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Plus I've always been a vinyl junkie for rock music.
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Home Intruder Last Night
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Unless you live way out you are bound to encounter people who's intents are not good. As I sit here typing this on my laptop in my chair, I have within reach my S&W .40. My driveway alarm will already have me out of my chair seeing what is going on. In the morning I drop a Tarus TCP .380 in a pocket holster in my back pocket. If I venture out, I trade out for the .40.
We had a sh*tbag enter our unlocked shop in broad daylight about 3 years ago and my wife confronted him. Neither one of us has ever been unarmed from that day on even at home. That is what pocket pistols were made for.
Now if you wake me up at night with the intrusion alarm, driveway alarm or dog barking or whatever, I will grab the Mossberg tactical shotgun with light. Best to be armed as good or better than the unknown.
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Nice rig. Love the old school amp. I had to put all mine in storage to remodel and stage the house.
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What's your watch cat's breed?
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Don't know that term...the amp?
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Tabby and a black one.
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Yea, seen that. Lol
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We're so far out in the boonies the chance of anyone wandering our way is virtually nil, consequently, unless I or the dogs heard a car, anyone sneaking about will likely catch me standing with my shorts down and my pee-shooter in hand.
Maybe that would scare 'em away.
The enemy is correct in that we own guns because our breedin' tackle is inadequate. Would it be employed to discharge DNA projectiles, a fire hose stream, or as a contact weapon? Not even the unnaturally endowed porn star emeritus Johnny Wadd could use his male member for self/home defense. As Gunny said in the movie "This is for fightin' and this is for fun." Know the difference.
And, oh yeah, I never answer the door or get up in the morning unarmed.
Maybe that would scare 'em away.
The enemy is correct in that we own guns because our breedin' tackle is inadequate. Would it be employed to discharge DNA projectiles, a fire hose stream, or as a contact weapon? Not even the unnaturally endowed porn star emeritus Johnny Wadd could use his male member for self/home defense. As Gunny said in the movie "This is for fightin' and this is for fun." Know the difference.
And, oh yeah, I never answer the door or get up in the morning unarmed.
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A few months ago a neighbor up the street from me got in her garaged car to go to work in the AM and when she looked in the rear view mirror there was some dude in the back seat. She threw it in park and ran screaming into the house to call 911, but to my knowledge was unarmed.
Her husband was out of town and it sounds like he normally locks up at night, so I guess she didn't bother...
Her husband was out of town and it sounds like he normally locks up at night, so I guess she didn't bother...
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I can relate to that. I have my nightly routine: check all the doors, locks, windows, turn off lights. My wife takes it for granted and doesn't pay much attention to it all. She once left the garage door open all night when I was working that night (fortunately nothing taken). When I'm out of town we'll talk on the phone at bedtime and I'll make sure she locked up.
I told her about this thread, and the OP is not too far from us. It got her attention!
Not so much a carry thread though I was carrying, but didn't really know where else to put this. Maybe we need a home defense sub.
Stayed up much later than usual last night (birthday and a few B-day drinks) and slept in. The cat woke me up, I assumed to feed him, so I pulled my pants on, holstered the 45 and somewhat groggily headed for the bathroom. Walked past the kitchen door and stopped, WTF??!!!??? Theres somebody asleep on the dog bed in the kitchen!!!!
Tall skinny guy probably in his late 20's, jeans, no shirt/shoes, and ankle high socks. After I realized I wasn't dreaming and I didn't know him, I backed up to the bedroom and grabbed the MB 500 loaded with 00 buck. I had my 45 holstered but thought the shotgun was a better option, all things considered. Now how to proceed, hold him for the cops or get him outta here? Looking around the kitchen, I see a butcher knife on the stove top behind him and another on the counter just a couple feet away. I decided to just get him out of the house 1st. Always keep a rd chambered so I turned the light on on the shotgun and hit him in the face with it...
WAKE UP!! WTF DO YOU THINK YOU"RE DOING YOU STUPID SOB? THERES THE FRONT DOOR. I WANT YOU THE F---- OUT OF HERE RIGHT F"ING NOW OR YOU"RE GOING TO GET SHOT! YOU"RE LUCKY I HAVEN"T FILLED YOU FULL OF BUCK SHOT ALREADY YOU DUMBAZZ MF'er!
He went out the door saying "sorry sorry, I know". I grabbed the phone as I was heading that way to see which direction he traveled. Didn't see him so I yelled at the neighbor across the street, "which way did that guy go"? 'What guy?" He must have cut around the corner of the house and headed across the lawns of the vacant houses. Told 911 its not an emergency at the moment but... Described him and told them that he must be cutting thru yards. An officer called back 5 minutes later and said he got him almost immediately after the call came in over on HW99. It turns out my next door neighbor's greenhouses had been vandalized last night and he'd left that call half an hour or so before I'd called. I'd looked around in the meantime and found a dirty footprint on the kitchen chair next to the window so evidently the window hadn't latched when I closed it. Nothing appears to be missing including pills in prescription bottles just a few feet from where he was.
The officer showed up while I was typing this and let me know he was in jail and that he'd done things like this before. Will be up on unlawful entry, trespassing and vandalism charges. I said if he's that brave to come in the house to sleep while I was there, something nasty is going to happen sooner or later, either to him or the occupant and if he'd even twitched in my direction he'd probably be dead right now and I'd have a big mess to clean up. He agreed. Also said I hope he isn't released 1st thing Monday morning. He agreed with that also.
I think he's been sleeping in the neighbors yard for 3-4 days as my dog has been barking every night in that direction. I've also heard noises outside that I'd attributed to cats or possums after looking around with a flashlight. I couldn't find her last night and went out side to look for her and she was standing by the fence in the corner of the yard. The grass is pretty smashed down on the other side. I think he'd gotten her used to him being there and was petting her. Normally she'll wake out of a dead sleep and go nuts if she smells or hears anything out of the ordinary in the area much less inside the house.
Anyway time to buy some motion detector lights and maybe security cameras. And will do a better perimeter check every night before bed. Things could have went much worse, glad this isn't one of those gun free house holds!
Im surprised he wasnt rummaging through stuff .I have been leaving a couple widows open at night ,but the dog sleeps indoors . Oregon should put the castle doctrine on the ballot .We need it here now.
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I got the security lights up today and I'm impressed with them for the money but I'll see how long they last and if they charge well enough in the winter. If not I'll hard wire some in. Might have to hard wire one in on the north side anyway because it doesn't get much light on that side.
I've let everyone on the block know about it. The couple 4 houses down said they leave for work about 3:30 am and one day last week when they got home the latch on their sliding glass door was broken. They thought maybe they'd broken it themselves somehow, so they fixed it. 2 days later it was broken again. The wife is pretty shaken about it now. They also know of the guy. "He was a drugged up POS 10 yrs ago! He's still alive?" Not if he comes near my house again.
I've let everyone on the block know about it. The couple 4 houses down said they leave for work about 3:30 am and one day last week when they got home the latch on their sliding glass door was broken. They thought maybe they'd broken it themselves somehow, so they fixed it. 2 days later it was broken again. The wife is pretty shaken about it now. They also know of the guy. "He was a drugged up POS 10 yrs ago! He's still alive?" Not if he comes near my house again.
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This could be a loaded question but. Have you thought about contacting the channel 12 news. I would call them and see if you can get them to do a story. The fact that the guy is out already would be huge.
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Post #93 above:
Sounds like it's time to stay home and wait for him to show up.
Sounds like it's time to stay home and wait for him to show up.
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No,it looks like catch and release is just SOP these days. Heres one that's much worse and absolutely unbelievable! 16 FELONY charges and they let him back out on the street!
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Note the part in the middle of the story about the VINE Program. If I were you I would see what that all entails, if you haven't already.No,it looks like catch and release is just SOP these days. Heres one that's much worse and absolutely unbelievable! 16 FELONY charges and they let him back out on the street!
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I think it is good the OP did not do harm to that intruder. No reason unless upon awaking, he attacked. Taking a life is serious, even a seemingly worthless idiot like that.
The OP might want to consider an alarm system. My son lives in Michigan and I just got back from a visit, he had to teach me all about the alarm system he had installed. He said it was for security and to keep their 3 yr old daughter inside as she figured out how to open the doors on her own.
He is a heavy sleeper due to PTSD and the sleep meds he has to take some times so they figured the alarm system was worth it. Arms it every night and when they leave during the day.
Works well. Sensors on every possible entry point. Open a door or window and it goes off, break a window and it will go off.
I live far out in the country and have 2 vary vocal sheltie dogs that bark at everything or any one who is at the door including me or wife or when the see another dog up the hill in my neighbors yard etc. If I move back into town in a few yrs I will probably install a security system with alarm.
I did install security cam system with DVR and can see all around the house and down the driveway. USPS girl wonders why I meet her at the door before she knocks, I just point to the cam, I see you coming from 400 ft, half way down my driveway.
Most people have a smoke alarm, why not a security alarm?
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The OP might want to consider an alarm system. My son lives in Michigan and I just got back from a visit, he had to teach me all about the alarm system he had installed. He said it was for security and to keep their 3 yr old daughter inside as she figured out how to open the doors on her own.
He is a heavy sleeper due to PTSD and the sleep meds he has to take some times so they figured the alarm system was worth it. Arms it every night and when they leave during the day.
Works well. Sensors on every possible entry point. Open a door or window and it goes off, break a window and it will go off.
I live far out in the country and have 2 vary vocal sheltie dogs that bark at everything or any one who is at the door including me or wife or when the see another dog up the hill in my neighbors yard etc. If I move back into town in a few yrs I will probably install a security system with alarm.
I did install security cam system with DVR and can see all around the house and down the driveway. USPS girl wonders why I meet her at the door before she knocks, I just point to the cam, I see you coming from 400 ft, half way down my driveway.
Most people have a smoke alarm, why not a security alarm?
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