One of my former neighbors moved out to the 'country' last week. I was really excited for her, as she and her husband have been waiting for their kids to graduate from high school so they can get the hell out of dodge like we did. The evening of her move, this is what she posted on FB:
This had to be one of the STRANGEST nights I've ever experienced. We get the keys to our new home, and the woman who lived there wouldn't leave! She locked herself in her (our) bedroom! Friends came to pick her up and she started screaming at them. Only when I threatened to call the sheriff did she decide to leave. Certainly not how I pictured our first night to be! Guess we better change the locks !
You are kidding!
ReplyDeleteRemember when I bought my last house and after closing the former owner stood in the front yard screaming that she'd called the police because we were in HER house? Good times.
I do NOT remember that, but maybe it was before we became blogger friends? That is some scary 'poop'.......teehee
DeleteI've heard of stuff like that when the kids sell the house 'out from under' Mom.
ReplyDeleteI've heard that, as one gets older, a good poop can make for a real sense of accomplishment. . . or so I've heard. . .
The woman was around 40 and I think it had to do with a divorce situation. Sad, but frightening when you are the new owner.
DeleteOld people need to eat some of these 'whole grain' foods.....they will never leave the bathroom!
The story of the woman who wouldn't leave the house is bizarre. I've never heard of such a thing in the UK. We've moved house umpteen times without anything like that. As if moving isn't stressful enough without that sort of experience!
ReplyDeleteIt's the first time I've heard of this sort of situation. We did have a few uncomfortable incidents when looking at houses to buy (and the seller was there).
DeleteOH. MY. GOD! I can NOT believe what your former neighbor had to go through on her first night in her new home! The woman who previously lived there sounded like a wacko. She actually locked herself in her bedroom?!!?
ReplyDeleteAnd I laughed out loud at the Christmas tree ornament and your caption...
"Should I be surprised that this received almost all 5 Star reviews?"
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
"I think it's safe to say there are a lot of people with issues out there."
Yeah...I agree!
Have a SUPER weekend, my friend!
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Isn't the ornament.........creepy? My husband and I were cracking up over it. I told him to cut it out and take it to church to show our pastor, because I know he would think it was hilarious. My husband didn't want to....hahaha!
DeleteThat's SO weird. I can't say I've ever heard of anyone doing that. There was this Twilight Zone-ish show back in the 90s and one segment had Bridget Fonda playing a woman who kept hearing someone walking around downstairs. In the end it turned out she was delusional and thought she still lived there but she'd sold the house. The person downstairs was a flight attendant who traveled all the time and only occasionally came home.
ReplyDeleteShows like that freak me out! But I guess real life really is stranger than fiction!
DeleteI can see this happening, weird yes but unbelievable no, a lot of folks just can't let go I suppose.
ReplyDeleteYes a lot of people do have issues and according to the bumper stickers there are some who are just more proud than the rest of us ;)
I've never understood why people feel the need to announce their political leanings, how many pets/children they have, or now their bathroom habits on their vehicle.
DeleteSad and strange about your former neighbor's move.
ReplyDeleteBumper stickers can be funny, and some even infuriating. I don't think I've ever put one on any of my cars.
I'm wondering how many times a bumper sticker has caused an accident!
DeleteYour poor friend with the house and the poor lady!
ReplyDeleteI think it is for that reason with the Christmas ornament that I would have no desire to put up any more Christmas trees; definitely weird!
I have to admit, I do enjoy reading bumper stickers; I must get out and get a life :)
betty
I would be creeped out if I went to someone's house and they had a dead relative looking at me from their tree. I guess some people grieve in different ways.
DeleteIt's hard to not read the bumper stickers!
had that woman moved out all her stuff???
ReplyDeletewitty bumper stickers can be a good way to make you smile.
I'm not sure about the woman but the way it usually works is the seller gives their own realtor the keys and that realtor gives the keys to the buyers' realtor. You would think one of them had checked that she was moved ou!
DeleteI enjoy the "I pooped today" one! That makes it pretty certain that driver won't be speeding to get home and take a dump! ;)
ReplyDeleteWhenever I see bumper stickers like that, or the annoying 'My child is an honor student at whatever elementary school' all I think of is a sarcastic CONGRATULATIONS!
DeleteOh my. What a way to celebrate a move. I hope the rest of he experience went well.
ReplyDeleteThey are loving their new place, but probably worried the woman will be driving by!
DeleteGosh, this is a bizarre world. However, Bijoux, in light of my recent hospital experience, that last bumper sticker does have some resonance!
ReplyDeleteOh dear....I guess it would!
DeleteWell, we had to have our locks changed our first week because one of the former owners refused to turn over their key (a divorce mess) and we had to threaten to take 'em to court to get all of the allowances from them after closing. Also had to get a lawyer involved with the mortgage company 'cause they tried to changed the interest rate on us. The real estate agent (ours) will not speak to us now from the trauma of it all.
ReplyDeleteFun times those were, thanks for the reminder!
And I love that card, that's awesome! I created one for Queenie years ago to use for me that read something like: "Never mind, he ain't at his own memorial. She'll be at home having a BBQ in his honor, go their and get some eats".
She burned the original .... she thinks ;-)
It's actually a Christmas ornament....I took a picture from the catalog, so maybe it looks like a card?
Deletehey bijoux! that was weird and kind of creepy about that woman who wouldn't leave. glad your threat got her off her bottom and out. what drama!
ReplyDeleteIt was a weird story, for sure!
DeleteI thought you were going to say the house was haunted or something. Quite frankly, I'd rather deal with ghosts than stubborn old ladies who refuse to leave. At least with the undead, you can usually burn a little sage to shoo them away. Yikes!
ReplyDeleteLove the "gay" bumper sticker!
I suspect the gay bumper sticker and the I pooped were both false advertising! Ha!
DeleteThat ornament is, ummm, the WEIRDEST thing ever. I so don't get people.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the woman locking herself into the bedroom, I'm glad they were able to get her out of there. The U.S. has some weird "squatter's laws" that make it possible--legal--for people to refuse to leave a home. We have friends in Ohio who bought a house only to find that a squatter had moved in while the house was emtpy--and it took them months and months and a huge legal process to get this guy evicted. And have you seen the story of the fired nanny who refused to move out?
http://www.people.com/article/nanny-diane-stretton-interview-wont-leave-california-home-marcella-bracamonte
I have never understood squatter's laws....aren't they in conflict with trespassing laws? Weird is about all you can say.
DeleteSquatters laws were written in prior centuries to keep folks from hoarding land just to hoard it. If the government granted you land or sold you land it expected it to be engaged in something other than just hanging loose. thus they created these laws so that if you were not much of a steward and left your land languishing someone could make use of it and, after a period of time, retain that use or eventually take outright ownership.
DeleteThe big problem came with all the over-reaching eviction laws that are not written to distinguish a squatter from a tenant thus allowing lawyers to have a field day making an owner have to 'evict' a squatter even after a few days stay. We need either some politicians or judges in possession of more than 2 brain cells to stop the madness but alas, not one of that type exists.
sermon over ;-)
Holy crow! I can't imagine getting to my new house and the old owner refusing to leave. That is a nightmare! I would feel AWFUL. That is not good juju at all. I don't know if I would feel comfortable living there after that. Horrible!
ReplyDeleteThat ornament is crazy. I suppose it is meant to be comforting but sheesh! The gay bumper sticker if funny but the poop one? What the HECK??? People are crazy.
Loads of crazy out there! Try to avoid it this weekend!
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