Lady Squee said
I got home from work about 40 minutes ago. It was 20 minutes past midnight and I had just pulled in the driveway. I was latching the gate behind me and I kept hearing something strange. A sound you usually don't hear in the middle of the night in the country. And I stood at that gate like a fucking idiot, trying to figure out what that sound was. I finally get into the house, I tell my mom I'm in, and I start going to my bedroom when I see a truck pull into the old store where we keep our tractors. Theft is a common thing here, so I immediately tell mom and she tells me to get her pistol and she starts watching. No sooner than that, a man with a shotgun or rifle left my neighbors shed and got in that truck.

He was less than 50 yards from me.
I am so fucking scared right now, I don't know what to do withmyself.

Drakel said
First off, don't panic. That causes trouble. I know it's hard to do, especially at a time like that but don't. Second, call the police. If the man was still there all the better but I doubt that... Now you drink tea and do whatever you do to relax a bit and try your best to memorize what the man looked like. You're now a witness and that shit is important. Other than that... I'm glad to see you didn't get shot. :D

Lady Squee said
I told my parents immediately. We checked the neighbors. Called the cops. The cops got here, asked me some questions, along with my mom. They just left in search of them, and my parents are outside on the porch with their pistols making sure they don't come back. Tea sounds like a damn good idea but I don't think sleep is going to come to me as easily.

ActRaiserTheReturned said
Hmm. . . Maybe if you got some money to spare you could try a motel. (If you don't have access to a friend's house I GUESS. I'm not Merlin the Wise.)

Lady Squee said
I think I'll be fine. It's just the shock of "Damn... that really could have happened" is getting to me. It's wearing off now after talking to the cops and I also have a gun in the corner of my room, so I feel safer.And you're totally Merlin the Wise.

Lady Squee said
I told my parents immediately. We checked the neighbors. Called the cops. The cops got here, asked me some questions, along with my mom. They just left in search of them, and my parents are outside on the porch with their pistols making sure they don't come back. Tea sounds like a damn good idea but I don't think sleep is going to come to me as easily.

Lady Squee said
I think I'll be fine. It's just the shock of "Damn... that really could have happened" is getting to me. It's wearing off now after talking to the cops and I also have a gun in the corner of my room, so I feel safer.And you're totally Merlin the Wise.

Lady Squee said
my parents are outside on the porch with their pistols

Lady Squee said
I also have a gun in the corner of my room, so I feel safer.

ActRaiserTheReturned said
-Edited once I realized he wasn't kidding-

Shy said
This is not something you tend to come across in Canada.

Joegreenbeen said
I like you, you just had the scariest experience of your life, and you post on spam! Way to go!

Shy said
This is not something you tend to come across in Canada.

Shy said
This is not something you tend to come across in Canada.

Dervish said
That said, if I ever have a reason to, I have no problems loading a rifle if I have a legitimate concern about my safety or my property.

solamelike said
I feel the same with my shotguns.It has always made me think if I should wear my ear defenders whilst in that situation. They would limit my hearing but would make firing the shotgun a lot more comfortable ....