5:30PM- DW, DD, future SIL and I leave to go out for dinner with a couple we are good friends with. The restaurant is roughly 25 minutes away - BYOB, very good food, a bit pricy at $80 a couple -it was essentially our New Years celebration. My son Connor (aka ‘Cool Hand’) didn’t want to lose 2 hours precious, college winter break, gaming time and decided to stay home. I am fine with this because he can keep the ‘old pooch’ company. Left alone when its dark out she will get into mischief every time.
15 minutes into our trip, it is now dark out and DW’s phone rings and its ‘Cool Hand’ he’s a bit shaken. Here’s what I can glean what happened (through interview and security camera videos)- the dog started barking and carrying on in a big way. So much so that she threw up - very unusual. Connor took off the head phones (unknown how long that took) and peaked out. Man standing at front door. Connor bangs on door and yells through door “what do you want” no answer. Assume at this point he grabs my shotgun. Connor yells “I’ve got a shotgun ..who is this” answer: ”Frank” None of us have a Frank in our lives. The individual leaves. Ok before you think or say it as long as the individual stays on the other side of the door there will be no gun violence- Cool Hand learned it from me. We are peaceful people.
At 64, right or wrong my answer is call the police. I am thinking about my next door neighbor was burglarized out a few years ago about this time off the year and the occasional home invasions we have locally. Keep in mind I am driving. the Mrs is fuddling with her phone to replay the security cameras.. I am repeating “call the police”. She is insistent on looking at the security camera’s. Eventually DD calls the police and discovered ‘Cool Hand’ has already called. The man is long gone.
The facts from the cameras the view is (from above)are a bit inconclusive. What we do know...
He didn’t walk up the Driveway- so he came accross the lawn
He didn’t have anything in his hands
He seems to be doing something at the front door.. ringing the bell, trying the door. I dont know?
Baseball cap on doesn’t look up.
His truck is idling at the curb
When we arrive at home notice, not 200 yard away our neighbor, the Pastor, has a few cars parked infront of his house.
I am perplexed - why not state your business?
15 minutes into our trip, it is now dark out and DW’s phone rings and its ‘Cool Hand’ he’s a bit shaken. Here’s what I can glean what happened (through interview and security camera videos)- the dog started barking and carrying on in a big way. So much so that she threw up - very unusual. Connor took off the head phones (unknown how long that took) and peaked out. Man standing at front door. Connor bangs on door and yells through door “what do you want” no answer. Assume at this point he grabs my shotgun. Connor yells “I’ve got a shotgun ..who is this” answer: ”Frank” None of us have a Frank in our lives. The individual leaves. Ok before you think or say it as long as the individual stays on the other side of the door there will be no gun violence- Cool Hand learned it from me. We are peaceful people.
At 64, right or wrong my answer is call the police. I am thinking about my next door neighbor was burglarized out a few years ago about this time off the year and the occasional home invasions we have locally. Keep in mind I am driving. the Mrs is fuddling with her phone to replay the security cameras.. I am repeating “call the police”. She is insistent on looking at the security camera’s. Eventually DD calls the police and discovered ‘Cool Hand’ has already called. The man is long gone.
The facts from the cameras the view is (from above)are a bit inconclusive. What we do know...
He didn’t walk up the Driveway- so he came accross the lawn
He didn’t have anything in his hands
He seems to be doing something at the front door.. ringing the bell, trying the door. I dont know?
Baseball cap on doesn’t look up.
His truck is idling at the curb
When we arrive at home notice, not 200 yard away our neighbor, the Pastor, has a few cars parked infront of his house.
I am perplexed - why not state your business?
