Just had a prowler outside my window... terrified me.

[ClownLurch]

Sorry to read this stuff. Make sure you keep your windows shut please.

Motion detector lights aren’t madly expensive. We had some battery ones from eBay at our last house. I also bought MrsLurch a rechargeable motion detector wildlife camera from eBay for under £100.
The problem with both is that they were both constantly triggered by the furry feller watching the tv to the left of this post.

 

[GaryE]

Yikes. I'm glad you're okay!

My Uncle had a prowler stick a gun through the window and demand to be let in. He pretended he was going to open the door, and then took cover. This is a very un-American thing to say, but easy access to guns goes both ways. When the guy was caught (he wasn't exactly a criminal mastermind) the gun was legally owned by a family member, who had let a kid with a crack problem have access to it.

I have a solar motion detector spotlight on the garage that cost me $50 cad, and works through the winter.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Sounds like Pixie is earning her puppy chow! That sounds really scary--glad you're OK.

I concur with the game cam/motion light/baseball bat trio. Oh, you're in the UK...make it a cricket bat. Just as effective. If the dog and light don't scare him away (and they will unless the guy is fried on drugs), just pretend that the garden is the pitch, you're at bat, and...well, you can probably figure out what the ball is.

But let's hope you never hear from that creep again.

 

[Rocky998]

Yikes. I'm glad you're okay!

My Uncle had a prowler stick a gun through the window and demand to be let in. He pretended he was going to open the door, and then took cover. This is a very un-American thing to say, but easy access to guns goes both ways. When the guy was caught (he wasn't exactly a criminal mastermind) the gun was legally owned by a family member, who had let a kid with a crack problem have access to it.

I have a solar motion detector spotlight on the garage that cost me $50 cad, and works through the winter.

Glad he is ok Gary... Sorry that happened

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

Yikes. I'm glad you're okay!

Thank you! I'm still really shaken, also very tired but struggling to sleep. It was just so creepy. The heavy breathing, that when I went to the window I saw a figure of a man move away. It was surreal, thinking this is just like a scary film, but it was reality.

Neighbours don't have cameras either, so no chance of catching the guy. But at least they're aware now of a creep in the area.

My Uncle had a prowler stick a gun through the window and demand to be let in. He pretended he was going to open the door, and then took cover. This is a very un-American thing to say, but easy access to guns goes both ways. When the guy was caught (he wasn't exactly a criminal mastermind) the gun was legally owned by a family member, who had let a kid with a crack problem have access to it.

Omg! It's so horrifying to imagine going through that, but also funny when you consider that of course your uncle would need to move out of gunpoint range to meet the addicts demands... apparently addict hadn't thought that part through! But I hear that crack isn't exactly great for a person's critical thinking skills...

Glad that no one was hurt, beyond the trauma of experiencing that anyway, and that he was caught! I hope the gun owner also faced some sort of charges, but have a feeling they wouldn't have.

 

[Fishmanic]

Even better than a bat would be a mid length ax. He wont try taking it out of your hands.

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

Sounds like Pixie is earning her puppy chow! That sounds really scary--glad you're OK.

She really is! She has since the day I bought her home, just for being her But she's definitely proved her worth a million times over. We don't deserve dogs, but I'm so glad we have them!

I concur with the game cam/motion light/baseball bat trio. Oh, you're in the UK...make it a cricket bat.

I fuplie hate golf, but considering taking it up as a past time...

Even better than a bat would be a mid length ax. He wont try taking it out of your hands.

Genius! Sounds much better than taking up golf! Just have an axe handy for chopping firewood officer.

just pretend that the garden is the pitch, you're at bat, and...well, you can probably figure out what the ball is.

Yep, I definitely know what the ball is, and would lazer aim for it! Gggrrrrr. I'm pretty angry at the violation and fear now. An hour ago, 9pm our time, my parents were settling into bed and Pixie wanted to go out as she always needs to around that time. I walked into the kitchen and saw the dark windows that I couldn't see out of because of the light inside being on, and I froze for a moment. But then got angry at the idea of some junkie making me afraid to open my own back door and my anger carried me through grabbing something pointy and going out, checking for someone before letting Pixie out.


I'll definitely be getting some sort of trail cam to cover that back area of the house at least. But in the meantime, I'm not going to become a prisoner in my own home. He'll likely never be back.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Even better than a bat would be a mid length ax. He wont try taking it out of your hands.

Prowler: "I'll just rest my fingers on this windowsill."
Adora: "Not for long, you won't."

 

[Rocky998]

Prowler: "I'll just rest my fingers on this windowsill."
Adora: "Not for long, you won't."

I have faith that is what Belle would actually say

 

[FishandBirdLover]

Someone my dad knows was sleeping in the back of a van, where the back can roll down by the press of the buttom.

Soooo, this guy was sleeping there one night and he wakes up to hear his door thingy rolling up. He sees a guy pointing a gun at him. My dad's friend told the creep "Yeah, buddy, there's nothing in here you would wan't badly". He then closed the door again and never saw hide nor tail of the burgler again.

 

[Rocky998]

Someone my dad knows was sleeping in the back of a van, where the back can roll down by the press of the buttom.

Soooo, this guy was sleeping there one night and he wakes up to hear his door thingy rolling up. He sees a guy pointing a gun at him. My dad's friend told the creep "There's nothing in here you would want badly". He then closed the door again and never saw hide nor tail of the burgler again.

Really scary that happened but I LOVED that guy's response

 

[Alice B]

There are a lot of guns in Texas, and there are more criminals in my area than there used to be. Dogs can hear. Guns can't. I have a sword on my nightstand. It's ornamental but it would sure knock someone out, I guess maybe I should dig the shotgun out and get it to a gunsmith, and have the safety checked. Someone grabs the end of it and I pull the trigger with skeet shells in it, I don't think they will GET the gun. It is a scary world. I refuse to be afraid to go in my back yard, but I don't go out there unaccompanied often, fence and all. The dogs aren't even out unaccompanied at night very often. And they are all serious dogs, go out in a pair or a trio.

 

[Rocky998]

I have an Arabian sword in my room... If anyone comes in there... Heh... Yah...

 

[GaryE]

It sounds to me like @AdoraBelle Dearheart had a creep prowler there, trying to scare. Very twisted and not to be taken lightly. At the same time, hopefully disinclined to return. A dog and an aware person...

Right after we got our then 9 year old rescue dog, I was walking her at night when a young guy decided to mug me. I saw him coming and was ready as I could be to surprise him back, but old Rosie spotted him and transformed from a terrified rescue retriever into a wolf. The guy turned and ran. That's when I knew I'd been adopted right back.

 

[Rocky998]

It sounds to me like @AdoraBelle Dearheart had a creep prowler there, trying to scare. Very twisted and not to be taken lightly. At the same time, hopefully disinclined to return. A dog and an aware person...

Right after we got our then 9 year old rescue dog, I was walking her at night when a young guy decided to mug me. I saw him coming and was ready as I could be to surprise him back, but old Rosie spotted him and transformed from a terrified rescue retriever into a wolf. The guy turned and ran. That's when I knew I'd been adopted right back.

That is awesome!!