LA_MERC_LaTech
May 12th, 2009, 08:47 AM
So,
Last night I was on the phone with Krysta. I was kinda laying near the back door, but not really close. The back window blinds were open, but the windows themselves were closed. The porch light was off.
There is a base for a planter or something there that is on casters. While I was on the phone, we all heard a noise and Lolo started barking and ran to the window. I couldn't figure out what she was looking at or what had moved the base thing, but I figured it was some animal or something...in other words, nothing to be worried about. I calmed Lolo down and then lay back down on the floor to talk with Krysta some more. My head at this point was still on the carpet, but closer to the back door than it was. There is a loose board there that makes a noise when you step on it. Well, as I lay there on the phone, I heard the loose board noise and got really quiet.
Krysta says, "You're awfully quiet." "There's someone outside on the porch." I quietly got up and looked out the window, but didn't see anything or anyone. Turning on the porch light seems like a good idea, so I do and then walk around the front room (staying out of the light that comes in from the open window) and look out. I see nothing. I sat down on the couch with a clear view across the porch and down the steps. Nothing. Krysta is asking me what all is going on and I tell her I can't see anything, and then I do and get all quiet again.
There's a guy, skinny with darkish hair (or maybe a hat), with a dark shirt and a black and white bandanna who was on the first step of the porch...holding a rifle (or possibly a shotgun). He throws a rock at the door and then ducks back against the house. "Well, he just threw a rock against the door and is holding a rifle or shotgun or something," I said to Krysta. "Call the cops!"
I called the police...the first time I've ever called them intentionally...and the lady was like, "What seems to be the problem?" "I think there is someone on my back porch." "Are they still there? How do you know there was someone there?" "Well...I saw a guy with a bandanna and a rifle or something..." "Two sheriffs and a Trooper are on the way there, Sir...please stay on the line."
After we hung up, I called Krysta back and we talked for a little bit. She was more worried than I was...but the whole situation hadn't sunk in yet (and didn't until this morning). They arrived and I explained what happened to one of the Sheriffs and they drove around for a bit. He came back and said, "Do you know anyone with a red Nissan car?" I said, "I don't know anyone with a red car except for my boss...and I would really hope they would come up with a better way of telling me I was fired than this!" We both laughed and he said, "Well...we saw a red Nissan speed off after the officer passed it."
So...they all left and I couldn't fall asleep in the bedroom, so I got up for a while and then finally tried falling asleep on the couch (my thought being I could hear the majority of the windows and the two doors from there) and finally did around 1. Lolo kept getting up all night which would wake me up and I didn't sleep well as a result.
It dawned on me this morning how serious a situation that could have been. Nobody brings a rifle to rob a house. Nobody brings a rifle and then throws rocks at a door to try and coax someone outside just to intimidate them. Slightly concerned now...
LT
Last night I was on the phone with Krysta. I was kinda laying near the back door, but not really close. The back window blinds were open, but the windows themselves were closed. The porch light was off.
There is a base for a planter or something there that is on casters. While I was on the phone, we all heard a noise and Lolo started barking and ran to the window. I couldn't figure out what she was looking at or what had moved the base thing, but I figured it was some animal or something...in other words, nothing to be worried about. I calmed Lolo down and then lay back down on the floor to talk with Krysta some more. My head at this point was still on the carpet, but closer to the back door than it was. There is a loose board there that makes a noise when you step on it. Well, as I lay there on the phone, I heard the loose board noise and got really quiet.
Krysta says, "You're awfully quiet." "There's someone outside on the porch." I quietly got up and looked out the window, but didn't see anything or anyone. Turning on the porch light seems like a good idea, so I do and then walk around the front room (staying out of the light that comes in from the open window) and look out. I see nothing. I sat down on the couch with a clear view across the porch and down the steps. Nothing. Krysta is asking me what all is going on and I tell her I can't see anything, and then I do and get all quiet again.
There's a guy, skinny with darkish hair (or maybe a hat), with a dark shirt and a black and white bandanna who was on the first step of the porch...holding a rifle (or possibly a shotgun). He throws a rock at the door and then ducks back against the house. "Well, he just threw a rock against the door and is holding a rifle or shotgun or something," I said to Krysta. "Call the cops!"
I called the police...the first time I've ever called them intentionally...and the lady was like, "What seems to be the problem?" "I think there is someone on my back porch." "Are they still there? How do you know there was someone there?" "Well...I saw a guy with a bandanna and a rifle or something..." "Two sheriffs and a Trooper are on the way there, Sir...please stay on the line."
After we hung up, I called Krysta back and we talked for a little bit. She was more worried than I was...but the whole situation hadn't sunk in yet (and didn't until this morning). They arrived and I explained what happened to one of the Sheriffs and they drove around for a bit. He came back and said, "Do you know anyone with a red Nissan car?" I said, "I don't know anyone with a red car except for my boss...and I would really hope they would come up with a better way of telling me I was fired than this!" We both laughed and he said, "Well...we saw a red Nissan speed off after the officer passed it."
So...they all left and I couldn't fall asleep in the bedroom, so I got up for a while and then finally tried falling asleep on the couch (my thought being I could hear the majority of the windows and the two doors from there) and finally did around 1. Lolo kept getting up all night which would wake me up and I didn't sleep well as a result.
It dawned on me this morning how serious a situation that could have been. Nobody brings a rifle to rob a house. Nobody brings a rifle and then throws rocks at a door to try and coax someone outside just to intimidate them. Slightly concerned now...
LT