided tape out tonight!

Sorry to hear about the nightmare neighbour across the way; not pleasant at all to feel you can’t leave your house unattended fingers crossed they are only there temporarily!

f0xh0les

Some ladies did a craft session locally and made their own wreaths, a lot of them no longer have a wreath, so now they are advising people to hang it on the inside of a window if you want to display it, or use wire, and cover it with a ribbon, and secure inside the door.    There have been witnesses to a lady walking up the path, removing it off the door, and walking away wheeling their shopping trolley, admiring their newly acquired wreath.....    I mean honestly??  RING doorbells are useful for  tracking robbers it seems.

I got paid! well, I got partly paid, I think they paid me for one day, there was £150 in my account this morning, 5 days after they said it would be there, and 15 days after it should have been there,  so the rest should turn up on 24th.  Phew.  Odd way of doing things though isn't it?

kerri_gt

Ohhh, how about a nice wreath with some festively wrapped barbed wire in it? Just a thought....

badmemory

Hopefully your new neighbour (as he didn't let his visitors in) has moved there to get away from his previous life.  Fingers crossed on that one. 

What on earth would someone get out of stealing a wreath off a door.  Well other than the I've got one over on you & I am a thief so that is what I do.  Some very sad people in the world.  Sorry but I have to feel sad for someone who feels the need to do this.  Their life must be dire & by that I don't mean deprived of cash.

f0xh0les

Ten days to go until I will be peeling sprouts and Fa-La-La-La-La-ing in the kitchen with a glass of something unmentionable.

kerri_gt

badmemory said:

Hopefully your new neighbour (as he didn't let his visitors in) has moved there to get away from his previous life.  Fingers crossed on that one. 

What on earth would someone get out of stealing a wreath off a door.  Well other than the I've got one over on you & I am a thief so that is what I do.  Some very sad people in the world.  Sorry but I have to feel sad for someone who feels the need to do this.  Their life must be dire & by that I don't mean deprived of cash.

I bet  some folk resell them via various channels.