Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: ☃️ Wednesday, July 03, 2024
Baku@aussie.zone 5 days ago
So I’m officially creeped out. Tonight’s my last night here and 10 mins or so ago I heard something. Chalked it up to old house + cold weather (and warm heater). But when I went for my final dunny run, I opened the bathroom and the manhole thingy is halfway down and it has a staircase built into it. The noise I heard definitely didn’t sound like a clunk, which is the noise I’d expect it to make
This is the sort of thing that’s too concerning for me to be able to just go to sleep and act like everything’s okay, but at the same time not enough to actually call the police (who are pretty much the only people I could call at this hour). It’s also a lot colder in here than it has been any other night, kind of like a door was open. All of my doors are locked and have been all night. I checked all the spare rooms, nobody’s here. But I can’t even close the damn thing because it’s too high to reach.
It looks like it has some sort of latching mechanism which should’ve prevented it from coming open by itself. And of course every little creak is freaking me out now
It’ll be ok Baku. Unfortunately I have been creeped out by sounds which then triggers your mind to everything as you try and sleep and you’ll overthink things.
The noise could have been anything including possums or something or the pipes but it’s not going to make you feel any better about it for awhile.
Best thing to do is to try and put on some relaxation sounds or a podcast/audio to fall asleep with or if you have earplugs that would help.
The noise I heard sounded similar to my footsteps, but I just assumed my backpack must have slipped over or something fabric-y fell off something else. The pipes also made a jarring noise when I turned on the tap which they so far haven’t done either.
I think I can hear either possums or foxes outside, something sounds like a child screaming in the distance. That is not helping the vibe. In any case, something doesn’t feel right and I’m going to stay in my room until morning
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 days ago
That does sound creepy. Maybe it popped open because the metal of the latch shrunk in the cold, and you heard gravity pop it open?
Maybe it could have been push shut with a broom if one was available. I’m not familiar with manholes. But definitely do what feels safest and stay in your room.
Baku@aussie.zone 4 days ago
After not hearing anything for a few hours, I actually did go out to try and push it closed. It’s not a latch, it has some sort of key, but I can’t actually turn the key to lock it because it’s too high up and not really usable by anything except finger
Thank you. Something about the situation felt and still feels off, and I’ve never really been in this situation before so don’t know how to react
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Luckily you’re out of there, it does seem weird