Ever felt unsafe in your own home?

DA7800

Happened to me recently. Saw a man peering over my garden wall at night looking in the windows. Went out to confront him and stared at him for a good 5 seconds before he ran off. Spooky stuff, couldn't shake a bad feeling after I had gone back inside.

Anybody else have a similar story?

The_Valeyard

DA7800 wrote: »

Happened to me recently. Saw a man peering over my garden wall at night looking in the windows. Went out to confront him and stared at him for a good 5 seconds before he ran off. Spooky stuff, couldn't shake a bad feeling after I had gone back inside.

Anybody else have a similar story?

That's pretty freaky... Call the gardai? Could have been checking out the place?

Mr Freeze

When the missus is mad :pac:

uch

After watching the Exorcist

blue note

When the wooden spoon comes out.

Valetta

My cat got out the other night. Went after him and saw him go into a neighbours garden.

I just peeked over the was to see if I could see him when this scary looking person (it was dark so couldn't see if it was a man or woman) came out and stared right into my eyes.

Frightened the bejaysus out of me so I legged it.

Cat brought a mouse home later.

Lau2976

An ex of mine broke in about a year and a half ago. I ended up moving because of it.

One eyed Jack

I pretty much have an open door policy at home - anyone is made welcome. I had to laugh though at the guy who was checking apartment door locks for any left open (about three o' clock in the morning), and he tried to enter as quietly as he could, but I was already in the hallway and as soon as he came through the door I knew what he was at, still said "Hi there, you want to come in?". I think he was freaked because he froze for a minute looking at me before he backed out the door again

The_Valeyard

Valetta wrote: »

My cat got out the other night. Went after him and saw him go into a neighbours garden.

I just peeked over the was to see if I could see him when this scary looking person (it was dark so couldn't see if it was a man or woman) came out and stared right into my eyes.

Frightened the bejaysus out of me so I legged it.

Cat brought a mouse home later.

Been woken up to two cats wailing outside, was freaky sound. No idea what it was at first

Living Off The Splash

I have floor boards that take it in turn to creak on their own accord. It sounds as if someone is creeping along the landing. Probably settling of the hot pipes that run underneath or the resident ghost taking a stroll.

Fat Christy

Every time I'm alone in the house at night time. One night, I convinced myself there was something under my bed. I couldn't go into my room until my housemates got back.

I'm so paranoid.

somesoldiers

My Mrs spotted a few guys trying to break into the houses across the road from our old house, twice. Ever since she leaps up at the slightest noise, we have moved now thankfully

The_Valeyard

Fat Christy wrote: »

Every time I'm alone in the house at night time. One night, I convinced myself there was something under my bed. I couldn't go into my room until my housemates got back.

I'm so paranoid.

IT WAS MEEEEEEEEE

grundie

A few years back I had to work from home and I was in the kitchen making a cuppa. Next I notice two lads, early 20s in dark tracksuits jumping over the fence, whilst a third kept watch on the other side.

They started having a nosey around and after 30 seconds or so they noticed me through the window and said calm-as-a-cucumber "Just lookin' for a cat" before slowly making their way to the back gate and leaving, but not before stopping to have a good look at my bike and the gas BBQ.

Absolutely no fear at all in them.

Mesrine65

No, I have a small armoury of legally held firearms at home & would be happy to use them if 'I felt my life or the life of my family, was in imminent danger'.

Fat Christy

The_Valeyard wrote: »

IT WAS MEEEEEEEEE

Oh baby.

If I had known it was you, I would have came in!
'came'. Heh.

jimgoose

No. If you kick the Kodiak Bear, be prepared to deal with the consequences.

Bongalongherb

Fat Christy wrote: »

Every time I'm alone in the house at night time. One night, I convinced myself there was something under my bed. I couldn't go into my room until my housemates got back.

I'm so paranoid.

It's time to cut-down son.

aujopimur

Not since I got a divorce.

Valetta

Mesrine65 wrote: »

No, I have a small armoury of legally held firearms at home & would be happy to use them if 'I felt my life or the life of my family, was in imminent danger'.

It's ok if you shoot in italics.

Mesrine65

Valetta wrote: »

It's ok if you shoot in italics.

:pac::pac::pac:

ThinkProgress

No.

My house is literally like a fortress!

I've had some incidents in the past, which make me take home security to an almost OCD level of perfection.

And I have a pack of dogs who love to welcome new visitors on the property!

riffmongous

Yeah one time the crazy african guy in the apartment above mine was out on the balcony going mad shouting about jesus and hellfires, possibly while high at 4 in the morning. Was on edge till the police came and took him away

hairyslug

About 7 years ago, I was on the way home from work when my wife rang me in a panic, someone was banging heavily on the door screaming, it was loud enough for me to hear it over the phone. I was nearly home and by the time I had ran up to the apartment, he had fecked off. I went back down to park the car and got a call again from her, same thing happening but again by the time I got upstairs he had gone again.

We also had a large block and a bottle of vodka (empty) thrown through the sitting room window, that was in retaliation for us calling the gardai when we caught a little scrote trying to break a bedroom window one Saturday morning

Miall108

DA7800 wrote: »

Happened to me recently. Saw a man peering over my garden wall at night looking in the windows. Went out to confront him and stared at him for a good 5 seconds before he ran off.

Did have a big van with "free sweets inside" written on the side of it?

If he did then theres nothing to worry about

joollyparo

No never, Am really not shy when it comes to dashing out firearm juice.

CruelCoin

DA7800 wrote: »

Anybody else have a similar story?

Was baby sitting my parents home and fell asleep on the couch.

Woke to a shiver going down my spine to see a couple of knackers walking through the garden, pointing at windows etc.

Ran off after they saw me furiously unlocking the patio door, axe in hand.

To clarify: These knackers tend to target clumps of homes in a week. Heavily target a number of homes in a small area before migrating. Knowing that our area was in the middle of one such spell, i was camping in the sitting room with the axe.

CruelCoin

ThinkProgress wrote: »

No.

My house is literally like a fortress!

I've had some incidents in the past, which make me take home security to an almost OCD level of perfection.

And I have a pack of dogs who love to welcome new visitors on the property!

Aye, new home i've just moved into has been kitted out with all the trimmings.

German shepard on the way also.

Birneybau

Lived in a little cottage, the bedroom was an extension at the back.

Woken first couple of nights by the sound of footsteps on the bleedin' roof, terrifying. Happened on and off for weeks.

Was a fecking seagulls nest. Still, never got used to it.

galljga1

jimgoose wrote: »

No. If you kick the Kodiak Bear, be prepared to deal with the consequences.

What are the consequences?
He takes a photo of you?

Mesrine65

^

CruelCoin

Mesrine65 wrote: »

^

What the **** did my eyes just see?

Mesrine65

jimgoose wrote: »

No. If you kick the Kodiak Bear, be prepared to deal with the consequences.

Mesrine65 wrote: »

^

CruelCoin wrote: »

What the **** did my eyes just see?

Quota era datum :P