Do home invaders respect manners?

[lewisnotmiller]

Ours seemed to.

3 masked men got into our home at 3am earlier this week.
My wife interrupted them and asked them to 'leave, please' in a fairly firm manner. And they did.

It might have worked out better for all involved that she sprung them rather than me. I would have been likely to escalate things, and unlikely to win.

For any thinking 'Wait...haven't you mentioned having a dog? What did he do?'

He slept. He did manage to rouse himself enough to bark merry hell at the police when they arrived though.

 

[Quagmire]

Ours seemed to.

3 masked men got into our home at 3am earlier this week.
My wife interrupted them and asked them to 'leave, please' in a fairly firm manner. And they did.

It might have worked out better for all involved that she sprung them rather than me. I would have been likely to escalate things, and unlikely to win.

For any thinking 'Wait...haven't you mentioned having a dog? What did he do?'

He slept. He did manage to rouse himself enough to bark merry hell at the police when they arrived though.

Wow, Dave. Glad everything turned out all right.

Have to admire your wife for keeping her head the way she did.

Get another dog.

 

[Quagmire]

Okay, now my mind is turning this into a Monty Python skit:

First masked intruder:"Pardon us one moment ma'am". (Whispers to second and third masked intruder)
"Isn't she supposed to be terrified? We are wearing masks after all, and there's three of us, and it's 3:00 in the morning"

Third masked intruder."What should we do"?

Second masked intruder: "She did say please, after all."

First masked intruder: "Right then: sorry to have bothered you ma'am. We'll be leaving now".

*leaves*

 

[Revoltingest]

Ours seemed to.

3 masked men got into our home at 3am earlier this week.
My wife interrupted them and asked them to 'leave, please' in a fairly firm manner. And they did.

It might have worked out better for all involved that she sprung them rather than me. I would have been likely to escalate things, and unlikely to win.

For any thinking 'Wait...haven't you mentioned having a dog? What did he do?'

He slept. He did manage to rouse himself enough to bark merry hell at the police when they arrived though.

Better your house than mine.
We'd have been less polite in urging them to leave.
(Our cats are armed.)

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Yeah...

She works in forensic mental health, so we are thinking her training kicked in a bit.
Consciously or subconsciously, she positioned herself to have a low barrier between her and them, and to be well clear of their paths of exit. Speaking calmly but firmly makes it more likely they'd not feel it was a situation where an escalation was required.

The police were surprised by her response until they found out her profession, then they kinda just went 'Ahhhh...right...'

As for the dog...we've been waiting for him to 'retire' before getting a new one, as his 19 year old bladder will teach a pup all sorts of bad habits. Perhaps I'll invest in a particularly frisky goldfish. Would have been more useful.

 

[Quagmire]

Yeah...

She works in forensic mental health, so we are thinking her training kicked in a bit.
Consciously or subconsciously, she positioned herself to have a low barrier between her and them, and to be well clear of their paths of exit. Speaking calmly but firmly makes it more likely they'd not feel it was a situation where an escalation was required.

The police were surprised by her response until they found out her profession, then they kinda just went 'Ahhhh...right...'

As for the dog...we've been waiting for him to 'retire' before getting a new one, as his 19 year old bladder will teach a pup all sorts of bad habits. Perhaps I'll invest in a particularly frisky goldfish. Would have been more useful.

Grab a litter of young wallabies and raise them on raw red meat.

Just telling you what I would do if I lived there.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Grab a litter of young wallabies and raise them on raw red meat.

Just telling you what I would do if I lived there.

I would love to get a clutch of baby drop bears to train, but they're hard to find.

Back when I lived in PNG, I borrowed a mates trained Rottweiler when walking at night.
It wasn't exactly a guard dog. More what you might call an attack dog. Whilst I know dogs can be disabled easily enough, I also knew she wouldn't hesitate if commanded to attack. I'm less sure what I'd do in the same circumstance. Damn humanity.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Better your house than mine.
We'd have been less polite in urging them to leave.
(Our cats are armed.)

I slept downstairs, and was armed (to a degree) last night, as we haven't upgraded our security yet (and they stole a set of keys).

Nothing happened. Got some sleep, but not as much as I'd like.

I made the dog sleep with me in the living room, instead of lazing in a bed with my daughter, so I copped some stinkeye from him this morning.

 

[Revoltingest]

I slept downstairs, and was armed (to a degree) last night, as we haven't upgraded our security yet (and they stole a set of keys).

Nothing happened. Got some sleep, but not as much as I'd like.

I made the dog sleep with me in the living room, instead of lazing in a bed with my daughter, so I copped some stinkeye from him this morning.

Time to re-pin the locks, eh.
That is if you have the tools & a pin kit.
Otherwise, replace them.
I'm sure you already know this.
But I like posting stuff.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Time to re-pin the locks, eh.
That is if you have the tools & a pin kit.
Otherwise, replace them.
I'm sure you already know this.
But I like posting stuff.

All good.

We're getting the barrels replaced (or failing that, the entire door handles).
Its covered by insurance apart from the initial excess.

They also stole the following;
My PS5
My daughter's school pencil case (which looks like a handbag)
My wife's keys
My wife's prescription glasses

And that's it. Not exactly dealing with Moriarty here...

We're also upgrading our lighting around the house (which has been damaged by cockatoos recently, the destructive little ********) and getting some cameras installed as a deterrent.

It's a shame. 18 years in the house, it's our first issue, but...there ya go.

 

[JustGeorge]

I'm glad you're all okay.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

I'm glad you're all okay.

Me too.

Most of us sleep upstairs, but one daughter sleeps downstairs, so...yeah.
Could have been worse.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

Ours seemed to.

3 masked men got into our home at 3am earlier this week.
My wife interrupted them and asked them to 'leave, please' in a fairly firm manner. And they did.

It might have worked out better for all involved that she sprung them rather than me. I would have been likely to escalate things, and unlikely to win.

For any thinking 'Wait...haven't you mentioned having a dog? What did he do?'

He slept. He did manage to rouse himself enough to bark merry hell at the police when they arrived though.

I too am glad you all are OK.

I got broken into once when I was out. It wasn't a comfortable feeling just experiencing the aftermath without confrontation.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

All good.

We're getting the barrels replaced (or failing that, the entire door handles).
Its covered by insurance apart from the initial excess.

They also stole the following;
My PS5
My daughter's school pencil case (which looks like a handbag)
My wife's keys
My wife's prescription glasses

And that's it. Not exactly dealing with Moriarty here...

We're also upgrading our lighting around the house (which has been damaged by cockatoos recently, the destructive little ********) and getting some cameras installed as a deterrent.

It's a shame. 18 years in the house, it's our first issue, but...there ya go.

Kind of an odd mix, but I guess they just grabbed what they could. The glasses are sort of puzzling.

 

[Father Heathen]

Sorry to hear that happened but glad that you and your family weren't harmed.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Kind of an odd mix, but I guess they just grabbed what they could. The glasses are sort of puzzling.

The PS5 was deliberate, as were the keys. I think they were primarily after my car (although it was my wife's keys they grabbed)

The pencil case is obviously weird, but its a fancy case, so I guess they thought it was a clutch type handbag.

But the glasses...just weird.

 

[Father Heathen]

The PS5 was deliberate, as were the keys. I think they were primarily after my car (although it was my wife's keys they grabbed)

The pencil case is obviously weird, but its a fancy case, so I guess they thought it was a clutch type handbag.

But the glasses...just weird.

Maybe one had a gut feeling, tried them on, and was like "Holy **** my prescription!"

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Maybe one had a gut feeling, tried them on, and was like "Holy **** my prescription!"

Yep...

I was thinking he might have been mother's day shopping (it's coming up soon)...

 

[Viker]

Ours seemed to.

3 masked men got into our home at 3am earlier this week.
My wife interrupted them and asked them to 'leave, please' in a fairly firm manner. And they did.

It might have worked out better for all involved that she sprung them rather than me. I would have been likely to escalate things, and unlikely to win.

For any thinking 'Wait...haven't you mentioned having a dog? What did he do?'

He slept. He did manage to rouse himself enough to bark merry hell at the police when they arrived though.

My dog just face pawed after reading this. My cat rolled his eyes, again. He may have something in them. I should check.

 

[ChristineM]

Ours seemed to.

3 masked men got into our home at 3am earlier this week.
My wife interrupted them and asked them to 'leave, please' in a fairly firm manner. And they did.

It might have worked out better for all involved that she sprung them rather than me. I would have been likely to escalate things, and unlikely to win.

For any thinking 'Wait...haven't you mentioned having a dog? What did he do?'

He slept. He did manage to rouse himself enough to bark merry hell at the police when they arrived though.

Glad everyone is ok. Brave wife you have there. When will the locks be seen to?