What do you think of this?

[Guntaholic]

I am very angry and kind of worried. I came home today from dropping a package off at the post office to find this huge moving truck parked in front of my house. While pulling into the driveway I noticed two shaky in appearance individuals standing in the street. They refused to make eye contact as I got out of my car and seemed to be looking at a map. Plate on the moving truck was from N. Carolina so I thought okay they are a bit lost and after dropping my stuff off inside I will se if I can point them in the right direction. Here is where I start to get angry... My fiancé is at home, the front door to the house is wide open, I walking in rather loudly with out saying a word, move quickly to the back of the house where she is typing away on the computer without a clue as to what is going on. Needless to say I told her I was a little upset that the door was unlocked and wide open with a moving truck and two shaky guy's outside. She tells me I am paranoid and it's the middle of the afternoon and she was safe in the house. After all is said and done I returned to the front of the house, the moving truck is gone and our phone line was ripped from the street pole to the side of the house!!! I called the phone company from my cell phone (30 mins on hold) and they are going to try and get to it today. I also called the local police to give them a description of the truck etc. but they said it really wasn't a matter for them to handle. My fiancé still does not understand why I am concerned and upset. Am I blowing this out of proportion or is this something to be concerned about?

[argyll]

I don't think you have to be concerned that they are coming back, but clearly your fiance isn't taking her own safety as seriously as you would like. I don't know about crime where you live, but in my suburban neighborhood most burglaries take place during the day, while the residents are at work.

Best regards,
Argyll

Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit -- Ovid (He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow)



Edited by - argyll on 7/1/2002 3:14:22 PM

[Guntaholic]

Nope, I am not worried about them coming back...Chances are they were just misplaced movers. However I can't seem to get the point across to her that just because it is "daylight out" it does not stop crimes from taking place. 7-10 robberies around here are during the times of 9am to 4pm. To make things worse many are home invasion type crimes ...

[toothed]

I think another interrogation is in order. Question her specifically: Who is she really? And, what has she done with your real fiance? <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

[sam the man..]

well dude, whenever in doubt, call the cops! <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> Stay sharp and take care!

Sam

have bone implant will travel..

[Jeff/1911]

Guntaholic,

I run into this all of the time in my life too. It really bothers me to see the knaive way in which so many look at personal security, including my significant other; forever walking around in "condition white".

I hear you man, very frustrating.

Jeff/1911.

Edited by - Jeff/1911 on 7/1/2002 10:02:10 PM

[chambers]

Very Familiar with that sort of frustration. Totally second your feelings man. The cops would have heard an earfull from me as well.. "bullspit it's not really something for you to handle"
Honestly bud it sounds to me like you might have just gotten home in the nick of time. it's entirely possible that these two yahoos had nothing to do with your phone line. But I wouldn't have put money on it.
Glad everyones ok.

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[357Sig]

It is unfortunate but most people are just meat for predators.

Paul

[Qship]

I would be concerned.

It seems to me that the phone line being down is a very bad sign. It might be that they wanted to block 911 calls, but more likely they were trying to prevent an alarm system (they don't know if you have an alarm or not) from calling out over the phone line.

Qship

[Guntaholic]

Thanks for all the advice!!! I think she is slowly starting to come around. I did a Google search on home invasions and robberies and printed out various news stories and just let her read through a bunch of them, I think it had a positive effect. The phone co. came early this morning and re-hooked up the line. The installer said that it had to be ripped down, the phone line was well above many of the others on the street that were not harmed. I am starting to think that while pretending to be lost they cut the line by standing on the roof of the truck. The phone co. is going to file a report with the police. I stopped by the precient today and met with some very concerned officers (however it did take a phone call from a family friend on the job first)after my second phone call to them went nowhere. The alarm co. will be here after 5 to step up efforts and I am trying to contact United trucking co. to see if they have a record of a rental or job in my area...Thanks again for all the help....

[Colinz]

Creepy,

They might come back anyway. Buy a gun and lots of training ammo.

Whish you luck,
Colinz

[Sword and Shield]

When in doubt, call the cops. If the incident is nothing to worry about, all you have is a little egg on your face. If it is something serious, you avert what could be a major disaster.

Keepin' it real...real sharp, that is.

[Sirius]

Guntaholic,
My wife used to accuse me of being paranoid all the time. My regular response has always been "It's better to be a little paranoid than a little dead...". Due to my work - Security Advisor in Kosovo - my wife, who lives here with me, is coming around after constant reminders about her security. I know exactly where you are coming from on this one - time and common sense will win over. Now my wife carries a Spyderco Delica on her at all times and packs a mean right hook from regular training (with the knife and without...).
Keep in mind that, unfortunately, most people do not have a security mindset. AS I said earlier - time and common sense...

Take care and Stay sharp,

Kirk

[calyth]

Crimes can be rampant at the working hours (10-4, minus 2 hours to tolerate any irregularities) and after school (3-6) and also at night where people are not at home (weekends) or sleeping.
You might just found 2 lost movers, but IMO my gut tells me that they're up to no good. I'm not trying to scare you or anything, but if you didn't come back earlier, your house would probably be robbed because they ripped out the phone lines.
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