Titan6
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Mostly because I called them.
Got out to the old house we had been renting to Carey Swecker and Robin Swecker of Augusta County just outside of Staunton. The Sweckers have not paid their rent since May and had disconnected their telephone and not paid the gas bill (the gas company called us to tell us they were locking the gas line). We had sent an eviction and non-renewal notice and figured that they would be out of the house. The last couple of certified mails had gone un picked up also.
No such luck.
When we got there they had a vehicle sitting in the front yard that had expired tags from '05 and some kind of trailer. I knocked on both the front and the back door and there was no answer. I opened back door, round chambered but holstered with tab off. Carey was standing behind the wall next to the door and as I pushed the door open reached over and grabbed the keys from the lock (I had allowed the door to swing open with the keys in the lock...foolish). I debated drawing and decided to wait and see what he was going to do. I asked what he what was doing here and he said he had not moved out yet. I told him his lease was up and he needed to leave and to give me my keys back. He said he didn't have to leave and he was keeping the keys.
I told him I was calling the police. He said go ahead and thought about it for a moment and then offered me my keys back. I called the police and he kept offering the keys back and I took them. I then moved down to the gate and waited for the law to arrive.
The first car showed up. I shook hands and I told him what was going on, showed him the letters. Very professional. I should mention I was open carrying my Glock. He handed me back the letters and went indside to talk to Mr. Wonderful.
While he was inside second car showed up five minutes later. Could have been a repeat of the first guy. I wait outside a couple of minutes.
Then the third car shows up. This guy is in civies. Supervisor maybe? Anywho... he also goes inside. About five minutes later all three emerge. They tell me without a court order I can not have them put his stuff on the street.
Head LEO says that I had come up here carrying a gun and had scared the poor fellow. I told him that it was within my rights in Virginia to carry a gun and he about tripped over himself in agreement. He asked me why I had brought it and I told him I had no idea if anyone was in the house. He said that Mr. Swecker appeared to be packing (his stuff to leave). Mr. Swecker says he has a bad back and can not move stuff and has to rely on his wife to move stuff. He says his standards of cleanliness are too high to leave the place a mess. He says this while standing next to the couch laying out in the yard next to the vehicle with the tags that expired two years ago. Next to all the trash that has piled up beside the house..... Anywho.
I say don't worry about cleaning and just move out. The LEOs walk off. I ask him if he is going to be out in two days like he just told the cops. He says he is going to wait on court papers and goes back inside and locks the door.
Since I also own the smaller house next door (previously rented to a nice young couple now moved out) I start moving my stuff in there. About an hour later the Sweckers 18 year old daughter shows up. She goes over to the shed on the property I now occupy and looks inside. I had busted the lock off as the last tenants had left it behind. There is a bunch of junk inside in boxes. I tell her to get off my property or I will call the police. She says it is her stuff. I say ''So what, you are tresspassing get off''. She leaves. Now Robin (mama) Swecker shows up. I tell her the same. She doesn't leave I call the police again. They see me on the phone and take off flinging curses my way. I tell County I don't need them that they left. County says they won't send anyone out. Mama is mad. She says I threatened the baby with a gun. The gun never left the holster. I never even got out my chair.
I tell her to get off my land. It is my land. She leaves... angry.
I set a court date for 21 August. That is a long time from now. I have a lot to do in preparation for my upcoming tour to Iraq and don't need these kind of headaches. I have to get the house cleaned and fix all the stuff they vandalized while they were living there. Trash removal alone will likely take a day.
I check on my family. They are in a safe place. I occupy the dwelling. And here I sit. I call the call county and ask them what time I can target practice. I tell them I live on ten acres in the county and they tell me that quiet time is Midnight to 0600. I need some night fire training and am restricted on my time to about 2400. Also 0600. I have nothing else to do with my time other than work on dweliing number two. I think I will also erect a barbed wire fence around dwelling number two. This will make me more secure. I have no other neighbors within half a mile. In fact I will be doing a lot of training in the future out here at all times except 0000-0600.
If anyone in the Staunton area want to come out and practice day or night anytime just drop me a PM. I will be more than happy to have you. I have lots of free time on my hands.
Got out to the old house we had been renting to Carey Swecker and Robin Swecker of Augusta County just outside of Staunton. The Sweckers have not paid their rent since May and had disconnected their telephone and not paid the gas bill (the gas company called us to tell us they were locking the gas line). We had sent an eviction and non-renewal notice and figured that they would be out of the house. The last couple of certified mails had gone un picked up also.
No such luck.
When we got there they had a vehicle sitting in the front yard that had expired tags from '05 and some kind of trailer. I knocked on both the front and the back door and there was no answer. I opened back door, round chambered but holstered with tab off. Carey was standing behind the wall next to the door and as I pushed the door open reached over and grabbed the keys from the lock (I had allowed the door to swing open with the keys in the lock...foolish). I debated drawing and decided to wait and see what he was going to do. I asked what he what was doing here and he said he had not moved out yet. I told him his lease was up and he needed to leave and to give me my keys back. He said he didn't have to leave and he was keeping the keys.
I told him I was calling the police. He said go ahead and thought about it for a moment and then offered me my keys back. I called the police and he kept offering the keys back and I took them. I then moved down to the gate and waited for the law to arrive.
The first car showed up. I shook hands and I told him what was going on, showed him the letters. Very professional. I should mention I was open carrying my Glock. He handed me back the letters and went indside to talk to Mr. Wonderful.
While he was inside second car showed up five minutes later. Could have been a repeat of the first guy. I wait outside a couple of minutes.
Then the third car shows up. This guy is in civies. Supervisor maybe? Anywho... he also goes inside. About five minutes later all three emerge. They tell me without a court order I can not have them put his stuff on the street.
Head LEO says that I had come up here carrying a gun and had scared the poor fellow. I told him that it was within my rights in Virginia to carry a gun and he about tripped over himself in agreement. He asked me why I had brought it and I told him I had no idea if anyone was in the house. He said that Mr. Swecker appeared to be packing (his stuff to leave). Mr. Swecker says he has a bad back and can not move stuff and has to rely on his wife to move stuff. He says his standards of cleanliness are too high to leave the place a mess. He says this while standing next to the couch laying out in the yard next to the vehicle with the tags that expired two years ago. Next to all the trash that has piled up beside the house..... Anywho.
I say don't worry about cleaning and just move out. The LEOs walk off. I ask him if he is going to be out in two days like he just told the cops. He says he is going to wait on court papers and goes back inside and locks the door.
Since I also own the smaller house next door (previously rented to a nice young couple now moved out) I start moving my stuff in there. About an hour later the Sweckers 18 year old daughter shows up. She goes over to the shed on the property I now occupy and looks inside. I had busted the lock off as the last tenants had left it behind. There is a bunch of junk inside in boxes. I tell her to get off my property or I will call the police. She says it is her stuff. I say ''So what, you are tresspassing get off''. She leaves. Now Robin (mama) Swecker shows up. I tell her the same. She doesn't leave I call the police again. They see me on the phone and take off flinging curses my way. I tell County I don't need them that they left. County says they won't send anyone out. Mama is mad. She says I threatened the baby with a gun. The gun never left the holster. I never even got out my chair.
I tell her to get off my land. It is my land. She leaves... angry.
I set a court date for 21 August. That is a long time from now. I have a lot to do in preparation for my upcoming tour to Iraq and don't need these kind of headaches. I have to get the house cleaned and fix all the stuff they vandalized while they were living there. Trash removal alone will likely take a day.
I check on my family. They are in a safe place. I occupy the dwelling. And here I sit. I call the call county and ask them what time I can target practice. I tell them I live on ten acres in the county and they tell me that quiet time is Midnight to 0600. I need some night fire training and am restricted on my time to about 2400. Also 0600. I have nothing else to do with my time other than work on dweliing number two. I think I will also erect a barbed wire fence around dwelling number two. This will make me more secure. I have no other neighbors within half a mile. In fact I will be doing a lot of training in the future out here at all times except 0000-0600.
If anyone in the Staunton area want to come out and practice day or night anytime just drop me a PM. I will be more than happy to have you. I have lots of free time on my hands.
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