Interesting Situation a few weeks ago...
I live in a large long, narrow house on a corner street. There are two electric gates in the front and one electric gates in the side of the property. Next to the side electric gate is a small gate (4 feet high) designed for people , no lock on gate. Next to the side small gate is the side door , then on the front of the house is the main entrance door and near the garage is another entrance door that cant be seen from the street (bushes blocks the view).
So I am using my computer browsing the web when I hear 6-8 really loud rude knocks on my door near the garage,next I hear even louder knocks. My Mastiff was on the second floor so he could not hear the first set of knocks but at the second set of knocks I heard him coming down the stairs and lightly growling. I stupidly open the door and the first thing I say is what? He tells me he is a Gardner who just got out of prison and asks me if I need any lawn work done. I say no but he keeps talking and holds the door open with his foot. By this time my dog was behind me (I did not know, he likes to sneak up on guys then attack) and jumps up and lurches towards him with his mouth wide open. He lets go of the door and jumps back while I quickly close the door so my dog smashes against the door (I was thinking I don't want him to bite the guy gets sued, stupid I know) . My mastiff then goes crazy for the next five minutes trying to bash the door down while I tell him to be quiet.
What do I do next? I installed (myself) a cctv system a few months ago. So I go back and look and the footage and see that all three electric gates were closed. He entered through the small side gate and looked around for a second then knocked on the side door and touched the door handle , then he went around to the front of the house and was just staring and the front for maybe five second (casing out the place or thinking about what tree needs work, I choose the first). He continues to walk towards the garage while looking toward the front of the house. There are no cars in the garage, my car was having some electrical issues so it was in the shop. Then he preceded to bang on the door closest to the computer room (were I am) and you know the rest.
Once I watched the video I called the non emergency police line and gave a description of the guy although the operator did not seem interested on what happened. Most likely because I phrased it like "some strange guy knocked on my door and asked if I need lawn service" I know stupid.
After this happened I felt so stupid :banghead:. I cant believe how much I let my guard down. My first thought when I heard the banging is let me see what this guy wants so I can continue using my computer. Very stupid. I also had a stagecoach shotgun a few feet away from my computer that I did not even think to take. I never thought of this guy of a threat until he held the door open. I made so many mistakes it's embarrassing. If I did not have my dog who knows what would have happened. What scares me the most though is that if he decided to break open the door at the other end of the house I would not even heard a thing. Thank god I have a dog to save my sorry self.
To my credit though I almost got robbed a few years ago but some quick thinking got me out of it so I am not a complete failure.
I live in a large long, narrow house on a corner street. There are two electric gates in the front and one electric gates in the side of the property. Next to the side electric gate is a small gate (4 feet high) designed for people , no lock on gate. Next to the side small gate is the side door , then on the front of the house is the main entrance door and near the garage is another entrance door that cant be seen from the street (bushes blocks the view).
So I am using my computer browsing the web when I hear 6-8 really loud rude knocks on my door near the garage,next I hear even louder knocks. My Mastiff was on the second floor so he could not hear the first set of knocks but at the second set of knocks I heard him coming down the stairs and lightly growling. I stupidly open the door and the first thing I say is what? He tells me he is a Gardner who just got out of prison and asks me if I need any lawn work done. I say no but he keeps talking and holds the door open with his foot. By this time my dog was behind me (I did not know, he likes to sneak up on guys then attack) and jumps up and lurches towards him with his mouth wide open. He lets go of the door and jumps back while I quickly close the door so my dog smashes against the door (I was thinking I don't want him to bite the guy gets sued, stupid I know) . My mastiff then goes crazy for the next five minutes trying to bash the door down while I tell him to be quiet.
What do I do next? I installed (myself) a cctv system a few months ago. So I go back and look and the footage and see that all three electric gates were closed. He entered through the small side gate and looked around for a second then knocked on the side door and touched the door handle , then he went around to the front of the house and was just staring and the front for maybe five second (casing out the place or thinking about what tree needs work, I choose the first). He continues to walk towards the garage while looking toward the front of the house. There are no cars in the garage, my car was having some electrical issues so it was in the shop. Then he preceded to bang on the door closest to the computer room (were I am) and you know the rest.
Once I watched the video I called the non emergency police line and gave a description of the guy although the operator did not seem interested on what happened. Most likely because I phrased it like "some strange guy knocked on my door and asked if I need lawn service" I know stupid.
After this happened I felt so stupid :banghead:. I cant believe how much I let my guard down. My first thought when I heard the banging is let me see what this guy wants so I can continue using my computer. Very stupid. I also had a stagecoach shotgun a few feet away from my computer that I did not even think to take. I never thought of this guy of a threat until he held the door open. I made so many mistakes it's embarrassing. If I did not have my dog who knows what would have happened. What scares me the most though is that if he decided to break open the door at the other end of the house I would not even heard a thing. Thank god I have a dog to save my sorry self.
To my credit though I almost got robbed a few years ago but some quick thinking got me out of it so I am not a complete failure.
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