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    Of all the stupid things...

    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
    He had a negative bluety on a quackhandle and was quadraspazzed on a lifeglug.

    I look forward to your all knowing and likely sarcastic and unhelpful reply.


    #2
    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.

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      #3
      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!
      bloggoth

      If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
      John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)

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        #4
        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!
        'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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          #5
          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.

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            #6
            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
            He had a negative bluety on a quackhandle and was quadraspazzed on a lifeglug.

            I look forward to your all knowing and likely sarcastic and unhelpful reply.

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              #7
              In the olden times we could all leave our doors unlocked, and not have to worry.

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                #8
                "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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                  #9
                  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...

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                    #10
                    I once slept with some random girl I met off the interweb.






















                    Now I have 2 kids and a house.
                    While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'

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