Weird callers to your house

major bill · 26-07-2014 01:04AM

Foot in mouth moment

Hanley Center knocked on the door just as i was heading out for the football one saturday. Usual ****e looking for funds, gave him 5 euro for some draw, friendly bloke tbf started asking me what i was at for the day, ''just going out for the match'' ah right going the pub or what? ''yea just popping down to x, 3.50 a pint, ye should go down one day/night, fairly good and cheapest pub in the area'' he looked at me as if i was taking the piss and says ''na sure i'm in recovery''

ffs *facepalm* :pac:

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 26-07-2014 01:11AM

lulu1 wrote: »

Hi I would message the daughter again and tell her the whole story You cant do no more than that.

The daughter didnt seem overly concerned. Family seem a bit weird to be honest. The girls I went to school with seem alright but this guys mother or mother in law, whatever she was, was in big trouble for performing back street abortions back when we were in primary school, and I was telling one of the girls I know about what happened yesterday evening, and she told me about how her and her friend were hitching a lift from one town back to the next town years ago, he stopped in his jeep and the girls were getting in the back of it and there was a rifle in the back. Now this guy has land and horses I think so maybe the gun was legit, I know my dad had a gun too (but kept it in a locked cabinet lol).

I'm sure it's innocent enough, if he was some sort of mass murderer or a sniper wed know, I'm sure. Besides if there was anything sinister I doubt he'd call to my house to quiz my brother. I'd say he's just weird, and he's not Irish so maybe it's just his culture/language barrier that makes it seem worse.

Just usually my brother would be the calm one and I'm highly strung so I just got a bit freaked out that he freaked out. It's like you know if a baby falls and you make a big deal out of it the baby will roar, but if you stay calm it'll pick itself up and keep going? I'm a bit like that.

BetterThanThou · 26-07-2014 01:49AM

I live in an "undesirable" part of Dublin to say the least. The last year and a half or so, every now and then, a junkie or someone who's pissed will, for some reason, come and go asleep in my porch. First time the guards were called, they took 2 hours, after that, the golf club usually comes in handy.

conorh91 · 26-07-2014 02:08AM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

That's a bit.... weird, alright.

Nowhere near as dramatic as that, but I live in a terrace of houses in Dublin. First house in the terrace has a family living in it - don't know them from Adam but they've a fair collection of cars and vans and they look a bit chaotic. I live well over ten houses away.

A few times a couple of years ago the daughter (I assume) appeared at my front door, slightly hyper, saying "hiya, you know me, I'm XXXXX from No. Y" and asking for the loan of the most bizarre items. A hairdryer. A corkscrew. Can't remember the others things, but do remember thinking WTF??? and politely saying "eh, NO!". This happened maybe four or five times over a year or so.

Haven't seen her or had her call for ages - thankfully - but I often wondered did she specifically pick on me (and if so, why me?) or did she make her way up the road to my house and beyond, knocking people up looking for the lend of a hairdryer, or whatever

This sounds like neighbourliness.

I live in a row of suburban houses, and whilst that would be uncommon, I don't think a neighbour borrowing a corkscrew or kitchen appliance is particularly "bizarre"

Sir Arthur Daley · 26-07-2014 02:13AM

Their is only one solution to weird callers and its to get weird with them.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 26-07-2014 03:10AM

My parents' house is in very rural Clare, one day this guy knocked on the door, big D4 head on him, probably on his way to surfing in Lahinch. Asked me "Hi there, do you know anyone around here who owns any cattle?"

It was the right thing to do and all (there were loose cattle on the road, which is dangerous, and ours was the next house he'd passed) but between the way he phrased it and the way he pronounced "cottle", I couldn't help it, I laughed and said something like "Eh yeah, I know about twenty of them". He got pretty pissed off, but fcuk him, he looked like a tosser anyway.

the_syco · 26-07-2014 03:45AM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Well I messaged his daughter just casually mentioned her dad saying she was trying to get in touch, she replied saying her dad was out just looking for someone else. I just said that's okay and left it at that.

LexieOnRale wrote: »

He also knew who's house he was at and knew me even though our family would never have anything to do with him/his family and he doesn't live nearby.

I'd say they know what's happening, and tried to fob you off. Mental illness still has a stigma with some people, and ignoring it is some peoples reaction to it.

obplayer · 26-07-2014 04:08AM

Living in a studio flat on the ground floor of a converted building. Late evening front door of building rings. Decides to answer, who knows why.
Presented with this strange looking little guy with this enormous dog, Alsatian / Husky / Plain Fukcing Wolf beside him. Guy says something that might as well have been Mongolian. I just said "no". He went away, with his very scary hound. I've always wondered what he was trying to say.

mardybumbum · 26-07-2014 04:18AM

Is he still practising medicine?

rainbowdrop · 26-07-2014 10:19AM

ArtSmart wrote:

had a couple of girls knock on my door dressed in some kinda brown uniform thingy trying to scam me some 'cookie' rubbish.

They were probably selling Hash Brownies (geddit?). You missed out my friend!

tadcan · 26-07-2014 10:34AM

A friend of mine lived at the end of a terrace and every few weeks or so, a zoned out person would knock on the door. It turned out a hypnotist had a show nearby and was directing the there.

ohohseven · 26-07-2014 10:38AM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

That's a bit.... weird, alright.

Nowhere near as dramatic as that, but I live in a terrace of houses in Dublin. First house in the terrace has a family living in it - don't know them from Adam but they've a fair collection of cars and vans and they look a bit chaotic. I live well over ten houses away.

A few times a couple of years ago the daughter (I assume) appeared at my front door, slightly hyper, saying "hiya, you know me, I'm XXXXX from No. Y" and asking for the loan of the most bizarre items. A hairdryer. A corkscrew. Can't remember the others things, but do remember thinking WTF??? and politely saying "eh, NO!". This happened maybe four or five times over a year or so.

Haven't seen her or had her call for ages - thankfully - but I often wondered did she specifically pick on me (and if so, why me?) or did she make her way up the road to my house and beyond, knocking people up looking for the lend of a hairdryer, or whatever

It's not in crumlin is it ?

Linka · 26-07-2014 11:35AM

the_syco wrote: »

I'd say they know what's happening, and tried to fob you off. Mental illness still has a stigma with some people, and ignoring it is some peoples reaction to it.

I agree with this. Also ignoring it out of selfishness and unwillingness to take part in their care, sadly.

I've heard of this happen so often. Most recently a friend of mine who's mother who suffers from dementia. Shes the one that organised her care and is the only one that visits her. The others claiming to be too busy, while my friend has very young children and a baby herself.

keithclancy · 26-07-2014 12:32PM

Small girl keeps calling to our house asking to walk our dog, we said no incase the dog went mental or something and ran off (the dog is a bit soft in the head)

Shes also put through a few hand written notes asking to take the dog for a walk and said its free and she said she does it because she loves animals.

A few days ago I saw this massive rottweiler bayting down the road with the girl getting pulled along behind it :pac:

What a nice kid

LizzieJones · 26-07-2014 12:41PM

keithclancy wrote: »

Small girl keeps calling to our house asking to walk our dog, we said no incase the dog went mental or something and ran off (the dog is a bit soft in the head)

Shes also put through a few hand written notes asking to take the dog for a walk and said its free and she said she does it because she loves animals.

A few days ago I saw this massive rottweiler bayting down the road with the girl getting pulled along behind it :pac:

What a nice kid

Awww.

Let her tag along when you walk the dog and let her hold the leash.

pauliebdub · 26-07-2014 12:43PM

A neighbour of ours at home in his 50s with mental health problems sometimes walks into our house, makes himself a cup of tea, reads the newspaper and leaves after a half hour without speaking to anyone.

Nunnish legion of Mary women with a huge statue.
Travellers wanting to sell stuff.
Jehovah's witnesses from time to time.

irelandspurs · 26-07-2014 12:50PM

How do you know the doctor is still alive

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 26-07-2014 12:52PM

mardybumbum wrote: »

Is he still practising medicine?

I'm not sure to be honest. He didnt really do much of it anyway. Except for the guards, like if someone was brought in and a dr had to be called. Last I heard, he'd taken a high court case against the Garda station because he thought he had HIV and couldn't read the koran, because he wasnt "clean".
Some drunk driver threw urine over him.

newmug · 26-07-2014 12:54PM

No religious nuts ever call to my house. Ever. I'd love if they did, I'd put them right fairly quick.

Pixelbastardo · 26-07-2014 01:05PM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

I'm not sure to be honest. He didnt really do much of it anyway. Except for the guards, like if someone was brought in and a dr had to be called. Last I heard, he'd taken a high court case against the Garda station because he thought he had HIV and couldn't read the koran, because he wasnt "clean".
Some drunk driver threw urine over him.

How could he "think" he had HIV, isnt he a doctor ?, would'nt he have medical training and all that ?

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 26-07-2014 01:10PM

Pixelbastardo wrote: »

How could he "think" he had HIV, isnt he a doctor ?, would'nt he have medical training and all that ?

I'd link the article but I don't think that's allowed as it would identify him. He was suing for Post Traumatic Stress, and as far as the tests coming back negative was, he still believed he'd caught it. And he couldn't read the Koran even though he was devout muslim because he wasnt clean.

Pixelbastardo · 26-07-2014 01:17PM

Alrightly then. You'd seriously want to watch your back, get some mace or nunchucks or something.

DoozerT6 · 26-07-2014 01:21PM

Sadly it sound like the early stages of dementia to me (not that I'm an expert). Isn't confusion of time/place/person a common symptom? I can understand that it might have been unsettling for you and your brother, but I highly doubt he's any danger to you. The incident with the police may have been the very start of it. His daughters may know the situation and be keeping it private. I'd fear for his safety more than your own, to be honest

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 27-07-2014 02:02AM

Well, an old "special friend" of mine is a guard in town. It's been playing on my mind a lot so I text him this evening for a chat, and brought up what happened. When he was in the station he rang me and I just told him about it, about his daughters response, and how I didn't know if he was senile or weird. My friend seems to know him, and said he has it recorded, and that itll always be on record. Agreed it was very random and weird, and said to text him or call it in if he calls back out or if he manages to contact me, or if I ever feel unsafe.

I know nothing will come of it, and I explained I knew I was just being paranoid but I feel a bit better now about it and at least I know I'm not the only one creeped out about it.

The Diabolical Monocle · 27-07-2014 02:09AM

Its plainly obvious that this guy has been messing around with time travel. Was it a Dr Brown by any chance.

Report him to shatter.
Can't have any more of this fcking around with the time space continuum, not after the lisbon treaty incident.

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