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| Couple find 23-year-old message hidden in their bathroom | Couple find 23-year-old message hidden in their bathroom |
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| The places we live, which seem personal and private, will probably have been called home by numerous strangers. | |
| Alex and Jess Monney, from San Jose, California, were reminded of this fact recently while refurbishing their bathroom. | Alex and Jess Monney, from San Jose, California, were reminded of this fact recently while refurbishing their bathroom. |
| Concealed behind the plasterboard was a message from Mr and Mrs Shinseki, and their pet rabbit Cassie, who lived in the house in 1995. | Concealed behind the plasterboard was a message from Mr and Mrs Shinseki, and their pet rabbit Cassie, who lived in the house in 1995. |
| The couple wrote: "If you're reading this, that means you're remodelling the bathroom again. What's wrong with the way we did it?" | The couple wrote: "If you're reading this, that means you're remodelling the bathroom again. What's wrong with the way we did it?" |
| Mr Monney decided to share the note on social media. | Mr Monney decided to share the note on social media. |
| On Twitter the photograph has been retweeted and liked thousands of times, and on Reddit it received more than 80,000 up votes - a sign of popularity. | On Twitter the photograph has been retweeted and liked thousands of times, and on Reddit it received more than 80,000 up votes - a sign of popularity. |
| The 23-year-old note has inspired others to share the objects and messages they have discovered hidden in their homes. | The 23-year-old note has inspired others to share the objects and messages they have discovered hidden in their homes. |
| TJ Harris from Indiana replied with a photograph of the stack of Playboy magazines he and his wife discovered stashed in their bathroom wall. | TJ Harris from Indiana replied with a photograph of the stack of Playboy magazines he and his wife discovered stashed in their bathroom wall. |
| The magazine on top of the pile was published in September 2000. | The magazine on top of the pile was published in September 2000. |
| Mars Garrett, from Texas, explained how her father "routinely stopped by and gave the builders a six-pack of beer" as they built his house in the 1970s. | Mars Garrett, from Texas, explained how her father "routinely stopped by and gave the builders a six-pack of beer" as they built his house in the 1970s. |
| Mr Monney told the BBC the popularity of his post has "totally exceeded" his expectations. | Mr Monney told the BBC the popularity of his post has "totally exceeded" his expectations. |
| "It's just nice to see that people are appreciating the positivity of the story." | "It's just nice to see that people are appreciating the positivity of the story." |
| While many posted images of the objects they had discovered hidden in the recesses of their houses, others shared that they had left notes for future residents. | While many posted images of the objects they had discovered hidden in the recesses of their houses, others shared that they had left notes for future residents. |
| Illandira Belore, said: "I have a house built in 1912, when we renovated we found notes. As we renovated we left notes of our own and a little 'time capsule' of sorts for whom ever gets the house after I am gone and remodels it." | Illandira Belore, said: "I have a house built in 1912, when we renovated we found notes. As we renovated we left notes of our own and a little 'time capsule' of sorts for whom ever gets the house after I am gone and remodels it." |
| Others chose more prosaic keepsakes to pass on to future occupants. | Others chose more prosaic keepsakes to pass on to future occupants. |
| Mr Monney confirmed that he and his wife would leave their own note hidden behind the walls of the bathroom for future inhabitants to find. | Mr Monney confirmed that he and his wife would leave their own note hidden behind the walls of the bathroom for future inhabitants to find. |
| "The funny thing is the renovation was supposed to be quick. We're expecting our first baby in four weeks, so we need to get moving on our message pretty soon." | "The funny thing is the renovation was supposed to be quick. We're expecting our first baby in four weeks, so we need to get moving on our message pretty soon." |
| Mr Monney told the BBC he thought the Shinsekis "seem like funny people" and that he would like to thank them "for the smiles" their note has brought. | Mr Monney told the BBC he thought the Shinsekis "seem like funny people" and that he would like to thank them "for the smiles" their note has brought. |
| By George Pierpoint, UGC and Social News | By George Pierpoint, UGC and Social News |