A knock at the door
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A few nights ago around 10.30 pm someone knocked at our door...we could see it was quite a large guy with long hair. There was no car to be seen so we didn't answer the door...instead my husband called the local police. They picked the guy up shortly afterwards in the woods nearby. He was a druggie who had escaped earlier that day and the police had been searching for him. There are only 3 houses on our road and it's quite rural...not the sort of place you would normally find people walking around. He is now back behind bars. Makes one wonder what could have happened if we'd opened the door.![Blink](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/blink.gif)
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i'm just glad your OH was home and that you had the sense to call the cops!
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you've had a few incidents lately what with the sign and the jogger pooing in your yard and now this......not good and you tell me you feel safer where you live now than where you lived in the uk ![EEK!](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif)
i'm just glad your OH was home and that you had the sense to call the cops!
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i'm just glad your OH was home and that you had the sense to call the cops!
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I didn't have the sense...he did.
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A few nights ago around 10.30 pm someone knocked at our door...we could see it was quite a large guy with long hair. There was no car to be seen so we didn't answer the door...instead my husband called the local police. They picked the guy up shortly afterwards in the woods nearby. He was a druggie who had escaped earlier that day and the police had been searching for him. There are only 3 houses on our road and it's quite rural...not the sort of place you would normally find people walking around. He is now back behind bars. Makes one wonder what could have happened if we'd opened the door.![Blink](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/blink.gif)
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We live in a neighbourhood with lots of trees and large gardens, very quiet, very self contained. No reason to drive through it if you don't live on it.
It seems very safe and no-one locks their doors (house or car).
Sometimes I wonder if it has lulled us all into a false sense of security.
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How awful JG! I'm so sorry this happened.
Good idea of your hubby's to call the fuzz, and so relieved they tracked down the chap quickly.
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Glad you had the good sense to call the cops. We're staying with some "natives" for a few days and I know they never answer the door. If the Americans don't, then you can be sure I'll follow suit!
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A few nights ago around 10.30 pm someone knocked at our door...we could see it was quite a large guy with long hair. There was no car to be seen so we didn't answer the door...instead my husband called the local police. They picked the guy up shortly afterwards in the woods nearby. He was a druggie who had escaped earlier that day and the police had been searching for him. There are only 3 houses on our road and it's quite rural...not the sort of place you would normally find people walking around. He is now back behind bars. Makes one wonder what could have happened if we'd opened the door.![Blink](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/blink.gif)
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A few nights ago around 10.30 pm someone knocked at our door...we could see it was quite a large guy with long hair. There was no car to be seen so we didn't answer the door...instead my husband called the local police. They picked the guy up shortly afterwards in the woods nearby. He was a druggie who had escaped earlier that day and the police had been searching for him. There are only 3 houses on our road and it's quite rural...not the sort of place you would normally find people walking around. He is now back behind bars. Makes one wonder what could have happened if we'd opened the door.![Blink](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/blink.gif)
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much cheaper
I never go to the door after dark, let alone open it without the item in the link above
Ray will vouch for its suitability for the purpose.
You can get a 33 round mag for it. If that can't save you then you probably deserve whats coming
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http://www.glock.com/english/glock19.htm
much cheaper
I never go to the door after dark, let alone open it without the item in the link above
Ray will vouch for its suitability for the purpose.
You can get a 33 round mag for it. If that can't save you then you probably deserve whats coming![ROFL](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
much cheaper
I never go to the door after dark, let alone open it without the item in the link above
Ray will vouch for its suitability for the purpose.
You can get a 33 round mag for it. If that can't save you then you probably deserve whats coming
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sorry to burst your bubble but a sledgehammer to the lock will quickly open most doors/frames in 95% of american homes
sledgehammer vs glock however is a very different scenario
don't bring a sledgehammer to a gunfight (paraphrased i know...)
sledgehammer vs glock however is a very different scenario
don't bring a sledgehammer to a gunfight (paraphrased i know...)
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http://www.glock.com/english/glock19.htm
much cheaper
I never go to the door after dark, let alone open it without the item in the link above
Ray will vouch for its suitability for the purpose.
You can get a 33 round mag for it. If that can't save you then you probably deserve whats coming![ROFL](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
much cheaper
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You can get a 33 round mag for it. If that can't save you then you probably deserve whats coming
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