Called 911 instead of answering the front door. Police showed up in 2-5 minutes. Didn't time them, but it was long enough for me to:
1. stand in the middle of the living room for a while wondering if I was paranoid and, if I wasn't, what the guy was going to do
2. go turn on the back yard light to see if he'd gone around back
3. (since he hadn't) go to the shed and pick up the machete (wife disallows guns in the house--thinks they're dangerous)
When I came back, the police were at the front door. Guy was nowhere to be found. Who knows, maybe it was nothing. Gave them his description so they can find out for themselves if it's nothing.
We have two cats and a dog, who carry on all night. Now I'm going to be up all night wondering if the noise was a cat knocking something off the table or "that guy" trying to come through the front door.
1. stand in the middle of the living room for a while wondering if I was paranoid and, if I wasn't, what the guy was going to do
2. go turn on the back yard light to see if he'd gone around back
3. (since he hadn't) go to the shed and pick up the machete (wife disallows guns in the house--thinks they're dangerous)
When I came back, the police were at the front door. Guy was nowhere to be found. Who knows, maybe it was nothing. Gave them his description so they can find out for themselves if it's nothing.
We have two cats and a dog, who carry on all night. Now I'm going to be up all night wondering if the noise was a cat knocking something off the table or "that guy" trying to come through the front door.
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