- Dec 13, 2004
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as i was leaving for work tonight [i work from 7pm to 7am], i opened the door and was met by some chick i'd never seen before. she was asking me for a ride into town.
without thinking, i just told her i wasnt going into town, i was going to work.
she then asked if she could use my phone to call somebody to come pick her up. she called a man [i heard his voice] and said something to him about coming to pick her up and told him she was at a house near where she stayed [there's a section 8 community just across a field from me].
when i got in my car, i noticed she was just hanging out at the edge of my yard. i called my parents, who stay around the corner and actually manage the section 8 housing for the owner, and told them what was going on.
i described her to my mom and she told me she knew who it was, that i was to leave her alone, not let her in my car, etc... because she was a suspect in a string of burglaries in the community, but that they didnt have the proof they needed to evict her.
my folks did a drive by to check my house, but once i got to work, my nerves were so torn up that my stomach started aching. i told the boss lady that i just couldnt get my head into it and i needed to be home tonight, just in case this girl and the guy she'd called were planning something for later. after all, she now knows i work nights. UGH!!!
my thought was that even if my folks drove by, if the girl and her friend were watching my place, they'd see when they left and could come in, then.
well, i've parked my car to the side of the house, out of sight.
i rigged my front steps with a rope tied low, just out of sight, but high enough to catch somebody just above their ankles.
i have the back door rigged with empty bottles. anybody not watching their step will set off a nightmarish chain of noise [and i'm a light sleeper].
if any of that happens, my next step is this:
without thinking, i just told her i wasnt going into town, i was going to work.
she then asked if she could use my phone to call somebody to come pick her up. she called a man [i heard his voice] and said something to him about coming to pick her up and told him she was at a house near where she stayed [there's a section 8 community just across a field from me].
when i got in my car, i noticed she was just hanging out at the edge of my yard. i called my parents, who stay around the corner and actually manage the section 8 housing for the owner, and told them what was going on.
i described her to my mom and she told me she knew who it was, that i was to leave her alone, not let her in my car, etc... because she was a suspect in a string of burglaries in the community, but that they didnt have the proof they needed to evict her.
my folks did a drive by to check my house, but once i got to work, my nerves were so torn up that my stomach started aching. i told the boss lady that i just couldnt get my head into it and i needed to be home tonight, just in case this girl and the guy she'd called were planning something for later. after all, she now knows i work nights. UGH!!!
my thought was that even if my folks drove by, if the girl and her friend were watching my place, they'd see when they left and could come in, then.
well, i've parked my car to the side of the house, out of sight.
i rigged my front steps with a rope tied low, just out of sight, but high enough to catch somebody just above their ankles.
i have the back door rigged with empty bottles. anybody not watching their step will set off a nightmarish chain of noise [and i'm a light sleeper].
if any of that happens, my next step is this: