The wife was in town getting her hair done so I was getting some quality time playing Aces High when the dog lets out her "I'm concerned, I think I heard something" woof. I live at the end of a street, semi-rural area. I can look out from the computer room to see the front gate (yard is fenced) and one of the greenhouses on the property. When I take a peek I see the door on the greenhouse is open. Crap.
Slip the boots and jacket on, grab the M4 and the phone and the dog and I go check it out to find some amazinhunk sorting through the wife's bottle collection! He was so intent looking through things he never saw or heard me coming.
I ask him what he's doing, he replies matter of fact like "Just looking around".
I respond with you're on my property, in my greenhouse…wtf are you doing here? I said it um, firmly. I've got the carbine at low ready, I'm old, ugly, I have pneumonia at present, I haven't shaved in a week and was using my best "I'm gonna mess you up" scowl.
He replied "Chill dude! No need to get all excited ya know." and he stepped toward me.
Really? Sometimes I really wish I lived in Texas.
I stepped back from the door, clicked the safety off and told him to "get the f&% off my property, if you come back I will shoot you"…the dog added a deep "Woof!" as an exclamation point. I gave him room to exit, he did and the whole time was giving me crap about what an a hole I am.
Frankly, the guy looked a bit whacko. Didn't seem high or drunk…just bat poop crazy. If someone confronted me while holding a gun I'd be a bit diplomatic in my dealings with them, not chipping my teeth the whole time.
This is twice now in a couple years I've run people off that were prowling around the property, just ordered a motion detector system to cover the approaches.
