Langenator
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Background: the Army's had me TDY at Yakima Training Center for the last 3+ months. My wife is pregnant (due any day) with one other little one (just shy of 2) in the house. I was scheduled to come back on the 21st, but my wife started having labor-like symptoms, so they sent me back. (False alarm on the labor, BTW).
After putting Jr to bed, around 8-8:30 or so, I go out to get some of my stuff out of my car. As I'm walking down the driveway, I see two guys in a pickup pull over in front of the empty (forrested) lot katty-corner across the street from my house, turn off their driving lights, leaving the parking lights on, and turn on the dome light. They seemed to be looking at me. I pulled my camelbak and laundry bag out of the trunk, looked back, and they were now definitely looking at me. I made sure they got a good look at my rifle case as I pulled that out of the trunk and took it inside.
They sat there for about 10 more minutes, then drove off. When I got back in the house, I realized that they were parked so that, while they could see the garage and front door, it was almost impossible to see them from my living room. I could only see their parking lights through the bushes.
Now, were they lost, and looking at a map? Or had they noticed my pregnant wife home alone and decided to do something, only to have their plans spoiled by me returning home?
I know I triple check all my locks now, and I've been watching for that truck.
After putting Jr to bed, around 8-8:30 or so, I go out to get some of my stuff out of my car. As I'm walking down the driveway, I see two guys in a pickup pull over in front of the empty (forrested) lot katty-corner across the street from my house, turn off their driving lights, leaving the parking lights on, and turn on the dome light. They seemed to be looking at me. I pulled my camelbak and laundry bag out of the trunk, looked back, and they were now definitely looking at me. I made sure they got a good look at my rifle case as I pulled that out of the trunk and took it inside.
They sat there for about 10 more minutes, then drove off. When I got back in the house, I realized that they were parked so that, while they could see the garage and front door, it was almost impossible to see them from my living room. I could only see their parking lights through the bushes.
Now, were they lost, and looking at a map? Or had they noticed my pregnant wife home alone and decided to do something, only to have their plans spoiled by me returning home?
I know I triple check all my locks now, and I've been watching for that truck.