Interesting !

How can you restrain yourself from going out on some casual pretext! Pretend to call for your (nonexistent) cat/dog/budgie, then express surprise to the nice officers and innocently as what's going on? Play the 'nice old lady card'!

Jane not sure if I've got one of those.

I suspect the ambulance was called first and possibly thought they might need assistance. Please go and ask - being concerned about your neighbour isn't being nosey!

... and let us know what's going on too please!

There is a lady living next door to me, never met her, when an ambulance is at her house it is always accompanied by a police car, if an ambulance at another house no police car

If they are still there its time to offer them a cuppa.

Oh, and use of your loo.

What nonnie said. Then come back and tell us cos we are ever so nosey!!

Ambo went after about 15 mins. Then cops 10 mins later. We saw our neighbour out the front just now. She was smiley and waved but was getting in her car. So, so far none the wiser.

You could say " are you OK? do you need any help?"

There is nothing worse than not knowing what the excitement was!

nina pop round and ask if there is anything you can do.
It’s the police cars that make it intriguing isn’t it?

I'm convinced she's an international arms trader, masquerading as a harmless suburbanite.

Meanwhile, how on earth do you expect us to sleep with this sort of mystery hanging over us?

Pressing the "Watch This Thread" button

Any more news ninathenana not at all nosey you understand just interested.

Seeing that we have had at least two serious incidents in the past, concerning neighbours, i would like to hope that yours is not too worrying.

I'm surprised they didnt knock to let you know what's going on or ask questions? Sounds like someone got there first with the cuppa!

I too am on tenterhooks. Like everyone else I am not at all nosey but interested in the wellbeing of others.

Could be ? on standby should they be needed as support for an incident taking place not far from your location. I could not bear the suspense so would have to stick my nose in and ask what was going on.

Oh the excitement & frustration. Where I live I have several elderly neighbours, although many are in better health than me. The sight of an ambulance always raises interest but not one but two Police cars would be very curious they're a rare breed down here

Faking "sympathetic concern" when the true motive is plain noseyness is quite vile.

Too many of us are blighted with neighbours who have noses longer than Pinnochio's.

Privacy is a precious and - sadly - hard to come by commodity these days.

Butt out.

I admit, I am caring/nosey. Nothing wrong with being nosey and willing to help if needed.

Maybe they should have been at Acacia Drive instead of Acacia Road, say?

I'd be out asking what was going on rather than wait for a second hand version from a neighbour

Ambulances and police cars were an everyday event in our street, we had some real charmers living in rented accommodation. I could sit in the study and watch it unfold courtesy of my CCTV cameras, no dialogue of course. We are lucky that the police often visit us and give us an update especially in the run up to the tenants being evicted.