Crime stopper sissy

[Debbie Jean]

Yesterday I wired up a new circuit in my garage to handle an arc welder I bought last month. When I got done I thought I'd fire up the
welder and try it on some steel scraps I found in the garage.

Just then I noticed a car parked in the street, partially blocking my driveway.
The rear passenger side door opened and a rather scruffy looking guy got out and took a few steps toward my garage. While he was still 70
or 80 feet away, I started walking toward him. I was wearing work boots, jeans (male) and jean jacket. I had my welder's helmet on,
tipped up so I could see where I was walking.

I yelled to him: "Are you lost? Who are you looking for?" He ran real fast back to the car, said something to the driver which I won't repeat,
jumped in and they sped away. I must have really intimidated him. I don't think he heard me, but I did yell: "I got your license number".

So very funny because I'm actually a very timid person, the type that would have trouble swatting a bug that got into the house, much less
want to harm another human being. Even funnier than that however was the fact that I was wearing my favorite "sissy" panties under the
welding outfit, which of course made me all the more timid. So very funny, I laughed all the way back to the garage!

hugs,
Deb

P.S. We've had a number of break-ins in the 'hood, so all the neighbors are a bit on edge.

[KimberlyS]

Interesting encounter. You did not sound that scary.

[Anne Bonny]

It is good that confrontation alone was enough to cause them to leave. Hope you reported it to the police...description, tag number so that they might know who to look for in preventing further break ins.

[Debbie Jean]

Yes A.B., I did phone the police. One of the neighbors later informed me that he had seen it and called it in too. At the point when the stranger got out of the car I didn't know if he just wanted to see what I had or if he was actually after something he knew I had. I suspected he was up to no good from the get-go, that is why I threw him off track by asking if he was looking for somebody. When I got my tax refund from "Uncle Sam" last month I bought the arc welder as well as a new air compressor for my garage. I had them delivered of course. I had no way of knowing whether or not the delivery guy was "on the up and up", as the tool supply house contracts out their deliveries to the lowest bidder. Cant be too careful I guess.

XOXO,
Deb

[Anne Bonny]

Good. I think that is probably what any of us would have done, hopefully they won't be back. Are you an artist or are you working on cars...I need a larger compressor welding would be a handy skill. Funny how we lead kind of double lives rather manly men but also drift to a softer side.

[Debbie Jean]

Hi Anne Bonny,

To answer your questions, I do some metal sculpture but most of my welding is for repair jobs--primarily snow plow blades as a lot of that is needed up here in the "north country".

I also do some restoration on classic cars--mostly mechanical rather than body work (engine balancing & blueprinting, that kind of stuff). I also like to restore some of the old war birds, even though I can't fly anymore because of a recent stroke, I still hang with my flying club simply because I enjoy the aircraft and they are a super bunch of guys & gals to be with.

So how did I get into those hobbies when I'm an electrician by trade? You tell me, then we'll both know.

hugs,
Deb

P.S. Of course my most important hobby is and will always be the panty stash (natch').

[Eileen (SO)]

I hope your garage and home is alarmed, a wise investment.

Eileen

[Michelle Diane]

I hope your garage and home is alarmed, a wise investment.

Eileen

Well said and well worth the money. Our home has motion sensors as well as perimeter protection. Also and I didn't notice this until I went outside at night. The fake alarm sounder on the front of the house has two LED's that blink to draw attention to the box and the fact that yes the house is alarmed while the real sounder is round the back and tucked out of sight up under the eaves.

Glad you scared them off Deb well done. Most opportunist thieves are cowards looking for the open door or window hoping they can sneak in grab a few small items and leg it before anyone knows what's happened. Also a good idea to call it in as the police control room can put out an ADT Attention Drawn To (or BOLO in the US) for the make model and colour of the car and give it a tug if seen.

[Anthony Simon]

I yelled to him: "Are you lost? Who are you looking for?" He ran real fast back to the car....

Yelling at someone from a distance conveys aggression. You're walking at him with a helmet on (think man in a crash helmet). It is quite threatening - and also characteristic male defending his territory.

In a way, it's the obverse of dressing up as - and acting like - a woman. Here you dressed up - and acted as - a man. It's just the way we are as CDs, with both inside us.

[Ramona]

Good job Deb now if you had a big hammer in your hand also that would help to run them off

[Paulette]

Responding intelligently to threat is a wonderful trait to have.

You can't always depend on quick thinking or adrenaline, but knowing it's there is empowering.

It hasn't always worked well for me, but much more often than not it has.

Congratulations!