Indoor/Outdoor Tasks
It is not a glitch EA made it happen ever since Valentines day. Yes, it is old news but that's ok.
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I've noticed this, too. It started with the valentine update, presumably because neighbors needed to tap on characters. I guess they just never got rid of it.
It seems to me that any random outdoor task can show up, so long as it doesn't require some building or item (e.g. Lisa will not appear to be cleaning up randomly, because it requires debris.) If a character has no outdoor task that doesn't require something else, they'll just wander around. Skinner is a good example; he needs a tree to birdwatch and the school for crossing guard. Even if those things are available, he won't use them unless assigned to do so.
It seems to me that any random outdoor task can show up, so long as it doesn't require some building or item (e.g. Lisa will not appear to be cleaning up randomly, because it requires debris.) If a character has no outdoor task that doesn't require something else, they'll just wander around. Skinner is a good example; he needs a tree to birdwatch and the school for crossing guard. Even if those things are available, he won't use them unless assigned to do so.
