FBI knocked on my door

[spacemanspiff]

i enjoy talking to mormons as well gunner.
i think its the younger ones who are still new in their ministry that are uneasy talking to JW's. sometimes its a lack of experience, and sometimes its that their faith is still being forged.

but if you really want to get rid of any bible thumper, answer the door buck nekkid. (with a belt and tactical thigh holster of course! ) for some reason that really dampens our soul-saving mood.

 

[Southla1]

"Southla, I'm thinking ChevTex must have made it worth your while to go back to those "24 on and on" tours....."


Well Kurt, let's say they made it "interesting"

 

[Matthew Courtney]

Originally posted by 45R
I had this incredible looking blonde knock on my door. Turns out that she was an insurance investigator wanting information on weather or not my neighbor had been outside mowing the lawn or jumping around playing B-ball. Gave her my information and went on with my day. Not all investigators are bad.

Information was all you gave her?

 

[Sven]

In August of this year, an FBI special agent stopped by and left his business card, saying he wanted to talk to my landlord. Of course, I thought he was coming to talk to me about my newfound hobby. The TFL crew talked me down and sure enough, in the end, it turned out that I wasn't the subject of inquiry.

The FBI had a few questions to ask a non-citizen Stanford student (from India) who had held some far left-leaning (anti-US policy) demonstrations and rallys... he was the guy they are looking for, apparently.

Moral of the story: not a good time to be an activist non-citizen with anti-US policy sentiments.

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My grandparents were interviewed by the FBI when a neighbor was nominated to a be a Federal judge... another common situation, as already mentioned above.

 

[chaim]

Around here (I live in the DC area) having the FBI come to you to talk to you about a neighbor is quite common. People are always getting new clearances, getting a higher clearance or otherwise being checked on (maybe renewal?). I can see if you live in another part of the country where this isn't so common how you could get nervous though (especially with some recent goings on).

If they ask you for your whereabouts for the past x amount of time, then you can worry . Seriously, remember it happened to me and many other gun owners during the DC "sniper" thing .

 

[HABU]

Originally posted by eap
if i don't recognize the person at my door i don't answer

Just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you. One cannot be too careful these days.

 

[TallPine]

Can't imagine anyone around here getting a govmint clearance ...

FBI comes around, well - they're probably looking for the Unabomber or Freeman.

 

[Mike Irwin]

"He said he was a retired FBI agent, but the government had hired back a lot of retirees to do these type of background investigations because current events had the regular agents pretty tied up."

I can verify that, too.

Two retired investigators, one FBI, one State Dept., whom I know have all of the work that they can handle. The gov is desperate for trained investigators to handle the backlog.

 

[Blackhawk]

Just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.

Paranoia is not natural.

Paranoia is an acquired trait.

 

[Jorah]

Spaceman Spiff

so heres a tip, if a bible thumper knocks on your door and it ISNT a JW, tell them you're one and they'll go away.

I was splitting firewood in the snow, barechested, in January, once, and a BT drove up. Still holding the axe, I mentioned that I was a witch, and he split.

Still can't figure out why he didn't stay to chat...

-J.


PS: To stay slightly on-topic, my step brother had Top Secret clearance... that still gives me the willies.
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White, Anglo-Celtic, Gun-Owning, Heathen American... Any Questions?

 

[Stratford Holdings]

Usually when I'm getting clearance, I let the people know who I put down on my hit list. This way they aren't totally spooked. I had my security clearance done about a year ago and some peopel still tell me about it.

The guy that came and spoke with me was also a "retired" FBI guy but his badge did not have FBI on it. It did say something about Department of Defense.

 

[4v50 Gary]

It's not unusual for the Fed Govt. to pull retired employees out of retirement to conduct background investigations. I happen to know one fellow who does it and it keeps him busy and happy.

 

[voilsb]

this thread's reminded me that I need to go check on my security clearance to see if it's gone through yet or not.

I had a hang-up with it before, because my name had initially been transcribed wrong as "Brain" instead of "Brian" on the first page. Funny, how that kind of thing works.

 

[Bog]

So Blackhawk, are you building atomic bombs, developing or storing weapons of mass destruction, or working on some super secret encryption for us?

*lights cig*

So what's wrong with encryption?

Bog

(PGP Key available on request )

 

[quantico]

My neighbors have been thru the drill about me, they seemed more interested in me the first time I needed a clearance ,but they still come by every few years and say hi to the neighbors.... as long as you are not the neighborhood wack job.... they seem satisfied that you live indoors and seem fine.