Went to see another house yesterday. It was formerly owned by a couple who had just emigrated to New Zealand, we were told by the Estate agent who showed us round. We had been forewarned that it needed a bit of work doing on it, (he wasn't joking! - it needed completely gutting and starting from scratch) but we hadn't been warned about the eccentricity of its previous owners
When we walked through the door we were faced with a big notice telling us to take our shoes off so as not to spoil the floor and carpets. Understandable, except....the hall and kitchen floor was really grotty broken tiling, and the carpets (staircase and a couple of the bedrooms) were about 50 years old and were threadbare, wet and had mould growing on them!
Needless to say we kept our shoes on!
In the bathroom was another notice taped to the toilet which said "DO NOT use this toilet. It is NOT for public use." Another bedroom had a window onto the upstairs landing. What on earth was that all about 
Under the kitchen there was a cellar, with a huge muddy puddle in the middle, and black plastic material of some kind tacked all over the ceiling. The garden looked promising - neatly mown grass leading to......... OMG ........A Bomb Shelter! (housing two rusty tin baths, and some even rustier oxy acetylene gas containers)
I think I must be really weird! I really enjoyed looking round this house 
Somehow I don't think we'll be buying it though.
