House No. 13 - would it bother you?

My mother insisted that no good hostess seated 13 people at a table, not because she herself was superstitious about it, but because a visitor might be. I remember her on one occasion where someone dropped out, scrambling around to find a friend of one of us children who could come to that lunch!

Yes, the supersition is said to be because there were commonly supposed to have been thirteen at the last supper.

So in my book being superstitious about 13 only applies to people eating together.

I would not bother me to live in no. 13, or to make appointments on Friday the 13th either.

It wouldn't bother me in the slightest. We've older twin grandchildren born on 13th of a month and then last year our DS and DiL had a baby on the 13th of another month. Delighted. Only a number.

Sometimes there a 12a and no 13 our first flat was113 didn't think of it! It's just superstition and hokum anyway!

I don't think it would bother me, other than that it might put people off when we come to sell the house.

As I was born in (and grew up in) No. 13, nope, not superstitious about the number.

However, whoever numbered the houses round here (builder/GPO) either is or thinks house buyers are - several roads go 11, 15, 17...

I think around that time private builders were using the No. 13. My house was built around that time but was built by a local builder who went bankrupt and sold them on to the local Council. I am No. 11 nextdoor is No. 15. So the council obviously missed out 13. I don't know if they still do. Next time I go to my friends flat I will check if they have a No. 13.

I wouldn't. I cannot justify it in anyway whatsoever and am not generally superstitious.

I like to be contrary, and so would consider 13 to be a lucky number for me!

Not superstitious

I’d quite like it, or 7.

3rd millennium and people still talking superstitious nonsense ! I walk under ladders ….got married on fri 13th …..put new shoes on table…cross on stairways…. and never bother throwing salt over my shoulder….and any other stupid stuff people worry about…. aren’t there enough real problems at the moment!?

Never put any shoes on the table. Nothing to do with superstition but once they’ve been on the floor, even if only to try them on, we just don’t do it.

No!

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My friend lived in a No 13. She had a very unhappy marriage.

I lived at number 2 and had a unhappy marriage 😂😂😂

How can a number hurt you of course I wouldn’t mind living at 13

My marriage went down the pan when we lived at No.13, would have happened anywhere we were living!

There is no number 13 in my street. It wouldn't bother me, I think I would be more concerned living in number 9 having watched every Steve Pemberton TV series.

My grandparents lived at no. 13 and it was the happiest house in the world!

I live in a semi detached, number 15 joined onto number 13. Every family who have lived there have been happy with it.

I'm not superstitious at all so it wouldn't bother me.

When I was in labour I was very keen for my son to arrive before midnight on the 12th because my daughter's birthday was the 12th and I thought it would be nice and easy to remember. My brother and I were both born on 27th of different months. Unfortunately my labour dragged on somewhat and he was born on Friday 23th! The nurses assumed it was because of superstition not me liking the idea of both children having birthdays on the 12th!