I've often wondered what would happen if a neighbor looked in the window and noticed me snooping around my own house at 3am with my flashlight. I don't like to turn on the lights when I go for a drink of water, as it kills my night vision much more than just using a small handheld light to navigate the stairs.

I've often wondered what would happen if a neighbor looked in the window and noticed me snooping around my own house at 3am with my flashlight. I don't like to turn on the lights when I go for a drink of water, as it kills my night vision much more than just using a small handheld light to navigate the stairs.

I probably look just like a burglar would look if he was trying not to wake up the family sleeping upstairs. That's because I'm trying not to wake up the family sleeping upstairs.

Note: There have been an alarming number of burglaries in the area lately, some that have resulted in confrontations with homeowners (one that resulted in shots fired by a homeowner who the badguys didn't realize was home, and one I would classify as a real "home invasion" with the badguys dressed as utility workers and forcing their way in once the door was opened. Nobody was hurt, but scary nonetheless). If I saw someone waking in my neighbors house at 3am with a flashlight right now, I'd likely call it into the police.

the other thing? A home invasion, shots fired, no one hurt? He just broke half the rules on gun control, the big one being, don't shoot at something you don't intend to hit.

I saw the movie "Gran Torino" this weekend. Good movie. The end was a bit predictable.

I've often wondered what would happen if a neighbor looked in the window and noticed me snooping around my own house at 3am with my flashlight. I don't like to turn on the lights when I go for a drink of water, as it kills my night vision much more than just using a small handheld light to navigate the stairs.

I probably look just like a burglar would look if he was trying not to wake up the family sleeping upstairs. That's because I'm trying not to wake up the family sleeping upstairs.

He was armed with an AK47 of some sort and fired at them, but missed (at across the livingroom distances). It was generally assumed that he wanted to get his point across without the legal hassle that comes with dead badguys in the livingroom here in the northeast.

I keep an eye on my neighbors and get used to their habits, and they may be doing likewise. If something looks weird, I would thank them for calling LEOs.

I was sitting in my car at 4pm one day, waiting for a feral cat to go into the trap (she was just sitting in front of the trap, looking at the food, deciding).

I was across from a bank. A bank that was robbed while I was sitting there. The perp was wearing a blue t-shirt and a white baseball cat. I was wearing a blue shirt and a white baseball cap.

Let me tell you, the approach of those two officers from behind me was very, very cautious!

Sue