DVS
A ghost from your dreams
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I just had something strange happen. I had taken a break from working on my bathroon. I was reading a few of the most recent posts. I have a motion detector in my yard that tells me when someone (or something) is back there.
Well, it went off. And, shortly after that, my back door bell rang. I don't normally answer the door at this late hour, because anybody who's coming to see me knows they should call first.
Anyway, I just didn't go to the door. But, the person was persisitant and started knocking. Then, they went to the front door, rang that bell, and knocked on the door.
Then, the person got vocal and said "I know you're in there, open the door, or I'm gonna break it down." Well, that's when I went for the phone to call police. He must have seen me walk past a window, because shortly after that, he said, "come on, I know you're in there, I saw you walk past. Open this door, or I'm gonna break it in."
by this time, I have the police dispatcher on the phone with me, and she said police were on the way. She wanted to stay on the line with me, until they got there. I really think it was my voice she liked, and that was the only reason she wanted to keep talking to me, but that's another story.
She heard him ring the bell a few more times, and she heard him yell into the window a few times, too. He was walking all around the house, trying to get someone's attention, or maybe piss them off enough to come to the door.
Because I didn't know him, and I'm basically a nonviolent type...(waiting for the laughter to die down) and so I didn't see any need to open the door. I just was hoping the police would show up before he decided to try breaking the door down.
I put both doors in myself, and I don't think he could break them down, without some sort of ram, and people just don't carry those things around with them, on a normal basis. His shoulder wouldn't be enough, I don't think. He could have damaged one of them, but actually get in...don't think so.
I was burglerized about 20 years ago, and ever since then, I am sure to make things secure. Doors being secure are almost a fetish with me. Windows...it's difficult to make a window very secure. They ar mostly glass, after all.
If someone wants in, they will get in. My house does have it's weak spots, but I'm not going to publisize them here. Oh, and I have several attack cats that don't think kindly to strangers, so I woudln't advise the attempt.
Then he got pissed. he said "come on, Melissa, I know you're in there. Open the damn door." Well, I live alone, and I've never even dated someone with the name Melissa, so I knew he was at the wrong house. But, because he still sounded pissed, you never know what he was intending. I couldn't see him, and he could have been Melissa's old boyfriend coming to settle some kind of a score.
After a short time, I started noticing a flashlight looking into the house. I asked the dispatcher if the police were here, yet, and she said no. She said one was in the area, though. So, I said "well, the guy must have a flashlight, then, because someone is shining a flashlight into several of my windows."
The door bell rang a couple more times, too. Then, I decided to check out the front window. There were two police cars and a van out in front. I told the dispatcher the police were there, and she said "OK, you can go out and talk to them, then." (damn, maybe I was wrong about her liking my voice. She didn't ask me for a date.)
Ok, first thing that disturbed me about the police was...they took too damn long to get to my house. Second, I found out they were the ones with the flashlight, shining into my windows. And, at the time, I asked the dispatcher if the police had arrived or not, and she said they hadn't. Don't these people talk? In all of the TV shows, you hear the cops say "car 51 on the scene" or something like that. It doesn't make me feel confident, you know?
I went out to talk to the police. They didn't see anybody. DUH. He saw them first, and hit the road. He's no dumby. It's a classic case of ex boyfriendism, 101. He'll come back later, or another night and teach Melissa a lesson for calling the cops on him.
All the police said was "if he comes back, give us a call." And what if he does come back, guys? You just gonna come scare him off again, so he can come back yet again? I'm thinking I should put up a sign...
Oh, I guess you're wondering about the title to this thread? Wondering about the sadism part? Well, I do have defenses in this house. Yes, besides the attack cats. I have a 32 Colt auto, but no bullets (note to self...get some bullets), and I have a 38 pistol. And, I have police grade OC spray (pepper spary). I've been sprayed with that shit. You don't wanna mess with that crap.
But, if you're drunk, and never been sprayed with it, it doesn't look very mean. I do think there is a skull and cross bones on it, but I'd rather he not get that close so I could show him. But, he didn't sound that drunk. He wasn't sluring his words. But, if he thought Mellissa lived here, he HAD to be drunk. I've lived in this house for over 20 years.
But, getting back to the sadism part, I'd have no problem spraying him with that shit, and then maybe kicking him around a little, after that. I don't want to shoot the guy, though. He'd have to be coming at me and I'd have to prove it. Even spraying him with OC isn't a good thing to do, unless you feel you are in danger. These days, ANYBODY can sue you for the most trivial crap at all.
Oh well, that's it. Anybody got something to say about this? Or, do you maybe wanna tell a story like this one?
Well, it went off. And, shortly after that, my back door bell rang. I don't normally answer the door at this late hour, because anybody who's coming to see me knows they should call first.
Anyway, I just didn't go to the door. But, the person was persisitant and started knocking. Then, they went to the front door, rang that bell, and knocked on the door.
Then, the person got vocal and said "I know you're in there, open the door, or I'm gonna break it down." Well, that's when I went for the phone to call police. He must have seen me walk past a window, because shortly after that, he said, "come on, I know you're in there, I saw you walk past. Open this door, or I'm gonna break it in."
by this time, I have the police dispatcher on the phone with me, and she said police were on the way. She wanted to stay on the line with me, until they got there. I really think it was my voice she liked, and that was the only reason she wanted to keep talking to me, but that's another story.
She heard him ring the bell a few more times, and she heard him yell into the window a few times, too. He was walking all around the house, trying to get someone's attention, or maybe piss them off enough to come to the door.
Because I didn't know him, and I'm basically a nonviolent type...(waiting for the laughter to die down) and so I didn't see any need to open the door. I just was hoping the police would show up before he decided to try breaking the door down.
I put both doors in myself, and I don't think he could break them down, without some sort of ram, and people just don't carry those things around with them, on a normal basis. His shoulder wouldn't be enough, I don't think. He could have damaged one of them, but actually get in...don't think so.
I was burglerized about 20 years ago, and ever since then, I am sure to make things secure. Doors being secure are almost a fetish with me. Windows...it's difficult to make a window very secure. They ar mostly glass, after all.
If someone wants in, they will get in. My house does have it's weak spots, but I'm not going to publisize them here. Oh, and I have several attack cats that don't think kindly to strangers, so I woudln't advise the attempt.
Then he got pissed. he said "come on, Melissa, I know you're in there. Open the damn door." Well, I live alone, and I've never even dated someone with the name Melissa, so I knew he was at the wrong house. But, because he still sounded pissed, you never know what he was intending. I couldn't see him, and he could have been Melissa's old boyfriend coming to settle some kind of a score.
After a short time, I started noticing a flashlight looking into the house. I asked the dispatcher if the police were here, yet, and she said no. She said one was in the area, though. So, I said "well, the guy must have a flashlight, then, because someone is shining a flashlight into several of my windows."
The door bell rang a couple more times, too. Then, I decided to check out the front window. There were two police cars and a van out in front. I told the dispatcher the police were there, and she said "OK, you can go out and talk to them, then." (damn, maybe I was wrong about her liking my voice. She didn't ask me for a date.)
Ok, first thing that disturbed me about the police was...they took too damn long to get to my house. Second, I found out they were the ones with the flashlight, shining into my windows. And, at the time, I asked the dispatcher if the police had arrived or not, and she said they hadn't. Don't these people talk? In all of the TV shows, you hear the cops say "car 51 on the scene" or something like that. It doesn't make me feel confident, you know?
I went out to talk to the police. They didn't see anybody. DUH. He saw them first, and hit the road. He's no dumby. It's a classic case of ex boyfriendism, 101. He'll come back later, or another night and teach Melissa a lesson for calling the cops on him.
All the police said was "if he comes back, give us a call." And what if he does come back, guys? You just gonna come scare him off again, so he can come back yet again? I'm thinking I should put up a sign...
Mellissa Doesn't Live Here
But, maybe he can't read! That'd be my luck.Oh, I guess you're wondering about the title to this thread? Wondering about the sadism part? Well, I do have defenses in this house. Yes, besides the attack cats. I have a 32 Colt auto, but no bullets (note to self...get some bullets), and I have a 38 pistol. And, I have police grade OC spray (pepper spary). I've been sprayed with that shit. You don't wanna mess with that crap.
But, if you're drunk, and never been sprayed with it, it doesn't look very mean. I do think there is a skull and cross bones on it, but I'd rather he not get that close so I could show him. But, he didn't sound that drunk. He wasn't sluring his words. But, if he thought Mellissa lived here, he HAD to be drunk. I've lived in this house for over 20 years.
But, getting back to the sadism part, I'd have no problem spraying him with that shit, and then maybe kicking him around a little, after that. I don't want to shoot the guy, though. He'd have to be coming at me and I'd have to prove it. Even spraying him with OC isn't a good thing to do, unless you feel you are in danger. These days, ANYBODY can sue you for the most trivial crap at all.
Oh well, that's it. Anybody got something to say about this? Or, do you maybe wanna tell a story like this one?