Macchina
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My wife and I were at our cabin this afternoon enjoying the coming spring and the end of the weekend. Or place is in the woods off any major roads with a car driving by maybe every other hour. We rarely get visitors but the neighbors do stop by if they need something. I was surprised today when I heard a car pull up and somebody knock briskly on the side door (our front door is on a large raised porch and obviously the main door). I looked through the shades and noticed the person knocking was standing beside the door and not visible through the window. This is odd because the landing outside the door is small and he was standing on the stairs leading up to avoid being in front of the door.
I didn't want to open the door but he wouldn't leave after a few knocks. I put on my 357 Ruger LCR and walked out my front door and staying on my porch I looked around the side of the cabin at the guy knocking and noticed he had a buddy in the car parked in my driveway. I asked what he wanted and he awkwardly asked me if I wanted "my yard raked". Mind you: this is a cabin in the woods with leaves everywhere and a completely unmaintained yard that has never been raked. The two guys were in their 30's and driving a very beat up Chevy Blazer. I told him " no thank you, I don't need any yard work done" and walked back inside. They left shortly after going slow and staring at my place the whole time.
The whole situation felt very off. Unfortunately beyond putting on my gun (I do this anytime I don't know a person at the door) I didn't really read the danger in the situation until I saw that there was a second guy in the car and I was already outside. I didn't really think it was possibly a robbery attempt until after they had already left. Knowing all the details afterwards, I never should have gone outside but my doors are thick and you can't talk through them at all. I put out two security cameras but can't help but feel they were either casing the place or even ready to push in if I had answered that door. Asking to rake my cabin property was similar to asking someone who lives in a swamp if you can water their cattails.
Any advice? Anyone have a similar situation?
I didn't want to open the door but he wouldn't leave after a few knocks. I put on my 357 Ruger LCR and walked out my front door and staying on my porch I looked around the side of the cabin at the guy knocking and noticed he had a buddy in the car parked in my driveway. I asked what he wanted and he awkwardly asked me if I wanted "my yard raked". Mind you: this is a cabin in the woods with leaves everywhere and a completely unmaintained yard that has never been raked. The two guys were in their 30's and driving a very beat up Chevy Blazer. I told him " no thank you, I don't need any yard work done" and walked back inside. They left shortly after going slow and staring at my place the whole time.
The whole situation felt very off. Unfortunately beyond putting on my gun (I do this anytime I don't know a person at the door) I didn't really read the danger in the situation until I saw that there was a second guy in the car and I was already outside. I didn't really think it was possibly a robbery attempt until after they had already left. Knowing all the details afterwards, I never should have gone outside but my doors are thick and you can't talk through them at all. I put out two security cameras but can't help but feel they were either casing the place or even ready to push in if I had answered that door. Asking to rake my cabin property was similar to asking someone who lives in a swamp if you can water their cattails.
Any advice? Anyone have a similar situation?