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last night around 8:45. We hadn't turned on the front porch light yet. Dory and the kids were in the front room and I was in my office. A huge "WUMP" on the front door, followed by our kids yelling, me running to the front of the house, and a car peeling out and zooming down the street. Big foot print on the door, and some cracks in the frame, which I shored up with 3" wood screws until we can get the frame replaced (preferably with a solid steel one :o )
The police said this happened last friday 2 streets over from us, the family wasn't home at the time and came home to find their front door smashed in. Nothing missing from the house tho.
So going from all of that it seems like they had no interest once they knew we were home, and maybe/hopefully were just dumb kids out being stupid. At least that's what i tell myself to feel better.
One more kick and they probably would have had the door open. Which also tells me they really didn't want any sort of confrontation.
Crazy shit that I never thought would happen to us. We live in an older but nice neighborhood. If the deadbolt hadn't been on, the door would have opened. Thankfully Dory has always been one to lock up tight. I always gave her crap about it when I'd have to unlock both locks to get in. Now I want more locks :)
Man, that stuff pisses me off. >:(
Sorry to hear about that.
That happened at my father in law's house last winter while we were having a semi-family reunion in Atlanta.
We were all asleep and one of the kids came and woke me up.
He said someone was pounding on the garage door.
I got up real quick and flew in there.
Someone had turned on some inside lights so I turned them all off.
I then turned on the garage light.
I was leaning against the door and he was jarring my whole body.
He sounded shit faced and kept hollering for us to open the door and let him in.
LIKE HELL!! ;D
I told him the police were on the way and then the pounding stopped.
The police showed up and they caught him a couple of hours later.
They stopped by to let us know that is was a drunk guy that had gotten lost walking home from a night club and was freezing his ass off. ;D
I guess he though he was home.
Anyway, do what you've got to do to take care of yourself and your family.
You can't take any chances with wackos out there.
Randy
Sorry to hear that Paul.
I'm not surprised , it's SoCal . Lots of crap going on around here.
My neighbor's car got stolen last month. He just moved in a few weeks before from the Midwest.
He said it must've been a "Welcome to the neighborhood" type of thing.
At least he got his car back in one piece and all his paperwork was still there.
He's a prosecutor.
Lucky for him.
Anyway , hope your family is doing alright , man.
Sounds like kids, worse case scenario maybe a would be burglar. If it had been a home invasion, they would not have run away so easily. Still i can understand if the wife and kids are a little shaken. How cohesive is your neighborhood in terms of watching each other's backs? That is the best defense against this type of shit. Well, the best after steel doors, locks and a good shotgun. ;D
We just recently had a small rash of home invasions here in Jax. The last one wasa 15 year old kid and a couple of his friends. Actually, Jacksonville, while certainly no LA or even Miami, has experienced a particularly violent summer. I would be shit is getting a bit worse all over With all this doom and gloom talk having people convinced the next great depression is upon us, people are on edge over gas, food, jobs, etc... We hit a little rough patch and people start acting crazy.
Bit of a tangent there I guess... I do that sometimes now that I am old...
Get a steel door and a street sweeper, you'll be fine.
That's a bummer, Paul. I'm glad you guys are OK.
I bet that wouldn't happen on Victoria Island. Boss!! De plane!!!! De Plane!!!!! ;D
Paul, glad to hear things are ok. You know, IMO, you can knock a guys mailbox off, TP his house, etc and it's a "prank." But if they actually tried to get into your home, it's then time to bust some ass. If it was kids they need their butts kicked. HARD. Kids or criminals, kick your way into my home when I'm there, and you meet the Louisville Slugger. Whether you are confronting or running just determines WHERE you get hit by it. >:(
Sorry to hear this Paul. I hope your family are OK.
Paul, I have several "extra" Louisville Sluggers. Let me know if you need one.
I live in the state where they MAKE Louisville Sluggers!
My father in-law is a retired detective. He says that front doors and windows are just things that make you FEEL safe. If a dude wants in.....he wants in....and doors and windows don't really do shit to protect you. IF they ignor your house because of your doors and windows....then they are just providing you a curtesy. Which is why we bought an alarm system. Not that we live in the ghetto....but it's better safe than sorry.
I think you just have kids being assholes. I don't think they were interested in anything else but kicking your door to SEE if they could break it. IF they kicked it all the way down and you weren't home....I bet the end result would have been the same. They woulda just left.
Sorry to hear that, fucking morons like that really piss me off. A couple of years ago we had problems with assholes who moved into our area which culminated in a big lump of concrete being thrown through the rear window of my car at 1:30 am. I was in my "studio" at the time and ran out of the house and chased the fuckers down the street...and then caught one of them. A fucking 14 year old kid! I was just about to plant my fist in his face but then had a moment of clarity through the rage and thought to myself "what the fuck am I doing, I could go to prison for what I'm about to do" - so I just shoved him to the ground and left it at that. Haven't had an problems since though! The police said that this gang of kids had been randomly terrorising houses all over our town, and that they actually eventually put away the gang leader (18 years old) in prison for 4 year stretch. It's been nice and quiet ever since.
Thanks everybody. We had a quiet night last night. Hopefully it continues.
I can't help but wishing our dog (100 pound German Shepherd) had been in the house at the time. He would have raised hell right there at the door, which would have been a good future deterrent for these guys I think. He was raising a fuss from our backyard, but I would rather the punks know that he's indoors to greet them should they try again.
Glad things smoothed out Jon. Dumbass kids...
Glad to hear that all you got was a scare. I've seen too many things when I lived in So. Cal.
I've got motion lights here hoping that the shock of having them come on as they get close is enough to make them decide not to go any further (plus the house has an alarm system with that nice sign that sits out front too).
I've got motion lights here hoping that the shock of having them come on as they get close is enough to make them decide not to go any further
;D And they light up the neighborhood every time a cat walks by! :)
Heh, I'll put our Christmas lights back up if that will deter them :)
That's not only scary, but fucking bizarre! Glad nothign serious happened, but man, that is weird.
spaivxx — Aug 14, 2008...Actually, Jacksonville, while certainly no LA or even Miami, has experienced a particularly violent summer. I would be shit is getting a bit worse all over With all this doom and gloom talk having people convinced the next great depression is upon us, people are on edge over gas, food, jobs, etc... We hit a little rough patch and people start acting crazy...
I've noticed the same thing in Nashville and the entire Middle Tennessee area. Either there has been an increase in violent crime or the news is spinning it out of control. On the non-violent side I'm actually surprised we haven't heard of anyone siphoning gas.
Then again, on my street almost every house has a dog. In the dark the criminals around here don't know who has a big dog or a pit bull and who has a little dog. Most homes have multiple dogs. Despite not being the best neighborhood around the criminals intent on going inside houses tend to keep clear of my street.
Matt, what are you talkin' about?? I've seen your neighborhood.. it's definitely ghetto Kentucky! People waiting to mow until their lawns are taller than small children... Big mo-fo's hiding out as respectable citizens by
"teaching" while playing guitar as loud as a tornado at all hours of the night... but let's not make this about you! ;) :D ;D
BTW - How are the kids taking it now... (You mind if I ask how old they are?)
Disturbing stuff.
Aside from the big dog option - I hear that keeping a spaivxx works as well
Also deters the neighbours - they keep their grass real short. :D
Scary stuff, I only have one response for folks who do shit like that. My Browning Hi Power like the one below only mine has a Bowmar Low Mount sight let into the slide and a Barstow Match Grade barrell. I have 5 clips loaded and ready just for home invaders.
The kids are ok, funny the youngest is 7 and he's pretty unfazed by the whole thing. Someone knocked on our door today and our 12 year old daughter moved pretty quickly to make sure I heard it... Good reaction from her, she knows to call 911 immediately if there's anything bad happening due to my wife's illnesses, so this just kind of fits in with that for her I guess. Helps that I know I can trust her to watch my wife (and now the house) when I'm away.
My wife has taken it the worst really, not surprising tho with all her illnesses and things, stress really does number on her - lupus, fibro, and RA can all easily flare up from stress, so I'm afraid this will clobber her for a while. :(
KrankZilla — Aug 14, 2008
My wife has taken it the worst really, not surprising tho with all her illnesses and things, stress really does number on her - lupus, fibro, and RA can all easily flare up from stress, so I'm afraid this will clobber her for a while. :(
Hope she don't have to suffer because of those idiots. It is beyond me, why some of these people do what they do.
desertbluesman — Aug 14, 2008Scary stuff, I only have one response for folks who do shit like that. My Browning Hi Power like the one below only mine has a Bowmar Low Mount sight let into the slide and a Barstow Match Grade barrell. I have 5 clips loaded and ready just for home invaders.
5 clips? Who are you expecting to come knocking, the Terminator?
The first 4 are just to get their attention. :D
charger — Aug 15, 20085 clips? Who are you expecting to come knocking, the Terminator?
Nah I just bought them when they banned larger magazines for semi automatic guns, then they lifted the ban but the magazines only cost me 10 bucks each, now I have them. I even have one that holds 25 rounds but I don't know exactly where it is.
