neighbours

[lozzzz]

 if your neighbour asked you to pop in an feed their cat/water plants while they were away for a few days would you have a look round their house or just do the task and leave immediately?

[woofgang]

Do as I would be done by....do the task and leave

[boobesque]

me 2, i am afraid i would let guilt get to me if i snooped!

[Alixw]

I wouldn't go upstairs, snooping round thier bedrooms, things like that, but if I hadn't been in the house before, I would have a look round. I mean, I wouldn't start going through their drawers and things like that, but i'd have to have a quick peep around!! My bad?!

[mullein1]

i would just do the job and get out..you may need that favour returning and you wouldnt like to think they were looking round your house!! see it works both ways..

[chazza]

If the house wasnt alarmed I would check for any signs of people trying to get in or being round the back of the house but i wouldnt nosy just for the sake of it

[rampart]

Our neighbours do ask us to do these things. We simply do the tasks and leave. Never look about.

[Oneeyedvic]

I just did this for my neighbour (dog instead of cat) - didn't look round

[Hermia]

I've just been looking after my neighbour's cat. I didn't snoop around, but I had a look at the pictures on the walls/books in the bookcase etc whilst I was waiting for the cat to eat his grub.

What amazed me is that my neighbour has a noticeboard in her hallway and on it are written all her account numbers, usernames and passwords etc! Lucky I haven't got a criminal mind really.

[HAnn521]

I ran my own in-you-home pet-sitting business for a bit and looked after complete strangers pets' in their home once and a while.

I am surprised that you all have said you don't look around at all! I have been known to look around at the shelves/pictures on the wall/the way the house is decorated and that sort of thing a lot!

I mean, if they invited you in their house, there shouldn't be anything left totally out in the open that they wouldn't want you to see...and in that case, the only other place I may snoop (if I'm waiting with the pets and getting bored) might be the refridgerator or kitchen cabinets...just lookin at the food they have and such...

I guess I'm just naughty!   ;0)

[Champagne]

I would snoop around and try on their underwear and take photos of me doing it on their camera.

Only kidding, I would simply do the task and leave. If I was house-sitting though I would make myself a little more at home and hope that I didn't stumble across anything too embarrassing!!

[funkychicken]

when I have looked after our neighbours cat I had a little look round, not in drawers or at letters or anything (not like their son when he looked after our rabbit.....) but I had a look at pictures on the wall and things

[lozzzz]

Thanks for your replies,when I ask my neighbour to pop in next week I wont worry too much,I will just make sure it is really tidy.