Question of the Day, Sunday December 3rd

[nurseangel]

If it was safe, legal and you had the means to do so, would you like to explore abandoned places?

My answer is yes. It was something I did as a teenager, though I am not 100% on the safe and legal parts

 

[Gunther4ever]

Yse I would, same as above we frequently did this as teens and pretty sure it wasn't legal or safe.

 

[di and bob]

Of course! I have always been interested in abandoned properties, especially those in the country, that are half fallen down. we still go through my husband's grandparents' house in the country out of town. He explains his memories of each room. I love to imagine what it was like living in them so long ago, what their lives were like, what happened to make the house empty. Mostly sad feelings. i guess i have never let a thing like laws of trespassing, getting hurt, etc. get in the way, i still explore them once in a while!

 

[Mia6]

yes. hope it will be scary

 

[iPappy]

Absolutely! I watch abandoned Exploration videos, and some of them are incredibly fascinating and spooky.

 

[Jem]

Absolutely, I did this as a kid...and to be honest, if the opportunity presented itself now, I would probably still do it!...well...if I thought I wouldn't get caught, !

 

[bobkater]

Seems I'll go against the trend.
Being a hypothetical question, it has no real answer, but my logic says there's a reason they were abandoned. Furthermore, assuming they're safe is...unsafe. All sorts of humans or animals could be hiding there.
So, no, there are better places to visit.
Curiosity killed the cat? A saying I don't like but would follow the advice of.

 

[nurseangel]

One of my favorite things is a coffee table book of abandoned places. DH bought it for me. It's fascinating.

Mia6 I did have a spooky experience once. This house was legal for us to be in, as it was in my friend's family. It was also structurally sound, so I guess it was safe enough.

This was an old country farm house, with long halls framing a stairwell. In the car on the way to the house, my friend said that his aunt had gotten up in the middle of the night while they lived there and saw a dog run down the hallway and jump out of a second story window.

When we walked up to the house and he opened the door to the screened in porch, there was a dog sitting there. I screamed, the dog started barking and growling at me, I ran back to the car and started hyperventilating, leading to a full blown asthma attack. It took a bit for my friend to calm me down. He showed me a bag of dog food on the porch and bowls of food and water. It was no ghost dog, someone was feeding it there.

So bobkater point taken. Nowhere is there guaranteed safety.

 

[game misconduct]

already have as a kid got to mess around at this place
LA-29L Nike Missile site


Rowland Heights, California (CA), US
all we found was lots of rattle snakes ,lizards and rabbits

 

[neely]

I would love to explore abandoned castles. As a kid we played and explored in vacant lots with overgrown grass but a castle was always my dream come true.

 

[game misconduct]

I would love to explore abandoned castles. As a kid we played and explored in vacant lots with overgrown grass but a castle was always my dream come true.

you were not worried about ghosts?

 

[neely]

you were not worried about ghosts?

That's the mysterious unknown that goes along with an abandoned castle. I'd be sure to leave the door open in case I had to make a quick getaway.

 

[Lari]

If it could be guaranteed safe, I'd find it fascinating.

In real life, I'm sure the floor would collapse under me, so no.

 

[cassiopea]

Count me in! I would love to explore abandoned places and locations.

 

[lizzie]

Oh my yes!We used to do it quite a bit when we were kids,never really giving safety or legality a thought.I love old houses and barns and there were quite a few in and around where I grew up,including an abandoned estate on the riverbank.What a place!My Mom loved doing this as well.I can remember several times she'd have me with her tromping thru the woods,our doxie Fitzie in tow.Great memories!

 

[catloverfromwayback]

Another one not remotely interested. I’m not into exploring or clambering around places like that, even if I was physically capable of it, which these days I’m not, and find abandoned places depressing.

 

[Kat0121]

Yes I would and have in my younger days.

 

[MonaLyssa33]

Yes, as long as it wasn't too scary or linked to paranormal activity because then I'd be terrified.

 

[maggiedemi]

No way. I would rather go to Tim Hortons.

 

[nurseangel]

I had to look up Tim Horton's. I would like to go there, too.