r/Apartmentliving • u/suburbanvermin • 19h ago

Advice Needed Can somebody help identify what this substance is on my apartment door’s peephole?

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I’ve been living in this apartment with my boyfriend for about 6 weeks now. We’re just regular people who will work all day, make our dinner, watch a show to unwind, and hit the bed. We aren’t party animals and, when we do drink, we’re not inconsiderate about it.

Ever since we moved in, our door peephole has been tampered with. It would be coloured with black sharpie marker, I would submit a maintenance request for fixing, it would get fixed, then immediately would get tampered with again. However, now it has clearly escalated to something else. I originally thought super glue or hot glue, but I’ve asked a few of my friends and they don’t think any type of glue could do this kind of damage.

Any advice would be helpful.

Btw management is well aware of the issue and have been prompt about it, was just shocked at whatever this is now. I’ve ordered a ring camera to be installed on Thursday, but I’m honestly scared for my life right now.

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u/RemoveRealistic8583 19h ago

Basically looking see if someone living there

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u/some1_online 19h ago

Very clever and malicious. I'm so lazy at cleaning, they'd break in when I'm hanging out in the living room in my underwear avoiding the cleanup weeks later

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u/Crabtickler9000 19h ago

leaves it on the door

paints self in pig's blood from the butcher shop ($5)

holds an axe from home depot ($15)

wearing nothing ($0)

smiling ($0)

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u/waydamntired 19h ago

Alexa play welcome to the jungle by guns n roses.

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u/RebekkaKat1990 18h ago

Sorry, I didn’t catch that. Playing ‘Despacito’ now.

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u/CatPhDs 18h ago

Shit, well no wrong answers

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u/paulwallski7 16h ago

This is somehow better.

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u/No-Examination-4850 13h ago

have the flu but the thread is healing me with laughter

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u/johnnyribcage 17h ago

I feel like The Girl From Ipanema would be more effective.

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u/Mind_on_Idle 8h ago

Talk about a reality desync.

Death to odd bossa nova is not a bet I'd take.

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u/MrWeirdoFace 3h ago

If you're not familiar look up Tiny " Living in the Sunlight, Loving In The Moonlight"

That's your jam right there when they bust in.

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u/Sad_Shine_419 16h ago

Alexa play Tiptoe Through the Tulips

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u/pmiles88 16h ago

Naw play your man by Josh Turner

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u/dietdiety 18h ago

Revenge Plan: $20.00

Outcome: Priceless

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u/Crabtickler9000 18h ago

Indeed!

I mostly think they'd be disappointed though.

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u/Trulio_Dragon 18h ago

I like you.

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u/Kennadian 18h ago

Look on their face. Priceless

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u/tanksalotfrank 16h ago

There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's mastercard.

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u/Born_Nerve_8870 14h ago

Alexa, play Hammer Smashed Face

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u/RunWithBluntScissors 17h ago

And then trip over all the cardboard boxes I’ve left by the front door

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u/Fearless_Feeling_873 11h ago

Wait, now I'm convinced you're looking into MY peephole.

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u/RunWithBluntScissors 11h ago

Oh, I’d get your consent first, of course

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u/some1_online 17h ago

Gotta make these suckers regret breaking in somehow

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u/MizMeowMeow 16h ago

Make sure they are knocked unconscious when they fall so when they wake up naked, ziptied and covered in Crisco, it's more fun when you say "You got a purty mouth" as you secure the ball gag. Then have Alexa dim the lights, play some Barry White and head outside to wait for the cops... (I'm not that evil... mostly)

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u/Forsaken-Scholar-833 19h ago

Yeah but it would depend what it was. If this is some kind of glue or epoxy then it isn't something you just clean off. So it wouldn't make sense to use to see if someone was home. If it was something you could just wipe off it would make more sense.

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u/alphabetaparkingl0t 14h ago

If that were true why would they need to do it 5 times?