Unexpected Hard Rap On My Bedroom Window

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Whenever something goes bump in the night, I have trained my 3 year old German Shepherd bitch to go ahead of me when we go through the house. As much as I love her, that's why you have them. My 10 year old male GSD tags along BEHIND us. :eek:

Oh yes, my bedroom guns, stored legally according to Canadian law are a 14" 12 ga pump with a Surefire forend and a GLOCK17 with a Streamlight M3 light.

Wouldn't want anyone to hurt my dogs. ;)
 
One other item to think about at this election time, we have all sorts of people walking up the house during the day and early evening trying to get us to vote for this that and everything else in the world.

While the scenario the OP posted could have been the the stranger in the street looking for someone, it could have been a kid throwing a ball, a bird drilling the siding looking for bugs, (most likely) and it could have been someone knocking on the door asking you to vote to save the Manatees.

There are a lot of people who knock on doors, very very few of them are armed intruders, they tend to smash a slider or sledge hammer your front door over knocking loudly. I would hate to see your picture on the evening news for splattering the grey matter of the two girl scouts down the street who were selling cookies and you mistook the door bell for an entry alarm.
 
While the scenario the OP posted could have been the the stranger in the street looking for someone
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Yeah, and he's so "stranger" that he bashes 3 times on my bedroom window, rather than knocking on the door first.


it could have been a kid throwing a ball
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A ball so amazing it bounces 3 times off the same window before bouncing away.


a bird drilling the siding looking for bugs
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It wasn't drilling the siding, it was banging on the window. And no, it wasn't a bird. The surroundings of my home prevent that.

But hey, I'll just keep saying it wasn't a bird, over and over and over again when people say "bird" over and over and over again. Never mind the "tactics or training" part of the discussion....:rolleyes:


and it could have been someone knocking on the door asking you to vote to save the Manatees.
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Yeah, and they were knocking so loud on my front door, all the way across the other side of the house, that it sounded like they were bashing on my bedroom window. Must've been an echo.

The sierra club only came to my house once, that was sure to be the last time. Trust me on that one.


I would hate to see your picture on the evening news for splattering the grey matter of the two girl scouts down the street who were selling cookies and you mistook the door bell for an entry alarm.
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I wish one of the mods would just close this thread.

It's supposed to be "tactics and training" and all 80% of you could come up with was "bird" when I thoroughly described the surroundings and sequence of events that say "human being" rather than "bird".

NO it wasn't a knock on the front door. Read the thread title. If it said "unexpected hard rap on door" then I might understand what led you to believe that, but the title of the thread is "Unexpected Hard Rap On My Bedroom Window".

NO it wasn't a bird.

Seeing as how I took the effort to make a thread that I thought would have some real bearing on "tactics and training" rather than another "double tap, triple tap, backflip, carthwheel, double tap, mozambique, zimbabwe, triple tap, anyone train like this?" thread, I figured it might be worthwhile, but now I realize that I wasted my time with most of you jokers.

Live and learn.
 
VonFireball

Sorry you got a hard time. I sometimes do the same and it is meant in the best of spirits by most here.

Actually, you got sound advice in between the funnies. Perhaps it was not the advice you wanted to hear. Lets review what has been suggested;

1st - DO NOT surrender a position of advantage, (don't go outside) you home is known ground for you and a death trap for your enemy, do not give that up unless for a compelling reason. The problem here is that humans are by nature inquestive and our enemy will try to use that, as in ambush! SO you keep that advantage be the ambush er and stay INSIDE.

2nd - Call for the calvary every time, trained professionals WAIT for backup and conduct searches as a TEAM. Why would you do differently. I know it is a ego thing, to protect my castle.

3rd - NEVER be in a hurry, this one is mine to you. If some REAL and COMPELLING reason exists that makes you leave your home and venture outside, never burst out the door. Expect an ambush, expect the worst case, slice the pie, move slowly, Scan everywhere, be ready, use the terrain, do everything right. REMEMBER, you already voided your best defense, you left your house.

Now I consider those VERY valuable life lessons, suggested by some very professional people. What part did you not GET.

Good Luck & Be Safe

PS you kinda bit hard on the bird thing, we have a tendency around here to rub salt on open wounds:)
 
but now I realize that I wasted my time with most of you jokers.
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Yeah, but you gotta admit that Glenn going to investigate the woodpecker with his pancakes and fork was funny!

Didn't spill any syrup, didjya Glenn?
 
Actually, you got sound advice in between the funnies.
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And I read it carefully.


Perhaps it was not the advice you wanted to hear.
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Actually, I think I had mistaken the advice for a bird banging on my window.


1st - DO NOT surrender a position of advantage
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This was excellent advice. I'm definitely taking this one into consideration.

To be fair though, I made sure to check the windows before going outside. I saw nothing, so I assumed I would go look for the dead bird (yeah, sure).


2nd - Call for the calvary every time, trained professionals WAIT for backup and conduct searches as a TEAM.
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Calvary? I've had a lifelong faith in the saving power of Jesus Christ.:D

If it had been sundown, I would've. Being that it was broad daylight, I didn't feel the threat level was nearly as high. Maybe my judgement was poor in that regard.

3rd - NEVER be in a hurry, this one is mine to you. If some REAL and COMPELLING reason exists that makes you leave your home and venture outside, never burst out the door.
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I wasn't so much "in a hurry" but I quickly checked my windows (question for you, should I have risked myself by checking the windows? What if BG was right there?) and used a route to go outside that may not have been (or not as likely to be) expected by the mystery knocker.

What part did you not GET.
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The chicken dinner. It was a bird right?
 
VonFireball

Sorry for the SP, but you got my drift, right! And to boot you cracked wise and we did not loose the point, amazing:D.

I am suggesting that you DO NOT go outside as long as you feel a potential threat! That simply "is what it is", and ignoring that may cost you no matter how tactically sound and precise your movement.

In the scope of scanning, checking the exterior thru your windows is not unsound. Try to minimize your exposure profile and be aware of back lighting.

Glad you had some fun here toward the end of this tread, hopefully, some of your questions were answered to your satisfaction.

Good Luck & Be Safe
 
I wish one of the mods would just close this thread.
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Sorry guys, I was out of town over the weekend & am just catching up.

What do you think -- should we close & re-start, or do you think the thread can stay on track now?

pax
 
Kathy

I think we had a little fun at the expense of the OP. I think he got the spirit toward the end, I think the Bird thing is about all USED up. It's been fun reading though:)

Sounds Like the OP is done.

Bob
 
Makes sense.

Closing this. If anyone wants to PM me about it, you know where to find me.

Feel free to re-open the original topic. (Not the bird thing. That's soooo last week now. ;) )

pax
 
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