Gas Taps, Cold mornings and whatnot...
I've just remembered another story that scared the bejesus out of me...

Back in the day where i had little understanding of the term "Child Labour" (more commonly known as "Slave Labour") I used to earn my way by getting up at the crack of sparrows to do a paper round. Every kid has/will do this, so it's only fair that i do it... £20 for 2 hours a day, 7 days a week? ripoff... Anyway, i digress...

I was always the first person awake in the house, so as any normal 14 year old would do, i went around the house and turned all the lights on (being dreadfully afraid of creepy monsters jumping out of the darkness at me). This was all fine and well until it came to the kitchen...

I cast my eyes upon the cooker (stove, hob, whatever) to find every single Knob (yes.. i said knob) turned to maximum. This would of been okay, apart from the fact it was A GAS COOKER. Someone was trying to kill me :-(

I decided to turn the taps off and get out the house to do my round, which i promptly did. I figured that if the gas taps had been left on all night, then the entire house would of smelt of gas, or at least the downstairs portion. So the taps MUST of been turned on recently. After returning home i quizzed everyone as to why they thought it'd be funny to play such a hideous trick on me. Cue much laughter and sneering "fool" comments. They did not believe me.

I still to this day don't know why that happened or how, but i do know i wont be waking up early again.

Just for the record, my bedroom is directly above the kitchen and at about 1am some nights i hear the cupboard doors opening and closing and the glasses inside said cupboards rattling.

These incidents have caused me many nights of unrest as a child...

*sobs*

Length & Girth? How do you measure? Metric or Imperial?
( Axai is in Montréal, Canada O.o, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 15:29, Reply)