Well, that was fun...
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Topic: Well, that was fun...
Posted By: StormyKnight
Subject: Well, that was fun...
Date Posted: 10 September 2013 at 11:32am
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As I was posting on Reb's post, I heard a double thud down on the main level of the house. Just me and the dog at home right now and she didn't hear it. Got my pistol out, and cleared the house room to room. All doors and windows were still locked and intact. Got to the last room which was my bedroom. Went by the bathroom entrance on my way to check the walk-in closet when I saw the shampoo on the floor outside of the shower stall. The curtain is opaque and 80% closed. I was about 99% certain the house was empty, but that shampoo on the floor made me want to revise that number. Gun up and pointed at the shower stall, I edged in. I could tell after I set foot in the bathroom there was nobody in the shower stall. It was the %&$*+@# shampoo caddy. The suction cups gave up and dumped everything on the floor of the stall. The shampoo just bounced out onto the bathroom floor. Great. Now I have to knock back a couple of beers to calm myself so I can go to bed. /smh ------------- 
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 10 September 2013 at 12:35pm
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Been there, done that, but it was a bunch of #%&*$ that the wife had piled on the top shelf of the closet that decided to cause an avalanche at 3AM... ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 10 September 2013 at 4:30pm
| In my and my gf's apartment, there is a no nails and screw rule for the walls. So we put some command strip hooks over the window so we could hang a curtain rod (My gf works nights at the hospital, so she sleeps during the day). Well around 6-7am, one strip gives out and the curtain rod falls with sun lighting the room. My gf jumps towards me in bed in complete terror. I just roll over and go back to sleep. |
Posted By: Yomillio
Date Posted: 10 September 2013 at 6:18pm
For the amount of people that think Command strips are the best thing going, I've had an extreme amount of experiences like yours... ------------- 
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RoboCop wrote:Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 10 September 2013 at 6:35pm
| And then he shot the shampoo, just to make sure. |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 10 September 2013 at 7:06pm
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The scariest thing is when a poster or christmas lights fall on you while you're sleeping. In my infinite laziness in college I didn't feel like moving the lights so they scared the crap out of me every time I moved. ------------- 
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Posted By: Bunkered
Date Posted: 11 September 2013 at 6:52am
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My gf's mom has a drop-tile ceiling in her basement. Was staying the night last Christmas when her cat jumped out of the ceiling onto my face. Scared the bejeesus out of me and the cat ( who was probably much worse off after I launched her across the room). ------------- 
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Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 11 September 2013 at 9:35am
Was telling the story last night at work. One of the guys said, "Did you shoot the shampoo?" -------------
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 11 September 2013 at 1:06pm
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Been there. Last year during a big storm, my upstairs door to the laundry room (which is in a sort of indoor/outdoor porch) flew open and slammed against the wall. I grabbed my gun and went to check it out. As I started to walk past the top of my stairs, the front door downstairs flew open and crashed against the wall. Freaked me out at first until I realized it was just the storm/pressure changes from when the first door opened. ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 11 September 2013 at 1:47pm
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Wait until you have a garage door spring break... It sounds like someone crashed into your house! ------------- They tremble at my name... 
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Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 11 September 2013 at 3:00pm
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Been there, done that. Dog was growling at the back door one night, a really deep"who the hell is in my yard" type of growl. I get my 590 and we go investigate.....a possum.... ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: Kayback
Date Posted: 11 September 2013 at 3:44pm
He's alive! But yeah had similar happen, fortunately new house has garage separate from main building. Just got my wife to read World War Z as we just watched the movie, and I was away on night shift. She said the spare bedroom door, which is ALWAYS shut, just swung open. She couldn't even go get the shotgun because that's where the gun safe is :) all she had was her LC9. KBK ------------- Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo. H = 2 |
Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 11 September 2013 at 3:46pm
Welcome Back! where have you been hiding? ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 12 September 2013 at 8:32am
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Life has been crazy busy... I got burned out on the forum for a while. I've been making lots of paintball videos, and working a ton. I got a mag fed Tipx to try that out, should be an interesting season. We had crazy noises at our house in a three day period. I was convinced we were getting robbed. First one, my kids were gone, and my wife and I were watching TV. When we heard a loud crash coming from the kids room area of the house. I grabbed my S&W 9mm and flashlight, and went right to the windows, as that is what it sounded like. But, nothing was out of place... Went to the garage, nothing... Went outside. Nothing... Went into the bathroom, and the light over the sink BROKE, and one of the lights was laying against the mirror (luckily the mirror didn't shatter). It just broke free and fell, (the wire kept it from hitting the ground). A few days later, we were waiting for my youngest to get home, and we were watching TV (about 11:30pm) and we heard a HUGE crash. I grabbed the gun again, and went looking. It sounded like someone crashed into our house. So I went outside, and nothing... Went into the garage, and nothing... Finally looked up at the spring and sure enough, it snapped in half. Getting the door open was a real hassle so we could leave the next day! Then the next night... AGAIN, a LOUD crash from the kids room. My daughter had left something on the edge of her bookshelf, and it just fell... I'm fast at grabbing my gun and clearing the house now! Funny how your adrenaline goes from zero to 100 in a second when that happens! ------------- They tremble at my name...
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 12 September 2013 at 5:41pm
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After reading all of this, I wonder what noise I will hear and dismiss as being something similar- and end up in several dumpsters across town.
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Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 12 September 2013 at 7:42pm
| One night(maybe 2 am) before the dog even stopped growling I was in ready to rock position. An old buddy had stopped by drunk after the bar and wedged a note in the storm door. I'm blessed with a defensive position that favors a strong hand firing position. It urks me trying to help friends figure out how to defensively position themselves "in the event" when all of the advantageous positions favor the weak hand. |
Posted By: Rofl_Mao
Date Posted: 13 September 2013 at 12:10am
| What is this "defensive position" you speak of? |
Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 13 September 2013 at 1:42am
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I call mine 'facing away from the house and moving quickly.' e: A series of positions in rapid succession, really. |
Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 13 September 2013 at 2:33am
meaning "self defense" not "self offense". Clearing the house in my situation(no children at home to protect) is just a bad idea if you think that a criminal is in the house. yes bb at the point that I would be sure that a criminal were in the house the first option would be to jump out the Window and run. But what if you have kids? Launching out the Window and leaving your loved ones to fend for themselves seems a bit selfish to say the least. I guess when my friends mom got murdered it got me thinking just a tiny wee bit. Jumping out the window or clearing the house armed everytime I hear a noise isn't standard operating procedure for me. Houses tend to make noises for various reasons. The structure can adjust to temperature or humidity, a dish can slide in the sink etc. However my dogs signal that there was someone at the front door at 2a.m. was spot on. I can't believe I actually know someone that would stop by at 2a.m. drunk. That's nite nite time around here. |
Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 13 September 2013 at 5:39am
That's what I like about you, Reb. You have such a positive outlook on life... -------------
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Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 13 September 2013 at 5:47am
So used to my dog growling at the door at night. She constantly surveys the back yard for intruders (rabbits, ground squirrels, deer, etc.). Haven't had the all out barking frenzy yet. Something that will be gun worthy I'm sure. -------------
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Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 14 September 2013 at 3:45pm
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This thread taught that people who own guns are quick to grab them when they hear things. When I hear things I just go find out what fell and pick it up... ------------- Que pasa? 
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Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 14 September 2013 at 3:48pm
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I'm not particularly impressed either... The song paranoia from the kinks comes to mind. |
Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 14 September 2013 at 3:51pm
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Yeah, they don't do any god when you don't grab them. ------------- 
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Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 14 September 2013 at 11:11pm
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Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 15 September 2013 at 7:54am
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Seems to me that any story being told where someone is truly convinced that there is a criminal in their house should be accompanied by something like "and I immediately called 911". |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 15 September 2013 at 12:13pm
"Someone is in my house" calls are extremely serious, at least around here. I don't need three police cars running emergency traffic to get to me if I am capable of checking out the noise on my own first. ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 15 September 2013 at 12:17pm
| So if im truely convinced that a criminal is in my house you dont suggest calling 911? Thanks for the info I'll take note. |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 15 September 2013 at 12:22pm
It's not a matter of being convinced that a criminal is in your house, it's a matter of not being convinced that one isn't. If I hear breaking glass, or a door being kicked down, I'm barricading my wife and myself in our room with the pistol trained on the door and have her call 911. If it's a matter of hearing a strange noise in the middle of the night that isn't obviously someone in the house, I'm going to go armed just in case. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 15 September 2013 at 12:27pm
Yes, that's exactly what I said. ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 15 September 2013 at 12:30pm
| So would I call 911 during the confrontation or after? |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 15 September 2013 at 1:10pm
I think Tallen already put it out there pretty solidly. If you know someone is actively trying to break into your home, I would suggest barricading yourself in a room and calling 911. I understand you only want to argue about it because you disagree with some of us. That's fine. Everyone should do what they feel is the most appropriate avenue to defend their life and the life of their family. Not sure what the point of being contentious about it is. ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 15 September 2013 at 1:24pm
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You're basically repeating what I said. If you're convinced someone is in the house call 911 I think that the word convinced can be confusing and is somewhat up for interpretation even though the definition is something to the effect of with certaintee. A thud in the house i wouldn't consider a certaintee. Many people would probably feel that someone is breeching if a window got busted in. AT the point that someone may use the word KNOW, someone is probably starring down a barrel or maybe lead is flying. Its a tough subject to nut shell because of all of the variables. Usaf really put it best that people need to do what they feel is right to protect their family. They can have everything they want around here just dont harm my family and grab the bills on the way out and take care of those too. |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 15 September 2013 at 4:22pm
Right, my initial point was just that a bump in the night is not the same as knowing someone is in the house. That was my only point of contention between immediately calling 911 vs checking it out while being armed JIC. ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 16 September 2013 at 1:29am
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Police despise those false alert break in calls. I've freaked out over noises a million times in the past, but I have a rule that if the sound doesn't repeat itself it's very likely not somebody breaking into your house. No real scientific basis for that but it keeps my mind from running wild on unlikely scenarios. Speaking of- I have this bizarre phobia that I'm going to hear my front door crash open, grab my gun and run out only to be shot by a SWAT officer coming in on the wrong house. Not sure if that's ever happened, but for whatever reason it's something I always think about. More realistically I just fear I wouldn't have full control of my faculties having just woke up and accidentally pop a friend, family member, or date. So I usually just ignore my guns. ------------- 
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Posted By: Kayback
Date Posted: 16 September 2013 at 5:03am
This happens quite often. That is one one of the problems of a no knock warrant. Getting the address correct. I'll admit I live where there are worse criminals, or maybe just more common ones, but noises mean checking things with guns at hand. This doesn't mean pointing it at everything and pulling the trigger at the slightest provocation. There is a reason my I carry a 500+ lumen hand light and have a light on my gun as well, to make damn sure what I'm shooting at. Make sure you know what you are doing if you're going to do this though, there are plenty of stories of people accidentally shooting innocents. ------------- Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo. H = 2 |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 16 September 2013 at 9:53am
Was talking with a S. African the other day. He said that all you need to stay safe in S. Africa is:
Of course, he DID mention he lives in Gauteng (but not in the cities) and said that Capetown is a much, much, much nicer and safer place. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: FreeEnterprise
Date Posted: 16 September 2013 at 12:45pm
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As someone who has actually confronted a robber in person who broke into my house... trust me, I will ALWAYS have a gun in case it happens again. I was about 14 or 15 years old, and I heard a noise in my garage below my room. So I headed down and walked out there, and there was a big guy standing there holding my dads road bike. I was so shocked I just stood there for a second, while the thief was trying to decide what to do... I TOOK OFF towards the door, and he ran after me. But, I was able to get into the house and lock the little door knob lock and after he beat on it for a minute, he decided to leave. I called the cops and they only took 45 minutes to get there... If I hear a noise, you better believe I will be armed when I go check on it. It just isn't worth the risk to not protect yourself, or more importantly your family. Especially in the current economic times, when people are getting desperate. ------------- They tremble at my name...
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Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 16 September 2013 at 2:08pm
I'm fortunate enough to live in an era that hasn't seen a murder in over a decade, very docile part of America. FE-welcome back! I actually have had an intruder come in at night. I was about 19 and had just moved in with my sister, was talking on the phone with the girl I was dating at the time and noticed a shadow on the wall. I jumped up to see somebody run out our back door. It was funny because I had a 12 guage in my closer but completely forgot about it in my panic. Everyone thought I was lying until it happened to a neughbor and we learned that there were people going into houses at night as some kind of adrenaline rush until the cops busted them. I definitely learned to lock my doors. -------------
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 16 September 2013 at 2:48pm
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Burglar =/= Robber. ------------- ? |
Posted By: Kayback
Date Posted: 16 September 2013 at 5:03pm
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Tallen his info is out of date. Cape Town is quickly overtaking Gauteng in the crime stats, most probably because the guys in Gauteng did that. Safe zones and safe rooms are the in thing. As for lights , walls and spikes we had our bikes stolen over our six foot spiked walls the other day. I almost wish I had bumped into the thieves because I had gone out to see why the lights had come on, with my Glock in my hand instead if my usual Airsoft pistol. It is normally stray cats coming to bother our cats so I persuade them to leave. But that time I didn't bother to go get it and just drew my Glock and lit up the WML. But they had already scarpered with the bikes. By the time the cops arrived they were long gone. ------------- Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo. H = 2 |
Posted By: scotchyscotch
Date Posted: 19 September 2013 at 4:55am
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My mate used to live in a block of flats that consisted of one building with 3 identical stairwells basically splitting the bock into 3 towers. Quite soon after he moved in I popped out after a few refreshments to go to the shop for some refreshments. I came back and went into his flat. it was a bit quiet I thought but then figured everyone is probably outside on the terrace so made nothing of it. In I go and straight through to the front room shouting "Awrite **edited**s!" rather than finding my friends there, there was just one guy sitting eating a curry. I looked around for a moment and noticed this guy must have broken in killed all my friends brought his own TV, couch, pictures, wife etc and made himself at home. He looked for a second and said "Who you calling a **edited**?...**edited**" Out the window I saw my buds on the terrace going into the flat in the adjacent tower. So I had obviously went up the wrong stairwell and into the wrong house. I made my apologies and we both laughed and I pissed off. If this was in America I would be dead right now. *edited = shlong noggin -(paraphrasing)
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