22:41 Jul 08 2010
Times Read: 2,197
Let me tell you how my day started off. But before that let’s go back to this holiday weekend and how I spent a few hours reading the book A Dark and Bloody Ground. It is a book about three men and their girlfriends who killed an elder couple, a young lady who father they attempted to kill, a 70 year old man. The crimes happen in eastern Kentucky and in areas I traveled into often, can take you to the home two was killed at. Home invasion is a fear of mine, more so since my Aunt was killed in one. She was killed for the same reason the people in the book were- money to buy drugs. Why do I read these kinds of books if it is my fear? I guess my darker side is drawn to it. Why a alien on a space ship killing humans is alright- to really scare the hell out of me it takes a true story like this book that makes me sleep with a eye open, waking up several times from bad dreams. Let’s just say I have been on edge of late.
Yesterday some of the guys were working in the building loading a shipment. They told my sister there was a green old 4 door car parked on the back lot with 4 men in it. My sister drove around after they had left to see what they where doing and they said they were waiting for a friend. She told them to leave the lot and they did. She told me they where “dirty and shifty looking.” They were parked so they were looking at my trailer and she told me to watch myself. I told her to never do that again, to call the police if strangers were on the lot.
So let’s go to this morning. I wake up at 5:20 am to start my day. Having several things to do before I left on a job at 6:00 am I wanted to hit the office a little early to fax a few things, make notes for my sister on a few calls I needed her to make for me during the day. I step out of my shower and did the powder, puff, and stuff woman do and went back to my bedroom, walking to the closet as the clock radio played some tune. That is when I heard a scream.
I stop, thinking it was the radio. So I am putting on my under things and it started. The furniture on my back porch is moved about, more like turned over and raised voices are all over the place. I reach for my jeans, and pulled out my gun from my nightstand. I hear a loud thump against my wall. I open my bedroom door and walk into the kitchen to turn on my motion lights, which are messed up and some of them will not turn off at all unless I turn them on. Before I could do that I hear the front door, the one in my living room, screen door being yanked out, pulled as in someone was trying to open it. Trust me when I say if the person had opened that door, kicked it in I would of shot. I live in Eastern Kentucky, travel a lot into places known for drugs. Ever talked to a cop about how to get away with shooting someone? I have. And we will leave it at that.
I flip the light on and reached for the cell on the kitchen table. That is when I hear a male voice. “XXX(My last name)? Are you in there? It is Randy- I live across the street. Some men tried to break into my house- the police are on the way.” I yelled back someone was trying to break into my front door (he was at my back door). He give out a cuss words, I hear more furniture being shoved around, yelling, running off the porch, then nothing.
So I got dressed, waited a little while, the sun was up so I left the house as I needed to do my work before I left for the job with the crew in 20 minutes. I found my porch furniture turned over, candles and small tables on their sides. I straighten a little, seeing cop cars driving up and down the street. I went to take my trash out and see the neighbor’s son with another teen standing in front of the home. I asked if they caught them and he said his dad ran after them on foot. They went off around my trailer, then across the warehouse back lot and took off across a field. He said there were two men, and the crowbar they had was lying on the driveway, pointing to his own driveway. Wished them the best and went to work.
I drove to the office, thinking I was alone… so I went in with my gun….yes I took my gun to work with me. I bolted the office door behind me as I had to get the work done. My first guy showed up as normal 10 minutes early so I was not alone long. But I did call my sister and woke her up, told her what was going on. The guys where full of questions as three city police and a sheriff car was on the street, on the back lot when they came into work. We left them to it and went to work, stopping at the truck stop to get a scale weight on the truck. I am driving my car and needed fuel. I pulled up to fuel and see a drop of oil at the area of my tank. As I put the hose in I wiped it off my car, having just washed my car Tuesday. It was blood. I looked at my car and it had blood on the door, at the window about the gas tank- look like a palm print, and on the hatch back window and bumper.
My car was parked in the carport/ back porch of my home.
What I understand is they caught one of the men, the other one or two got away. Randy chased the man down, held him till the cops showed.
I will say the only thing I know about my neighbor is he has a side job--- several cars come to his home a day and only stay about 5 minutes kind of side job. While he never bothers anyone on the street, never spoke to me before today, we all know what he is. As he rents the home and several calls to his landlord only get “He pays his rent. Let the cops arrest him if he is.” Attitude we all have to put up with it.
Guess we will wait and see if anything happens out of this. Me? Well… a need a big dog. And my lights worked on so I can leave my motion lights on all the time.
COMMENTS
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Nightgame
22:24 Jul 31 2010
Hey it's cool and comfy there so no wonder she conked out :)
xxEmaeraldxx
23:02 Jul 31 2010
Waffles sound lovely.. I hope you two enjoyed them!
CarnelianMyst
00:33 Aug 01 2010
That's what real friendship is all about...being able to conk out at someone's house...and they let you. lol. I fell asleep once at a friend's house and they thoughtfully put their 3 cats on my face. :P
Elemental
23:18 Aug 01 2010
It was cool, the couch comfy, the blankie warm and the work boring.......of COURSE I conked out. Grins.
The food was good.....eventually.....when it was finally done enough for me.....on the third try.....lol
Thanks for a good day!!
Vampirewitch39
00:38 Aug 02 2010
Dang you and the whole "No pink" in your meat. lol