hexidismal
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Let's go back to a night about a week ago. My girlfriend and I were settling into bed around 1am or so, here in upstate NY. After a few minutes down, she said to me "Did you hear that ? It sounded like a voice or something". I tiredly grumbled back "No, I didn't hear anything", which probably sounded something more like "Nmmfh, mmy din hmm anythimmf". 20 seconds later, there's a loudish thumping sort of noise which did very much sound like it was coming from the upstairs loft section of our apartment (we have a very big, nice apartment, and no pets or anything). I suddenly shot up and said "But I did hear that !" I jumped awkwardly out of bed naked, tried as best I could to clear off the sleepiness and grabbed the always loaded P345 out of my night table. I thumb cocked the hammer for single action, assumed as good a shooting stance as I could muster, and aimed my weapon toward the bedroom door. I then waited .... After a few minutes of waiting, and hearing nothing else.. my girlfriend, believe it or not, always full of both sarcasm and optimism simply made some crack about how funny it was that I was doing this naked, and put her head back down to go to sleep... *sigh* ..well, I love her anyway. So.. I was not quite so content to get back in bed just yet, but having heard nothing else, niether was I ready to call the police to my house. So, I decided to very carefully clear my own place. ( Now, I should mention becuase THR readers will wonder, that the moon was high and our place is chock full of skylights and large windows, so I had no particular need of a flashlight). So, I crept very slowly and as quietly as possible from room to room, carefully approching and inspecting doorways or possible shadowed corners, all the while with my trusty .45 in a lowered combat ready two-handed stance. Now mind you, I didn't think anything was there, but of course I'm playing it safe. Finally I come to the stairs to the loft area, which is where I assumed the original noise had come from. I continue up the stairs in much the same careful fashion, being sure to cover uncleared area. Once in the loft office room, which has a sliding glass door and a small porch, I can see very clearly that there are no threats. The house is cleared, so I decock and fully lower my weapon. Suddenly, movement and a noise in the corner of my left eye, at the porch door !!!! I whirl toward the door and try to aquire a possible target !!! I see... nothing .. until suddenly a racoon, the second of two I now see, falls jumps from the roof onto the small porch area.. "Ah jeez" I proclaim .. lowering my weapon and going annoyed, and more fully awake than I even usually am when I'm awake, back to the bedroom. There I see my girlfriend happily snoozing away .. Grrr .. well, Im awake, I might as well go read some THR threads ..
True story. And since I was totally nude in all this , I guess if there had been an intruder, he would have come face to face with my weapon .. and erm.. well.. my weapon .. hehe
True story. And since I was totally nude in all this , I guess if there had been an intruder, he would have come face to face with my weapon .. and erm.. well.. my weapon .. hehe