Neighbors strange behavior on terrace, considering ringing gardai

maurylen

Hi not sure where to post this
if a moderator wants to move a more suitable place please go ahead.

Bit of a strange one, I’m wondering whether to ring the Gardai due to the strange and unsettling behaviour of our neighbour, or at least, a neighbouring house. We live in a historic terrace in the inner city, we know many of our neighbours, I think a few were turned into flats, but I thought this one was owner occupied, which is directly opposite our house but in saying that we haven’t seen the couple who live there in a while.

Anyway, this may or not be COVID related, but twice last week, and again last night, we noticed men, in ones, walk to the front door of this house, knock, wait outside for a bit, sometimes as long as ten minutes , and then enter the house. This appears to start around one in the morning and best I can tell continues until maybe four. Reason I have been able to observe this is because we have a young child who is waking in the night, and her bedroom looks over onto their property. When I’ve seen this behaviour I’ve continued to keep an eye out, as it is unusual/unwanted.

Anyway, the more worrying part is to come, as five minutes after a man enters the property he comes out again, this time wearing only a towel around his waist, were he then waits for twenty or thirty minutes, maybe more, as long as an hour perhaps I lost track, and you know how cold it is at night at the moment, until he is again invited to enter the property. I’m not seeing any of these men leave, they all have shaven heads or are bald I think at least the ones without hats. It’s possible there is a back entrance to the house. My worry is that first, they should not be congregating for a party during the pandemic, second, I wonder is that a kind of brothel, but why make these men wait outside only wearing a towel plain to see to one and all. Finally I worry that since we are directly overlooking this property, if anything strange happens will these men assume that we ratted them to the gardai as we have the only unrestricted view of their property. As I say, I think the police will be very vigiliant during the pandemic, although my own experiences with the police have been less than stellar, but I don’t want this happening on the terrace at night for obvious reasons.

Sam Quentin

Towel Round Waist Sitting In Cold Fetish.

Assetbacked

Don't get caught watching the house, even just eye contact could make them a bit suspicious.

Are you close with any of the other neighbours to say it to them?

I think you'll just have to call the police, explain that you have something to report but want to do it anonymously and take it from there.

Pacifico

Brilliant 10/10 OP!

maurylen

Assetbacked wrote: »

Don't get caught watching the house, even just eye contact could make them a bit suspicious.

Are you close with any of the other neighbours to say it to them?

I think you'll just have to call the police, explain that you have something to report but want to do it anonymously and take it from there.

Hi yes I know a few, I've one in mind to mention it to at the weekend. I'm not sure we'd see eye to eye as he is more laissez affair but we'll see. I could ring the gardai anonymously but the positioning of the houses makes our house the most likely candidate for any reporting unfortunately, which is my main concern.

To the other poster, I know how it sounds, but this is really happening.

Billhook

Sounds like Police academy, The Blue Oyster

Maybe its called the white towel

maurylen

Other thing is that they have definitely seen our lights go on at night when the baby wakes and probably have seen me looking out at them. If it happens again tonight I am calling the gardai.

Beechwoodspark

A very odd situation. I am at a loss as to what is transpiring IN the property

Heres Johnny

What film is this?

NickNickleby

Heres Johnny wrote: »

What film is this?

Rear Window

barney shamrock

Heres Johnny wrote: »

What film is this?

Brokeback Terrace

Billhook

Covert 19

Rodney Bathgate

What types of hat?

NickNickleby

I'm a mur-diddley-urderer.

tabby aspreme

Are the men Coviding thy neighbours wife

rizzodun

Billhook wrote: »

Covert 19

After this many sequels, you'd think they'd just pack it in.

Grab a towel and go undercover.

barney shamrock

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

What types of hat?

Jaunty!

Jimmy McGill

Do a nick nack at their door at 2am

Heres Johnny

Give me the address and I'll find out exactly what's going on and report back. I've a few quid burning a hole in my pocket now too I can't spend it on anything. I've a feeling I might need it for this stakeout

Motherof123

maurylen wrote: »

Hi not sure where to post this
if a moderator wants to move a more suitable place please go ahead.

Bit of a strange one, I’m wondering whether to ring the Gardai due to the strange and unsettling behaviour of our neighbour, or at least, a neighbouring house. We live in a historic terrace in the inner city, we know many of our neighbours, I think a few were turned into flats, but I thought this one was owner occupied, which is directly opposite our house but in saying that we haven’t seen the couple who live there in a while.

Anyway, this may or not be COVID related, but twice last week, and again last night, we noticed men, in ones, walk to the front door of this house, knock, wait outside for a bit, sometimes as long as ten minutes , and then enter the house. This appears to start around one in the morning and best I can tell continues until maybe four. Reason I have been able to observe this is because we have a young child who is waking in the night, and her bedroom looks over onto their property. When I’ve seen this behaviour I’ve continued to keep an eye out, as it is unusual/unwanted.

Anyway, the more worrying part is to come, as five minutes after a man enters the property he comes out again, this time wearing only a towel around his waist, were he then waits for twenty or thirty minutes, maybe more, as long as an hour perhaps I lost track, and you know how cold it is at night at the moment, until he is again invited to enter the property. I’m not seeing any of these men leave, they all have shaven heads or are bald I think at least the ones without hats. It’s possible there is a back entrance to the house. My worry is that first, they should not be congregating for a party during the pandemic, second, I wonder is that a kind of brothel, but why make these men wait outside only wearing a towel plain to see to one and all. Finally I worry that since we are directly overlooking this property, if anything strange happens will these men assume that we ratted them to the gardai as we have the only unrestricted view of their property. As I say, I think the police will be very vigiliant during the pandemic, although my own experiences with the police have been less than stellar, but I don’t want this happening on the terrace at night for obvious reasons.

What a weird thing to see in the middle of the night the towel thing is weird. Are all the lights on in the house? And it's a couple who live here.

maurylen

Hi,

Can see light in the hallway, whether that is light from another room or not I cannot tell. Upstairs lights at front of house are not on I don't think, I'll double check. Keep in mind its a big building, so I don't know why the men wait outside. I thought it was a couple but my husband thinks it is a guy with a girlfriend no longer on the scene. I'm not the best with noticing people usually unless they are right in front of me. It's very strange to see these men waiting outside. I never saw two together at the same time, neither arriving or going out in the towels.

dj jarvis

Only thing i can think of is Scandinavians or Russians using a Sauna? Many people have Saunas, and you would leave it to stand in the cold for a while and go back in and repeat, its a social thing, do Sauna, drink beer, stand in cold (Im married to a Finnish person, i do this all the time)
Why its done that late/early i dont know , but, if i was in Finland and i passed a house at 3am and some dude was outside with a towel on standing in the dark, honestly i would not bat an eyelid !!!


or its a kinky knocking shop, take your pic OP :-)

maurylen

Okay, but they have a back garden where it would be more appropriate, and no couples or no women arriving, just intervals of men on their own, no bags, nothing.

Ninthlife

I hope its not the Klopecks again

JustAThought

It’s a sauna thing - maybe a gay sauna or just Ll the men sick of their wices and children getting together in a bachelors house for a no women sweat fest. Wouldn’t be worrying about it.

My inventive neighbours made a smoke box for their meat and the men have been out in the garden all day poking at it with sticks and opening it to review its progress. If I couldn’t see properly I’d have said they were up to no good - just bored men tinkering - or in your case tickling! Make like Elsa and let it go. Too many people with too much time on their hands and pent up feeling. Just sit back and enjoy the fun!

cannotlogin

Only one thing for it, grab a towel and line up!

Please move this to after hours, it has potential to be a fantastic thread.

Beechwoodspark

Justathought should the guards be called to break it up?

maurylen

It could be a sauna, okay but they are barely in the door before they come out in the towel, and I don't think they reappear with the towel later. Do you understand, it seems like there is something going on. They don't look like they are chilling out or socializing, there is no music from the house, no drinks. Maybe I am reading into it too much, I'll observe again next time

EltonJohn69

Joe Rogan says a sauna will stop you getting corona.... get involved... it might save your life

Rodney Bathgate

Jimmy McGill wrote: »

Do a nick nack at their door at 2am

Or better yet, take a dump on the doorstep, then do the nick nack.

iamtony

Close your curtains forget about it. If they aren't causing any noise or are actually flashing sure the only thing they are guilty of is not social distancing at the moment.

randy hickey

Ah OP, I see you have stumbled on the NIBS Club.
North Inner-city Buddhist Swingers Club.
Free to join, though you must be bald and bring your own towel.

Go on, take a swing at it!!!!

Rodney Bathgate

randy hickey wrote: »

Ah OP, I see you have stumbled on the NIBS Club.
North Inner-city Buddhist Swingers Club.
Free to join, though you must be bald and bring your own towel.

Go on, take a swing at it!!!!

The senior members have their own hats.

Signore Fancy Pants

If this is in Oxmanstown...mind yer own business OP.

Seve OB

maurylen wrote: »

Hi not sure where to post this
if a moderator wants to move a more suitable place please go ahead.

Bit of a strange one, I’m wondering whether to ring the Gardai due to the strange and unsettling behaviour of our neighbour, or at least, a neighbouring house. We live in a historic terrace in the inner city, we know many of our neighbours, I think a few were turned into flats, but I thought this one was owner occupied, which is directly opposite our house but in saying that we haven’t seen the couple who live there in a while.

Anyway, this may or not be COVID related, but twice last week, and again last night, we noticed men, in ones, walk to the front door of this house, knock, wait outside for a bit, sometimes as long as ten minutes , and then enter the house. This appears to start around one in the morning and best I can tell continues until maybe four. Reason I have been able to observe this is because we have a young child who is waking in the night, and her bedroom looks over onto their property. When I’ve seen this behaviour I’ve continued to keep an eye out, as it is unusual/unwanted.

Anyway, the more worrying part is to come, as five minutes after a man enters the property he comes out again, this time wearing only a towel around his waist, were he then waits for twenty or thirty minutes, maybe more, as long as an hour perhaps I lost track, and you know how cold it is at night at the moment, until he is again invited to enter the property. I’m not seeing any of these men leave, they all have shaven heads or are bald I think at least the ones without hats. It’s possible there is a back entrance to the house. My worry is that first, they should not be congregating for a party during the pandemic, second, I wonder is that a kind of brothel, but why make these men wait outside only wearing a towel plain to see to one and all. Finally I worry that since we are directly overlooking this property, if anything strange happens will these men assume that we ratted them to the gardai as we have the only unrestricted view of their property. As I say, I think the police will be very vigiliant during the pandemic, although my own experiences with the police have been less than stellar, but I don’t want this happening on the terrace at night for obvious reasons.

Well they are gonna know it was you now

randy hickey

Are they wearing gigantic nappies under the towels OP?
That sort of weird sheeeet is big in GB. Maybe it has just arrived on our shores?

maurylen

Yyou are mad if you think I am going to post any pictures here, at least after I speak to the Gardai, last thing I want is some internet sleuth finding where I live. I'm already anxious about writing this thread. I have my own suspicions about what is going on but I don't want to be laughed at.

punisher5112

They are putting the drugs up their bum....

Rodney Bathgate

OP was cut off mid post. Sh1t, they are onto us.

Rodney Bathgate

maurylen wrote: »

Yyou are mad if you think I am going to post any pictures here, at least after I speak to the Gardai, last thing I want is some internet sleuth finding where I live. I'm already anxious about writing this thread. I have my own suspicions about what is going on but I don't want to be laughed at.

Do your suspicions involve kiestering?

tintin67

How long have you lived there? Are you sure this isn't a parochial house? We lived beside a parochial house in Inchicore in the 90s and this sort of carry on was quite normal.

cannotlogin

Best first post ever in fairness!

Panthro

OP I'm positive there's a logical explanation to all this.

I don't have any to offer you mind but one thing I'm curious about is who's washing all those towels, and when?!

They're making sex videos, obviously.

madalig12

Call de cops on the next one. They are breaking movement restrictions. Im sure there is a no standing about in a towel at night clause.

Motherof123

maurylen wrote: »

Yyou are mad if you think I am going to post any pictures here, at least after I speak to the Gardai, last thing I want is some internet sleuth finding where I live. I'm already anxious about writing this thread. I have my own suspicions about what is going on but I don't want to be laughed at.

What do you think is going on. ? I'm actually dying to know now what it's all about 🀣 it must be weird to see all that and yeah it actually is cold at night.

auspicious

Get one of your mates, a brave one, to call around with a towel slung over his shoulder , knock on the door and say "Reg sent me".

ThewhiteJesus

When they are outside the door, what’s holding up the towel ?

tabby aspreme

If the towels they are wrapped in, are wet, then it's probably just a support group for lads with a fever trying to reduce their temperature by homeopathic means

randy hickey

Maybe they're filming a promo for The Santry Towel Company?

Scoondal

If you are in the inner city you should contact Galway City Council. If it is Salthill, that would be the county council.