OrgoneConclusion said:

Drunk/drugged men or women don't count.

Was watching some tennis when I heard heavy footsteps around the house. Then someone ran onto the porch and pounded on the door glass so hard I thought it might break!

I grabbed a tennis racquet and opened the door cautiously. It was my middle-aged neighbor, Dallas. He was yelling something about how we had to protect ourselves from the power company. He was frantic and hyped to the max. He made no attempt to enter, but kept shouting nonsense. Then he asked me if I wanted to help him pry the power meter open. I said no. With a final exclamation he screamed "TURN OFF YOUR POWER NOW OR THEY WILL GET YOU!" And then he ran down the street.

Every time I previously talked to Dallas, he was thoughtful and rational, but last year he been hauled in for psychiatric evaluation three times.

Now there are three cop cars out front searching for him. I am guessing he went from house to house.

Just WOW!

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redgreenvines said:

I lost a neighbor, Gibson, to the power company a few years back. He was Japanese and used to make adirondack chairs.
anyway the whole family was shocked.

I just hope it does not happen to me

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OrgoneConclusion said:

I grabbed a tennis racquet

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OrgoneConclusion said:

Crazy man's mother came over this morning to apologize. Said he was bipolar, but that they could not afford the medication. I asked if he was dangerous and she reassuringly told me that she did not know. I responded that I held no ill will against him/them, but if he tried to come in our house or made any threatening actions that I would hurt him. She said stoically "You do what you have to do."

Wonderful...

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blankk said:

OrgoneConclusion said:

I grabbed a tennis racquet

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