Followed...

De Hipster

I feel like I should have some horror theme tune ala Psycho playing in the background & then the calm...

I was driving back to the house in Ranelagh tonight when after coming off Sir John Rogersons quay towards Holles Street, a car (Honda Accord or similar circa '98 reg - couldn't see the specifics in the rear view mirror) started following me.

I though nothing of it until I got closer to the house, when I have to take an unusual route - loop that is off the beaten track and eventually to a one way redidential system into a cul de sac - car still following.

I parked and the car slowly continued, turned & drove the loop again, only for another car (this time a Ford Focus) to drive the oneway system in the wrong direction. Made a quick phone call to alert b/f that if I didn't confirm arrival in the house in max ten minutes to send for the cavalry...

Watched the Focus from the house window - cops had picked up on the other vehicle, I can only assume, acting suspiciously & had them pulled for quite some time - made no attempt to approach myself. Though weird but timely intervention.

tl;dr I was followed home by another car, weird as they clearly didn't live in my area...I park, cops land & question occupants of other vehicle!

Anyone similar experiences?

hondasam

were the cops in the Focus?

Jesus Wept

Think I know how this one ends, I read Stephen King's The Hitch-hiker.

MrStuffins

You don't happen to work in Waste Management do you?

Hank Scorpio

Strange one, at least you're home safe

De Hipster

hondasam wrote: »

were the cops in the Focus?

Yeap - only noticed they had the flashers on as the pulled away having held the other car for about 10mins - unmarked.

MrStuffins wrote: »

You don't happen to work in Waste Management do you?

Emmm...nope.

Shotgun_TEXAS

there is tablets for that sort of thing :pac:

Chuck Stone

Can you make the story more exciting please?

Can there be shots fired from a helicopter or something?

De Hipster

Shotgun_TEXAS wrote: »

there is tablets for that sort of thing :pac:

There are tab...thanks!

Barrt2

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Can you make the story more exciting please?

Can there be shots fired from a helicopter or something?

this made me laugh:L

ahh the honda was probably following you because they were lost and they were following you to find there way which didnt work:P

hondasam

De Hipster wrote: »

Yeap - only noticed they had the flashers on as the pulled away having held the other car for about 10mins - unmarked.

who called them?

De Hipster

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Can you make the story more exciting please?

Can there be shots fired from a helicopter or something?

I can't be sure the other car drove away - so either
a) they are lying in wait for me to leave the house in the morning,
b) the cops killed them all and stuffed them into the focus,
c) shots were fired, albeit using a very effective silencer...from a helicopter, while the gang made their getaway in the focus, leaving the cops in the original heap having blasted them with piss & 'yore ma' etc...

cocoshovel

Barrt2 wrote: »

this made me laugh:L

ahh the honda was probably following you because they were lost and they were following you to find there way which didnt work:P

Or they planned to bate the shíte outta op, tie him up and force him to make a bank withrawal! How that would work I dont know.

BluesBerry

Ring the garda station and explain what happened they might be able to tell what was going on and put your mind at rest

Chuck Stone

De Hipster wrote: »

I can't be sure the other car drove away - so either
a) they are lying in wait for me to leave the house in the morning,
b) the cops killed them all and stuffed them into the focus,
c) shots were fired, albeit using a very effective silencer...from a helicopter, while the gang made their getaway in the focus, leaving the cops in the original heap having blasted them with piss & 'yore ma' etc...

Wow! :eek:

Coooool.

De Hipster

hondasam wrote: »

who called them?

no one called, think they may have been supercops (think they may have been driving to the Spar for coffee, in the bus lane when the honda drove across them though!)

Barrt2

BluesBerry wrote: »

Ring the garda station and explain what happened they might be able to tell what was going on and put your mind at rest

OP this is probably what you should do:)

hondasam

De Hipster wrote: »

no one called, think they may have been supercops (think they may have been driving to the Spar for coffee, in the bus lane when the honda drove across them though!)

Typical lazy gardai, you had a lucky escape from them cops. They might have raped you.

Pure Sound

hondasam wrote: »

hondasam

:eek:

hondasam

We Need Community wrote: »

:eek:

Nah it's not me, wouldn't be seen dead driving a focus or a honda accord.

Valentina

De Hipster wrote: »

I parked and the car slowly continued, turned & drove the loop again, only for another car (this time a Ford Focus) to drive the oneway system in the wrong direction.

Typical gardai flouting the rules of the road again :rolleyes:

:P

Never had a car follow me home but if I suspected it, I wouldn't go home, I'd drive to my local Garda station.

hondasam

ThurstonWhore wrote: »

Typical gardai flouting the rules of the road again :rolleyes:

:P

Never had a car follow me home but if I suspected it, I wouldn't go home, I'd drive to my local Garda station.

No point they are all in supermacs or spar.

Samich

De Hipster wrote: »

I feel like I should have some horror theme tune ala Psycho playing in the background & then the calm...

I was driving back to the house in Ranelagh tonight when after coming off Sir John Rogersons quay towards Holles Street, a car (Honda Accord or similar circa '98 reg - couldn't see the specifics in the rear view mirror) started following me.

I though nothing of it until I got closer to the house, when I have to take an unusual route - loop that is off the beaten track and eventually to a one way redidential system into a cul de sac - car still following.

I parked and the car slowly continued, turned & drove the loop again, only for another car (this time a Ford Focus) to drive the oneway system in the wrong direction. Made a quick phone call to alert b/f that if I didn't confirm arrival in the house in max ten minutes to send for the cavalry...

Watched the Focus from the house window - cops had picked up on the other vehicle, I can only assume, acting suspiciously & had them pulled for quite some time - made no attempt to approach myself. Though weird but timely intervention.

tl;dr I was followed home by another car, weird as they clearly didn't live in my area...I park, cops land & question occupants of other vehicle!

Anyone similar experiences?

Ya except I was in the car following someone, was driving a shitty old accord. Stupid bitch of a woman didn't even know where her own house was, she was just driving around in circles.

saywhatyousee

De Hipster wrote: »

(think they may have been driving to the Spar for coffee,

Wrong...everyone knows cop's love Topaz coffee and doughnuts its like crack cocaine to them.(Or possibly they have the fuel cards there,either way its words of wisdom!!!)

De Hipster

ThurstonWhore wrote: »

Typical gardai flouting the rules of the road again :rolleyes:

:P

Never had a car follow me home but if I suspected it, I wouldn't go home, I'd drive to my local Garda station.

I did park a little away from the house - did consider inviting them in for tea but I had just run out of chocolate biccies.

Barrt2

De Hipster wrote: »

I did park a little away from the house - did consider inviting them in for tea but I had just run out of chocolate biccies.

i hope you went and got them :O

Ruu_Old

Are you Red Fox? This is Brown Bear. >_>

The King of Moo

I've heard this one before.

At the end, it turns out that the other car was actually trying to warn you that the escaped knife-wielding mental patient was in the back seat of your car the whole time.

Valentina

De Hipster wrote: »

I did park a little away from the house - did consider inviting them in for tea but I had just run out of chocolate biccies.

Tut tut, you should always keep an emergency packet of biscuits in the house for just such an occasion!

Jess16

The King of Moo wrote: »

I've heard this one before.

At the end, it turns out that the other car was actually trying to warn you that the escaped knife-wielding mental patient was in the back seat of your car the whole time.

Uh, I'm trying to feel sleepy here

cofy

I was once followed from the gym it was a dark winter night. At first I thought I was imagining it so I drove around for a while, the car still followed (definitely not the gardai). I lived miles out a lonely country road, so I found an open petrol station and pulled in under a security camera, saw the car pass and drive out my road, I then took a different route home.

Shotgun_TEXAS

De Hipster wrote: »

There are tab...thanks!

OH thanks!
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hondasam

I get followed all the time but It's a busy road and they are just going the same direction as me.

cofy

hondasam wrote: »

I get followed all the time but It's a busy road and they are just going the same direction as me.

Thanks I liked this comment.