Was his name Trevor? W.Once
A freaky incident just happened
by Junction-Guy 18 Replies latest jw friends
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snowbird
I would have been freaked out, too, JG.
I don't open my door to anyone, even though I know just about everyone around here.
That is one reason JW's are finding it so hard to find any interest. People are afraid to open their doors.
Sylvia
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Dansk
and shoved it where the sun doesnt shine.
Where's that?
Ian
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ronin1
You were right to be careful.
This past Thursday, I was home alone and on the phone with my brother from NY (I live in FL). I noticed a red car pull up in my driveway, a man get out of the car and proceed to knock on my door.
Whenever I am home alone, I do not answer the door for anyone if I do not know them or not expecting a visit.(If someone is in danger, I wouild be able to tell when I look out the windows). While I was on the phone, I told my brother some strange man was at the door and I kept very quite and acted like noone was at home. I stayed on the phone with my brother until he left. Eventually he left.
I called my husband and we agreed I took the correct action. (Here is South Florida people are very violent and killing persons like 'drinking water'. There are many house break-ins, rapes, and murders of innocent persons. So I was not taking any chances.)
Fast forward to yesterday, Friday, when my husband and I were both home in the evening. This same man pulled up and knocked on the door. This time my husband answered and found out what he wanted. He had noticed that we had an old refrigerator from the landlord in the back yard and wanted to know if we were willing to sell it to him. We let him know it did not belong to us but we would ask the landlord and he could return next week for an answer.
His intentions were ok.....but it is still better to err on the side of judgement and be very careful, especially women at home alone when answering the door.
Ronin1
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Sunspot
Anyway he gave some cockamamey story about his mom was just in a wreck, and the tire blew out, and asked to use the phone. I went and got the cordless phone and he had some trouble using it, he kept hanging up "accidently" and finally he gave up, then asked me if I could go help change the tire.
Why didn't he use his mother's phone? Why knock on a stranger's door? He could have called someone he knew to help him "change the tire" or call a road service. His story is fishy and you were right to do what you did.
hugs,
Annie
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Gregor
Why would someone steal one tire?
Same reason that might have been behind JG's experience - meth. Small items that can be easily sold for a few bucks. This type of crime is becoming more and more common. Meth heads are not really interested in a big score or capable of pulling one off. They are stealing sections of guard rail off the highways to sell for scrap metal. Likewise copper wire, aluminum etc. Car break ins for a camera or laptop. Unsecured spare tires and wheels on pick ups and some SUVs. I think JG's guy might have come in to use the phone to grab something and run or maybe mug him for cash etc.
Meth is fueling an epidemic of crime.
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FlyingHighNow
JG, I'm glad you didn't take any chances. When in doubt, do without! Go with your gut.
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Junction-Guy
Thanks Flyinghighnow, yeah my gut tells me he was up to no good. Now Im just trying to figure out what exactly was his intentions.
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ESTEE
He rang the doorbell again. He then walked around to the back of the house. I went upstairs and oberved from a window. He knocked on the back door. Then I saw that he went to the sliding doors at the rear of the house. By this time I knew I should wake my friends up. We ran downstairs and when we got to the back of the house the guy had removed the screen and was trying to pry open the slider. My bud and I chased the guy down the street while his wife called the cops. When we started chasing him a pick up truck parked on the street fired up and this guy jumped in the bed. The truck hauled it out of there. I figured the guy rang the doorbell and knocked hard to see if anyone was home. When no one answered he must have thought the place was empty.
This is the kind of scenario running through my head, too. The guy was hoping no one was home, so he could break in. Or if someone answered who he thought he could overpower, he might have done what we in Vancouver call a "home invasion" where someone pushes their way in and takes things, even hurting or killing the home owner.
JunctionGuy, funny isn't it, how the antena goes up and you get a bad feeling about a situation. You were smart to err on the side of caution.
Love to all
ESTEE