Nova Scotia man makes himself at home on stranger’s B.C. ranch

There’s no place like (someone else’s) home, right?

That’s what one Nova Scotia man would have you believe after got very comfortable on a stranger’s ranch last week in Kamloops, BC. He got so comfortable, in fact, that he didn’t just stay the night but he also showered and fed the cats, reports Global News.

Christopher Hiscock, 33, pleaded guilty Monday to possession of stolen property in Little Fort, north of Kamloops.

Crown lawyer Michael Wong told the provincial court that the home owners returned from a night out last week only to discover Hiscock, a complete stranger, sitting on their couch, drinking coffee.

Hiscock told the court he was driving by when he saw the beautiful ranch. On further examination, he discovered the house was left unlocked.

“The accused appears to have done some laundry. He also fed the cats and put out some hay for the horses,” Wong said. “He used (the residents’) toothbrush and shaver, he had taken some meat out of the freezer to thaw and he had written in their diary.”

“I don’t feel alone here,” Hiscock wrote. “With 2 cats and 3 horses it’s kinda hard to be alone. Last night I had a fire in the house [and] I slept like a little baby.”

He continued: “I saw a picture in the basement on the wall of a man holding and weighing fish on a boat. Looking at him I realized we look a lot alike, but I think I’m more handsome.”

The court was also informed that Hiscock stole a truck in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, on his way out west from Nova Scotia earlier in the month. The truck was found on the ranch.

The defense lawyer, Sheldon Tate, told the court Hiscock had secured seasonal work with a swimming pool company and decided to head west, in fear of being laid off.

Hiscock was given a one-year probation term, prohibiting him from contacting the residents of the ranch, as well as the owner of the Ontario truck.

“I really have nowhere to go,” Hiscock told Judge Chris Cleaveley, when asked about his plans.

“The woods is a good place, I suppose. There’s a lot of fish out there.”