What do you think?

[ufcrusher]

I'm curious what other people think about the following facts:

Your neighbor asks you to feed their pets while they are gone on for a week vacation. Being friends, you readily agree figuring that its hardly any inconvenience at all. (Its cattycorner from your place) When you are given the keys the one neighbor tells you that he is shutting off his hot water, turning off the water to most of the residence, but if the need arises you can take water from a certain location to use in their tanks. That location is in a closet that is always open everytime you are over their place. Seems like overkill, but hey some people feel better safe than sorry.

When you walk into their place to take care of it the first day, you notice several things. The bedroom door has been shut (dont know if its locked, because I have no reason to go in there)....the bathroom door has been careful positioned so that there is only a slight gap...the area with the water has been closed (first time ever)...their garbage compactor wont even open even though it is on (somehow locked). Its as though the place is locked down like a maximum security prison.

To me this seemed odd. When they took care of our pets, we left the place in a normal state with a few exceptions. Those were that I locked our filing cabinet with all the bills/credit card info up, I shut the bedroom closet (not the door) and I put another level of password protection on my computer. (Protect client files as if they were accessed it would be a nightmare) These steps were more in case someone broke in then to protect if from my neighbor. (If I didnt trust him I wouldnt have had him taking care of the place)

So I ask of you....would you find it odd if someone asked you to take care of their place/pets while they were gone and then seemed to close everything off as though they expected you to go rifling through their things? Or is it more odd to trust the person wont go through your things?

All I can say is its a good thing I didnt make a joke about how much money you can make selling used womens undergarmets on ebay! (If I had said that, well that would be self explanatory) Or a joke about setting up x10 cameras all over the place to make my own adult site.

[Nija]

I see nothing wrong with what the neighbor did. I don't think it's that they don't trust you, they just like the extra level of security when they are on vacation. I do similar things when I go on vacation. No worries.

[johnnymk]

Maybe they don't want the pets in those rooms?


And maybe the undergarments are for the pets?

[brainsmile]

I think it's fine as well.

They're just hiding their pr0n

[Grimm]

It's not a trust issue. It's just a proper precaution. If something gets misplaced that was in a locked room, they know that it was them that misplaced it.
Also if there is a break in there is a higher probabliity that you will find something is amiss and notify the police. It could also be that they didn't have time to clean and would be embarased if you saw the mess.

[MikeD]

He's probably just being cautious, but it does sound like overkill. And yes, I'd have the same thoughts you're having. If things are that different from when you're normally over, that should tell you something.

What else would he be worried about? A break-in? Would the burglars not enter rooms with shut doors?

I'd let it go, though. Nothing to kill the friendship over. :cheers:

[ufcrusher]

LOL - these pets had better not be getting into other rooms, otherwise there is a major flood. I am taking care of a reef tank.

As for the mess, its possible but I have been over when I virtually had to wade through stuff, but his wife wasnt happy.

I would guess that its probably just the way then tend to leave things when they go away. Although it did strike me as weird which is why I was asking what others thought.

[ShawnLee]

Yeah, if that's his comfort level then it's his comfort level. I say he trusted you with his pets, it's no biggie that he took that extra step. A man's home is his castle, and I think that doing that doesn't have to do with trust but is more about maintaining a modicum of privacy and personal space, even if he is gone.

[Jane83]

your neighbor thinks youre gonna steal his stuff!!!!!
i dunno personally, i would never have a neighbor feed my pet if i leave.
first of all, shes a crazy korean woman who i know for sure will dig through my stuff, and 2nd, i just dont like her.
id have a friend come instead.

[Gothic Girl]

your neighbor thinks youre gonna steal his stuff!!!!!
i dunno personally, i would never have a neighbor feed my pet if i leave.
first of all, shes a crazy korean woman who i know for sure will dig through my stuff, and 2nd, i just dont like her.
id have a friend come instead.
:stupid: Me too. When I was in the hospital having my baby, I had my friend come over to feed the fish while hubby and I were gone. I personally just don't trust that my neighbors wouldn't go through my stuff.

[oogeooge]

i wouldn't 100% trust my neighbors either. heck, some don't even trust family. it's not unusual what your neighbors did IMO.

[nickel]

next time you are there glance around the rooms for the hidden cameras.

[Cubsfan]

Use their toilet... Don't Flush
Break into their bedroom and take a nap in the bed.
Place brick into garbage disposal. Turn it on.

See if they say anything.

[ufcrusher]

next time you are there glance around the rooms for the hidden cameras.

Its more fun to just run around naked and see if the wife looks at you any differently later. Especially if you dont put a towel down before sitting on their couch.

J/K!!!!

[nickel]

Its more fun to just run around naked and see if the wife looks at you any differently later. Especially if you dont put a towel down before sitting on their couch.

J/K!!!!
i KNEW you had a kinky side :hihi:

[InfiniteNothing]

Everyone has their own level of security. I don't think one is better than any other... just a personal preference .

[ufcrusher]

i KNEW you had a kinky side :hihi:

Moi? Never! (Hides the crop*)




* Do I mean crop as in riding crop, crop as in illicit plants, or crop as in tomatos, corn, pumpkins, etc? The world will never know unless they see the picture of me in the priest outfit with the strap-on (with lipstick marks on it) hanging out of my crotch and a riding crop in my hand with my catholic school girl outfit clad wife. It was a halloween costume, and then the people played ring toss with me and my member....while playing the song Detachable Pen|s

[LegendKiller]

Mmmkay...anyway...

We always have a friend from college come over and look after the cats. I wouldn't trust any neighbors.

[cheapie]

mebbe it's just me but i totally trust my neighbors. we party, camp, hang out, etc. we both have keys to each other's homes and have repeatedly had them run in and do something while we're gone.

[ufcrusher]

I honestly didnt think it would be considered that odd to be friends with your neighbors and ask them to take care of something. If we were just passing acquaintances, then yes, there is no way I would have asked. However as we are friends it seems natural to ask them to help out rather than inconvenience other people. Why have someone else drive 10+miles each day to take care of something when there is someone right there, who has better knowledge of the situation, and wont really be inconvenienced.

I should make a caveat that I have had plenty of neighbors who I wasnt friends with and would never consider asking for help/helping them for more than calling a locksmith/giving a jump start.