My parents left a couple years ago and I "borrowed" their house for a huge throw down. I got hammered, but the party stayed under control (thanks to some good friends) but I seriously screwed up and burned like three holes in the carpet. Tried to blame it on my Dad, but it wasn't happening. Moral of the story, if you want to throw down in your parents house, make sure you have enough money to take care of your mistakes. Carpet is not cheap.