CommunityBrowse groupsBlogEtiquetteInvite Your friendsSuccess Stories

Lounge
Community 


Crap! I just saw my life and my family's life flash before my eyes!

We were sound asleep here - 2:15 am. Crash, bang in the living room. I sit straight up in bed and my husband says What the....

He goes into the living room and I hear him tell someone to get the f**** our of our house!! I'm thinking crap, crap, crap what do I do? I remembered I brought my phone to bed with me as an alarm and called 911. I'm talking quietly to the dispatcher and still hearing my husband shuffling around in the living room with the guy then he tells me to hang up.

I'm envisioning a gun pointed at him and follow directions and hang up. Well, it turns out the guy was just so drunk he stumbled into the wrong house and kicked off his shoes!!!!

911 of course called me back and the cops are out there in front of my house still trying to find the guy and they found another guy trashed on my street.

I'm shaking like a leaf and can't sleep now!!! We are all safe here, though and we don't want to press charges - the guy was just obviously drunk out of his mind and my husband feels bad for him now.

Blozzom


Sat. Oct 7, 2:38am

Add comment  
Yikes!!!

Glad you're ok and it was something like that. I hate to say it but it's a good reminder that it's ok to be a little paranoid. We were burglarized a couple years ago and I take a lot more precautions now as well as make sure I know the contents of my wallet and where to call if things are stolen. You quickly realize that security is an illusion.

Saturday, October 07, 2006, 4:26 AM

Add comment
I'm glad everything is OK. Try to get some rest.

Saturday, October 07, 2006, 5:09 AM

Add comment
WOW! I'm glad you're alright-- that's one of my worse nightmears right there....

Saturday, October 07, 2006, 11:22 AM

Add comment
How does someone stumble into your home? weren't your doors locked?

Saturday, October 07, 2006, 4:19 PM

Add comment
I don't know where blozzom lives, but here in the mid-west people don't always lock their doors...

Saturday, October 07, 2006, 6:10 PM

Add comment
I live in Michigan in a nice suburb in an area where people don't necessarily lock their doors when they are home. We do usually lock them when we sleep but my husband had let the dog out and forgot to lock the door after he let her back in. He's definately learned to be better about locking them now.

Saturday, October 07, 2006, 6:38 PM

Add comment
i don't understand why you did not press charges. people who commit crimes may have an excuse for what caused them to do something "out-of-the-ordinary", but there was nonetheless a crime committed (unlawful entry). luckily your husband did not shoot the guy! luckily the guy did not think he was stumblimg around his own house when he came upon your husband. luckily the guy did not have a gun. people need to learn, not from an idea of how to act, but with a reminder that actions have consequences. hopefully he remembers where his own home is the next time he gets so wasted. and why shouldn't he continue to get wasted and drive around? ( i am assuming he was driving around, unless there are bars in your nice suburb.) nothing bad happened to him as a result. i am glad your family is fine.

Monday, October 09, 2006, 11:51 AM

Add comment
Blozzom, you did right - and once you have 911 on the line, a no-explanation hangup will get you one of the fastest responses your police can provide.

Home invasions happen - and you and yours are a lucky exception in that it was benign.

Been thru 2, sent 3 bad guys to jail - racking a 12 guage just deflated all 3. And, for those who'll scream about that, the cops pulled 5 knives, 2 guns some kind of whacko kungfooey sickle off these bums. Get hard or be meat, your choice.

Monday, October 09, 2006, 12:02 PM

Add comment
i urge you to press charges. next time, you might be home alone...and a man who is drunk enough to not know his own home might be drunk enough to do something to you...better safe than sorry.

Monday, October 09, 2006, 12:19 PM

Add comment
ITA with the last poster. Some part of me doesn't believe the story.

Monday, October 09, 2006, 12:22 PM

Add comment
It is funny! I live in a beach town. We had some drunk person come into our house more the once. We would jus say wrong house!

Monday, October 09, 2006, 4:15 PM

Add comment
i used to think it was funny when my folks would caution me about talking to strangers or telling people who telephoned our house that i was home alone. now that i am older and have seen the potentially dire consequences of the aforementioned, i am no longer laughing. i would press charges. anyone who gets that drunk needs help, not enabling.

Monday, October 09, 2006, 4:39 PM

Add comment
4:15, that happened to me, too, at my family's beach house. i was scared but all the adults laughed it off... also, blozzom, i once called the cops on my dad who was going on an early morning fishing trip w/ a friend and i heard them shifting things... mistakes happen. but i'm wondering why you needed to write a thread about it?

Monday, October 09, 2006, 8:34 PM

Add comment
8:34p

Probably to help relax her about the situation. A complete stranger got into her house....when there is no one to talk to, I find that typing is just as good as telling someone.

Most people put OT before it, but who cares....it was a good read!

Tuesday, October 10, 2006, 12:45 AM

Add comment
why not write it in your log?

Tuesday, October 10, 2006, 7:27 AM

Add comment
It was 2:30 am Eastern time - I needed to talk to someone and there were people on here on the West Coast still. My sister was in a hotel room on vacation so I would wake up her son and everyone if I called her.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006, 8:29 AM

Add comment
to blozzom

so why exactly didn't you press charges?

Tuesday, October 10, 2006, 9:08 AM

Add comment
We didn't press charges for a few reasons... because my husband felt he scared the kid enough and lectured him on how awful this very well could have turned out had we had a gun or even if my husband hadn't smelled all the alcohol and had gone ahead and punched his face in. My husband knows how the judge here operates and did not want the kid to face the wrath of this judge. We suspect the kid was at a party two doors down from us and since it's a neighbor you like to stay neighborly although we did go and chew the home owner out. The cops caught the kid and I think they took him in anyway for drunk and disorderly conduct. We do not tolerate drinking and driving - had this been someone that had been driving we would have pressed charges.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006, 9:54 AM

Add comment
do you think this guy remembers the lecture?

Tuesday, October 10, 2006, 10:00 AM

Add comment








Related Content:

How To Lose Weight- The Basics
Weight Watchers Points System
The Fat Smash Diet
The Eat To Live Diet
The Beck Diet Solution
How To Get The Motivation To Lose Weight

 

How To Be Successful Using PEERtrainer

How To Burn Fat
Online Weight Loss Support- How It Works
Does Green Tea Help You Lose Weight?
Tips On Using PEERtrainer
Visit The PEERtrainer Community
Diet and Fitness Resources

Fitness

Weight Watchers Meetings
Learning To Inspire Others: You Already Are
Writing Down Your Daily Workouts
Spending Money On A Personal Trainer?
How I Became A Marathon Runner

 

Preventive Health

How To Prevent Injuries During Your Workout
Flu Season: Should You Take The Flu Shot?
Are You Really Ready To Start PEERtrainer?
Super Foods That Can Boost Your Energy
Reversing Disease Through Nutrition

New Diet and Fitness Articles:

Weight Watchers Points Plus
How To Adjust Your Body To Exercise
New: Weight Watchers Momentum Program
New: PEERtrainer Blog Archive
Review Of The New Weight Watchers Momentum Program
 

Weight Loss Motivation by Joshua Wayne:

Why Simple Goal Setting Is Not Enough
How To Delay Short Term Gratification
How To Stay Motivated
How To Exercise With A Busy Schedule

Real World Nutrition and Fitness Questions

Can Weight Lifting Help You Lose Weight?
Are Protein Drinks Safe?
Nutrition As Medicine?
 

Everyday Weight Loss Tips

How To Eat Healthy At A Party
How To Eat Out And Still Lose Weight
The Three Bite Rule
Tips On How To Stop A Binge