It's 5:22 a.m. And Something Weird Happened

Ha! I had two strokes! We do not need emergency medication, we need physical therapy! So you were so right! Here in Minnesota (land of nice) that kind of crap happens too. I had someone come to my door to sell me a security system. I told him we have one and he wanted to know what kind! Hahahaha! I can't tell you that! We actually have three of them. I count neighbors as one. I count 3 active boys coming and going all day as two! It's none of their business and I'm not going to tip the guy off! When mom was living she got a phone call from a guy with broken English. "Give me all your information and we can protect you from identity theft". Thank God she called me first before giving him any information! I had a guy call me who is "the security system provider in my area". "Do you still live at ____ MN Dr?" To which I said "I'm not going to give you any information, we're all set up." He made himself sound like hes a bill collector or cop.

scary indeed! It's right that you didn't open your door at that time because I don't think people who are in need would randomly knock on the doors of people they don't know. That would take a lot of courage or thick skin to do that!

I wouldn't have answered either. You were just using the brain God gave you.

You were right to not answer that door, but I would have called the police, because if his mother did need help, then they can help a lot quicker. Or if it was a set up, then the guy would have gotten busted, taking another creep off the street..(Yeah, I know it'd only be temporary.)

I wouldn't have opened the door. Stuff like that has happened to me as well. Sometimes after the incident I wonder whether the person was telling the truth or not, or if I had done the right thing. The doubt eats me up inside for the rest of the day. I probably would have slipped some money under the door for him. You never know if what he was saying could be true.

Oh my WORD! That's scary!

I wouldn't have opened the door either....too dangerous. In fact if I see someone outside knocking and I don't recognize them I don't answer the door....I am not someone who thinks the worst of anyone but seriously there are too many crazies out there to expose yourself to if you aren't careful.

YOU DID THE RIGHT THING!!! There are some really big holes in his story, and one huge one and that is, What the F happened to dialing 911? If the family member supposedly had a stroke, it would have been the first thing that any sensible person would have done. Plus, there aren't too many medications that they put stroke patients on, one big one is blood thinners and aspirin. So, besides the fact that it is pretty lame that she would be out of medication at that hour, unless she had overdosed which would rate a call to 911. Then too, wouldn't the guy go to family friends to borrow money rather than knock on doors at that hour? And, like you stated, there are no 24 hour pharmacies in your area. People who have had a stroke would still be in rehab, if not in rehab they would be in the hospital. They don't let people who have had a stroke go home and shift for themselves...unless they are a total nasty crabby horrible old witch like my neighbor lady. Then the hospitals are happy to get rid of them! Of course she and her husband are the kind that won't ever die because God is afraid of them and the Devil doesn't want them. They're the ones who sued me... Before you guys chew me out, you need to meet the pair. Their EXdaughter in law came down to help them out after the husband had cancer surgery that removed part of his stomach and small intestines...and not only did they have nothing good to say about the ex daughter in law, but they also made her life a living hell. If she hadn't of come down the couple would have been put in a home by the county. It isn't old age for this pair either, they have been this way ALL THEIR FRIGGIN LIVES!!!! They will sue you at the drop of a hat (they have a lifetime record of over 100 law suits) and will cut your throat for a buck. Anyhow, the idiot was HOPING you would be a sucker but fortunately you are one smart person...that's why I admire you so much. I was assaulted when I first got to Thailand...by an American GI no less. He was drunk and came out of the bushes at me with the obvious intentions of rape. I was wearing a pair of pointy toed western boots, and I planted a good hard kick between his legs. It was so liberating that I kicked him three or four more times for good measure. We learned later that they found him in the bushes that morning and he spent three weeks in the hospital waiting for his "parts" to stop swelling. We knew some of the MP's and they had a really great laugh as the guy was well known for doing that kind of thing to women. As women we are taught that we have to be "lady like", and that you don't violate a guy's "package". But when it's them or us, all rules are off. Thankfully, you are a fast thinking person and that you know NOT to open doors that late at night-or early in the morning. He also could have been casing your apartment to see if anyone lives there and if you were home. I would have reported the incident to the police since he could also be using this to potentially harm other people either to rob them or do other things. Great job Pye!

Good for you that you survived a mugging. That would be scary. I would be scared to wake up and hear this going on outside my door at that time of the morning. I am very glad that you were smart enough not to answer the door! Even if it was the son he shouldnt be asking neighbors for money nor should he be ringing their bell at that time.

you did well not to answer the door, you knew enough details of your neighbours not to open your door, but it doesnt bear thinking about , what may have happened. I had quite a scary visit one sunny saturday afternoon. ~Strange but true. This particular afternoon I was home alone when the door bell rang and I answered the door to 3 boys in their late teens. They asked me directions to a street that was a similiar name to the street I was living in. Then one said "is colin in?" which was weird as thats my sons name. I exclaimed at this and they looked uncomfortable and went. But in the opposite direction. About an hour later i had a call from my son. He was very upset, he had been refereeing a football match and when he got back to his car, it had been broken into, his prized leather jacket and dvds had been stolen plus his front door keys. You can imagine how I felt. Those 3 lads obviously had the keys and had knocked first before letting themselves in. My blood ran cold, I normally went out every saturday afternoon and it was the first time in months i had stayed in. We are insured but my biggest fear was that my 5 cats and my 2 dogs could have been attacked by these morons!!! That really frightened me more than the thought of being burgled. The locks were changed straight away, even the police said we had a lucky escape. By the way if anyone was to knock on my door after nine oclock at night, I won't open the door( I'm a nightbird too, normally go to bed well after midnight) I will look out of the window but open the door? not a chance!

I had something like this happen about 20 years ago. I had just moved to a new city and my wife and I were settling down and getting ready for bed. Just then a girl knocked loudly on our door and claimed that a guy was chasing her. I looked through the peep hole but she didn't ever face us so I couldn't see if she was scared or lying. I felt bad but my gut told me to not open the door. She knocked again (still facing away so you couldn't see her face) and exclaimed that she needed to use the phone. This was before cell phones were popular and in my silence my wife spoke up and said, "We don't have a phone." The next moment the girl left and ran around our apt to where the back door was, I ran through the kitchen to see if she would try to get in back there but there was no one to be seen. It still sticks with me today.

Its agood thing you knew all the facts about your neighbors or else you could have been a victim.

I'm glad u didn't answer your door. I wouldn't have either unless i had known for sure who was there. I live in a small town & fortunately we don't have alot of crime but if someone knocked on my door at that hour i would be very leary especially if it was at my front door because everyone i know comes to my carport door. STAY SAFE.

Wow, I would have called the cops straight away...but stalled him and told him to hold on a few minutes-what if he hits up someone else?

Wow what a crazy thing to happen to you. i don't blame you for not answering the door, especially at that hour. I would have called the police if that happened to me.

You absolutely did the right thing in not opening the door. I am the type of person who always trys to help a person in need, but I would have told him that I could not open it because my pit bull was too dangerous to strangers (don't have one of course..just guard cats) but I was calling 911 for him. Probably would never hear another peep from his side of the door.

Something very similar happened to me once. A man knocked on the door around 2:30 a.m. and said he needed to use our telephone because his car broke down and he needed to call a friend to pick him up. He said he knew the people two houses up from us. I thought that was so blatantly obvious that I almost laughed. My husband asked him (through the door) what our neighbors names were. He gave us some made-up names, probably hoping we didn't really know our neighbors. Unfortunately for him, we did. My husband told him to leave. He refused, citing that he really needed to use the phone. We had three dogs at the time, one of them rather large, who were making quite a racket this whole time. I was really surprised that the guy didn't just leave when he heard the dogs but I guess he was even more stupid than I thought. When the guy just wouldn't leave, my husband said, "If you're not off our property in five seconds, I'm letting these dogs out." The guy took off! So, yeah, this is something you have to watch out for. If you feel that the person is telling the truth, tell them you'll phone the police for them (through the door, of course). If they take off running, which is what most of these idiots will do, you'll know they were up to no good. Actually, it would be even better to tell him that you're calling the police right now, so they think that you are already in touch with the police. Of course, you may have to pretend you're speaking to the police but beating this guy to his own game may just save your life. You did right in not opening your door.

You were right not to answer the door. it was your neighbor son couldn't they have called you? Reading the other responses, I agree with the person that said you should have called the police. If she really did need help, they could have helped her, and if it was a scam they could arrest the guy. Was he saying she had a stroke then or was it awhile ago, that she would still be in rehab. If awhile ago, why would she suddenly need medication at that time of the morning? If she was still in rehab they probably would have given her whatever she needed. It probably was a scam!

Hello pyewaket, You were correct not opening that door. He probably wanted to rob you and or worse rape you! I would called the police and have them come out to check the hallway for you and see there other complaints about this person knocking on the door. You probably prevented yourself from getting hurt. You correct listening to your instestincs and not going to the door and staying very quite in your apartment. You use your head remembering who was were and what. That was a very scary time for you. Thanks for the share. Sincerley Unique16

hello pyewacket! you were right in not opening your door. nowadays, people are being conned to every imaginable stories just so they could do their bad deeds. It's a sad fact though that people like them exist. They're the ones who makes us lose our trust in other people who really are in dire need of our help. Sometimes, we turn away those who are in dire need of our help because most of the times, these conmen let us believe otherwise. it pays to be safety-conscious than to be sorry later. anyway, we can be rationalize events like you did, mulling over why that person was speaking in English when he should be speaking in Spanish and so on. It pays to be always alert and always have presence of mind, when it comes to situation like this.