ok, I haven't read the post yet, but I was expecting a raccoon!
No, I’ll save that for another thread. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
I kept waiting for "and then I shot him." Oh well, there's always next time.
Seriously though good lesson.
I didn’t want it to come to that, I did my best to keep control of the situation.
Wow, that's intense! First I'm just glad you and your family wasn't hurt. Great job with your dad securing the house.
Was the guy on drugs? He sounds like an idiot. I'm real glad to hear he didn't touch any of the firearms in the house, that could have been ugly.
I’ve heard a lot of people say of their house was broken into, they’d let the cops clear the place, but I was pissed. He’s lucky I only held him for the cops.
I’m not sure yet if he was on anything. He only admitted to drinking. But looking for cash/drugs would make you think he might have been. He was pretty sweaty, but it was hot and humid though.
Hey Andy, seems you had a funny end of day, eh? :-)
Luckily you we're well trained and well furnished to effront this situation: bravo!!!
I particularly appreciate the fact that you save your self-control while the situation were moving up: not easy.
I'm sorry for broken thinghs and your house, but the relevant fact is you and your parents are good and safe.
You also cleared your country from a stupid, dangerous idiot!
My congrats, you're a brave guy. From Italy, Alfredo
Thanks, it was a very stressful evening. We were up cleaning up the mess until about 2 am.
Andy, I wanted to ask your permission to see if it was okay to post your story on a local gun forum I am on. I think it's a classic story of why we need our right to bear arms. Who knows who might read this story somewhere and change their minds about taking away our rights.
Sure, that’s fine. Or you can link to it here if you’d rather. Whatever. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Very, very glad he didn't think to grab any of your guns. My Dad raised me to be a strong believer in gun safes, and stuff like that is exactly why. The thought of someone breaking into your house is bad enough, but them having an opportunity to use your own gun against you is just awful.
Yeah, I used to didn’t like the idea of a safe, as it would slow down my access to them, and we’re practically always home anyway – at least one of us is. The house is very rarely left unattended. This situation has changed my thinking. It’s not something we can afford right now, but I may at least make them less noticeable and not so much in plain sight.
Wow Andy! you did everything right, not only from encountering the "Hershey-Kiss Need Munchies Bandit" but from your preparedness way before! Good job bro <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
question, can you/anybody see that the dogs are in cages from the outside, through the windows/doors? shocking he would chance that.
it sounds like he searched your room most because of all the stuff (expensive) you have around, so a thief might think it's a better place for finding cash.
if you used your phone-video you would have been more distracted, you did right with what you did I think, again good job mister!
The blinds might have been cracked where he could see the dog cages from the porch, but I don’t think he’d know ALL the dogs were in cages, unless he saw their mouths while they barked and saw the sounds were only coming from the caged dogs.
Yeah, I think the phone would have distracted me, perhaps giving him chance to jump us, even if I’d handed it to Dad to film. It really was better not to use it. It would have made an exciting video though. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
