Rickstir
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I live on a gravel road, about six miles from town. There is about 1/4 mile of frontage on my road, with the entrance to the farm towards the northern end about 100 yards from the end of our property. The road coming from the south crests a hill from which our main house and out buildings are in view. The road then goes down a steep hill and my property starts where the road starts up a less steep incline. Our fence row is heavily wooded with cedars and trees (most of trees are bare now), which limits visibility.
Yesterday morning about 10:00 our four dogs start barking in the tone that alerts me to some thing is out of normal. I look out the back door up towards our gate and sure enough a green Jeep Cherokee is parked at our mail box. Our outside dog is up at the gate barking at the jeep. Upon me coming outside, 92FS in hand behind my leg, the car turns into our driveway, backs up, and starts off back down the hill to the south. She (white female with brown pulled back hair), drives straight over the top of the hill to the south.
I walked up to the mailbox, which we no longer use, and check but there was nothing there. I started to walk back to the house, stopping at my shop to get some measurements on a project. Low and behold the car comes back over the top of the hill and stops about 1/3 of the way down the hill. I am standing in the doorway of the shop. The car then starts coming north down the hill and drives at a super slow speed all the way up the hill, until she gets to my gate which is open and she sees me standing in the doorway. She floored it and sped off north, all the way out of sight.
I'm bragging a little bit, but our place really does look nice so it may have been she was just looking. But of course it could have been something else. My wife observed that it was Monday and usually there is no one at home at that time (we were off for the holidays). I called the sheriff's office to report the susupicious vehicle and they took the information and asked me to call back if I saw the car again, which I did not. I did see the sheriff himself drive by once during the afternoon. I support this guy and he knows it.
So we'll be a little bit more aware and see how it goes. Glad I at least was ready and took the time to make note of where cover was if a threat came from the gate.
Yesterday morning about 10:00 our four dogs start barking in the tone that alerts me to some thing is out of normal. I look out the back door up towards our gate and sure enough a green Jeep Cherokee is parked at our mail box. Our outside dog is up at the gate barking at the jeep. Upon me coming outside, 92FS in hand behind my leg, the car turns into our driveway, backs up, and starts off back down the hill to the south. She (white female with brown pulled back hair), drives straight over the top of the hill to the south.
I walked up to the mailbox, which we no longer use, and check but there was nothing there. I started to walk back to the house, stopping at my shop to get some measurements on a project. Low and behold the car comes back over the top of the hill and stops about 1/3 of the way down the hill. I am standing in the doorway of the shop. The car then starts coming north down the hill and drives at a super slow speed all the way up the hill, until she gets to my gate which is open and she sees me standing in the doorway. She floored it and sped off north, all the way out of sight.
I'm bragging a little bit, but our place really does look nice so it may have been she was just looking. But of course it could have been something else. My wife observed that it was Monday and usually there is no one at home at that time (we were off for the holidays). I called the sheriff's office to report the susupicious vehicle and they took the information and asked me to call back if I saw the car again, which I did not. I did see the sheriff himself drive by once during the afternoon. I support this guy and he knows it.
So we'll be a little bit more aware and see how it goes. Glad I at least was ready and took the time to make note of where cover was if a threat came from the gate.
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