I want to visit the house I grew up in.

[alimoalem]

i'm with the people that say it's fine. i wish i could do the same if anyone is familiar with UC Berkeley's "village" you'll know they knocked down the old apartments and put up new ones

go for it. but as others have said, give advanced notice and introduce yourself.

 

[mrrman]

Id be callin the cops

 

[runzwithsizorz]

Ok, cue the twilight theme music here, this is so weird but true. My wife?s father was a brilliant German physicist, and engineer, last name Meiers. Alas, my wife?s parents were divorced, and they moved from the home. Fast forward 45+ years, on a visit to my wife?s sister, the two girls decided to drive down to Chatham, (me as the driver) to see their old home. We rang the door, but there was no answer, but the girls couldn?t help but snoop around. They were surprised to see everything was still very much the same, right down to the flagpole, and clothesline their father put up in ?52. We spoke with a neighbor who was working in his back yard, and asked about the people living there, he told us the house was about to be sold, and the couple with two daughters were getting a divorce. And one more thing, the husband was a physicist, and his name was Myers.

 

[EPCrew]

I was also thinking about doing the same.

My sister and I happened to drive by my old home where we lived over 20 years ago. It brought back tons of memories. We are going through a tough period as my father just passed away last Thursday.

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...y&keyword1=brain+tumor

 

[Kaspian]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
IWould it be strange to knock on this stranger's door at some point, and tell them that I once lived there and ask for a walk through? Is that a weird request?

Why dont you leave a note in their mail box/front door with a message from you? Make sure you include your phone number (even a work number) so they can contact you. Just a thought.

 

[xboxist]

If you're not scary looking or a social dimwit, and present yourself with tact... and depending on the nature of the current homeowners, it could work out.

I'd personally just use your drivebys and call it good. You don't need to see the inside. Don't present an element of stress onto the people living there now. It probably looks nothing like it did when you lived there anyway. So all you'd be reminiscing about is the floor plan, essentially. Yay.

 

[Twista]

Originally posted by: Mike
Yes, if I lived there I wouldn't let you in.

I agree.
Sorry, its 2007 and the world is crazy.. people are crazy.

 

[SaoFeng]

Originally posted by: xboxist
So all you'd be reminiscing about is the floor plan, essentially. Yay.

ahahhahha omg. made me laugh out loud actually. ahhahaha

 

[Bryophyte]

Originally posted by: dullard
As a child, we would visit my Dad's home town every 5 years or so. He would always want to drive by and look. One day, he got out and asked to go inside. The new owners let him. He was thrilled. But the rest of us were stuck in the car, bored out of our minds, for 30 minutes as our precious vacation time dwindled away.

Go ahead and ask, it probably won't hurt. But don't do it if your GF or anyone else is with you.

I think your dad probably spent much, much more than 30 minutes on that vacation bored out of his fvcking mind so that you could do something you thought was fun. The 30 minutes of precious vacation time that he selfishly squandered on his own happiness was just too much to ask of his wife and children, huh?

 

[spacejamz]

I would not let you in...there is no way to verify their story and who knows if they are 'casing' out your house to see what valueables, if any, would be worth stealing. Plus they can find out if you have an alarm, a dog, etc....

not worth it IMO....sucks being paranoid...