Comments on: Meandering Stranger

By: astarte

astarte — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:44:15 +0000

You know, I also open the door to people, but then, I have giant dogs that I’m more than happy to show to people, as in, ‘break in and they’ll tear you limb from limb’, which of course I don’t think they would, but who knows how they’d treat a burgler? Anyway, I’m glad that you’re OK, and if it makes you feel better, the police were probably questioning him because someone else had been watching him and called them, not because he had specifically done anything wrong.

By: aliasmother

aliasmother — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:07:08 +0000

Perhaps you need to tape a sign to your door at eye level that reads: DO YOU KNOW THIS PERSON?

Do you think that would help?

By: Mae

Mae — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:54:05 +0000

Oh Caley, I just got done throwing up a little bit after reading this and thinking of all the things that could have happened. You my friend are totally lucky and I know you probably heard this a thousand times since this incident but I have to say it. DONT EVER OPEN YOUR DOOR TO SOMEONE YOU DO NOT KNOW!!! I could never see out my apartment door in Wisconsin and if someone came by I asked who it was and if I didn’t know them I wouldn’t open my locked, bolted, and chained door.

By: kidjuggler

kidjuggler — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:12:03 +0000

Wow. There are a lot of “What Ifs” in this story! I am glad he was just a meandering, muttering man and not a … well, yeah … I am sure you have already thought of that.
I am thinking dog. Yeah, a big dog. Get one of those.
I am thinking baseball bat. A big bat. Get one of those.

Oh, and don’t open the door for solicitors, ex-cons, strangers, long lost relatives, friends that owe you money or chain saw “salesmen”

By: Hallie

Hallie — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:49:43 +0000

When I lived at home, I always looked out to see who was at the door. If I didn’t know them, I hid like I wasn’t home. I haven’t had to do it since then b/c we almost always have security doors.

You are trusting, I’m paranoid.

By: Ethan's Oma

Ethan's Oma — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:36:44 +0000

since I already heard this story and have “recovered” from the thoughts of what COULD have happened, I find myself wondering….just what was it he was proposing to paint ? your ENTIRELY BRICK house ? or did he perhaps notice the NEON green walls inside and assume you didn’t like them ? hmmm