The boogy man

[EternalOptimist]

Does anyone recollect a story about a woman who was convinced there was someone living in her attic. Everyone thought she was just being a bit paranoid, her husband checked around and it was empty
but it turned out that there really was some guy living up there and he used to come down when they were all at work.

This is just a bit of a warning really, to any Russians amongst us, who may be moving into new premises, to check under the bed and in the cupboards at irregular intervals. and keep a firearm under your pillow.

[Flubster]

In the office of the job I took after leaving school, there was a bogey man. He kept a board with a scale of bogey types. He would have a dig around, inspect said item, then stick it on the board at the appropriate scale point (something on the lines of very wet to crusty IIRC). I was very impressed,

Or is that different to what you were talking about.

[NotAllThere]

I blame it on the boogy.

[RichardCranium]

There's always the risk of the previous tenant coming 'home' pissed one night and clambering into bed with you too.

Or the previous tenant's bunny boiler. Has Wilmslow lived there?

Or the landlord might be murdering the tenants for their body parts.

Or - as I had - the estranged wife of the comatose landlord coming round demanding to take possession.

Or - as I have had - the Police coming round at 5 a.m. to arrest the previous tenant in relation to the fire at the curry shop.

Or the landlord letting themselves in when you are in bed to show prospective tenants around. (I was that prospective tenant.)

[Doggy Styles]

Does anyone recollect a story about a woman who was convinced there was someone living in her attic. Everyone thought she was just being a bit paranoid, her husband checked around and it was empty
but it turned out that there really was some guy living up there and he used to come down when they were all at work.

This is just a bit of a warning really, to any Russians amongst us, who may be moving into new premises, to check under the bed and in the cupboards at irregular intervals. and keep a firearm under your pillow.

Yes, I do remember that story.

As you say, Russians living alone are particularly susceptible to this phenomenon. They must be alert at all times and a firearm under the pillow is prudent. Not an AK45 though.

[Dearnla]

My missus reckoned there was someone living in our loft - leaving turds the size of match heads - oh, it's Bats

I got up there the other day with the torch to see if they were still there. No signs of 'em, thankfully. However, there was an enormous wasp's nest there instead.
One came zooming purposely towards me. Thankfully it got blinded by the torch light. I came out of there like I was crash-diving my submarine - klaxons 'n' all....

[xoggoth]

Waspies! Lucky sod.

[gingerjedi]

My missus reckoned there was someone living in our loft - leaving turds the size of match heads - oh, it's Bats

I got up there the other day with the torch to see if they were still there. No signs of 'em, thankfully. However, there was an enormous wasp's nest there instead.
One came zooming purposely towards me. Thankfully it got blinded by the torch light. I came out of there like I was crash-diving my submarine - klaxons 'n' all....

Our electric tripped a few years back, whilst investigating the cause I found a squirrel in our loft, stiff as a board, spread eagle with his little teeth still clamped to the 10mm cable that supplies our shower.