A Sleeping Stranger in Your House

[Wildalaska]

So it's 6 am, you wake up, and find sound asleep on your kitchen floor an extremely large wierd looking dude...he is a stranger to you....

How do you handle that scenario...

WildthisisatruestorybythewayrightspiffAlaska

[Omaha-BeenGlockin]

Dial 911---maybe try and zip tie em---unceremoniously(sp??) place my boot on his head and hold them there at shotgun point.

[oldbillthundercheif]

I've had this happen to me several times, but they mostly stayed out by the pool at my old house.

The random drunks sleeping in my lounge-chairs had the spotlights turned on them while I yelled for them to take it on their feet from inside the house with a pistol in one hand and the phone in the other with the blue on the line.

They usually wander off well before the cops show up.

The guy I found on my livingroom couch got a somewhat different treatment. I grabbed the phone and retreated to the top of the stairs after opening the front-door. From there I called the blue and waited quietly with a big can of pepperfoam and my AK. The cops came in and woke him up rather violently.

From that instance I learned never to leave ground-floor windows open no matter how nice of a night it is...

[EJJR]

1 Immediately arm myself.

2. Inform L.E. of the situation.

3. If applicable; check on the welfare of roommates/family to make sure they were not harmed and to deduce if any medical assistance was required. If not, wake them up and inform them of the situation and make sure they were secure.

4. Return to "dude" to make sure he is still there. If so, keep him covered until the authorities arrive.

5. Once L.E. arrives, wait until they have "dudes" statement. Depending on facts I would make an informed decision about whether to press charges or not.


Did this really happen or just a hypothetical situation?

Interesting situation either way.

Should be enlightening as to what the "proper" way to handle this would be as Im only going by my own common sense.

[Wildalaska]

Did this really happen or just a hypothetical situation?


Hopefully Spiff will chime in soon ;)

WildfatboyonthefloorAlaska

[spacemanspiff]

It really happened. Details will follow after more input from ya'll.
:D

[TexasSIGMan]

Well if my wife found him she'd likely whack him in the head with something cast iron and that would be the end of him.

I'd prolly pee myself then grab the phone and pistol and hope he stayed asleep til the cops got there. :D

I sure wouldn't try to wake him. Most likely a harmless drunk but you just never know.

Can't wait to hear the story.

[Tuttle8]

There's not much different I would do that has already been stated. If he's asleep:

1. Arm myself
2. Have my wife take arm(s).
3. Retreat to some type of cover if still can keep visual.
4. Call 911.
5. Allow LE to handle the method of "wake up call".

Again, only if he/she is asleep during my procedure...

[Tuttle8]

You're right, Sigman.
I'd probably lose control of a bodily function...that would be item #1...:eek:
Last item would be to clean myself up...:D

[Doug.38PR]

Let him catch up on his sleep. Get my Shotgun. Quietly dial 911. Whisper to them you have an intruder and are holding him at gunpoint.

Wait.

When the police get there, let them be the ones to say "wakie wakie"

This was in Alaska? Was this "large weird looking dude" a Kodiak Bear?

[TexasSIGMan]

"large weird looking dude"

I was expecting it to be Wild, but surely Spiff would recognize him. :D

[Wildalaska]

Im not large.

Or at least not that large :)

WilddespitewhatyoureadonthewallsoftheladiesroomAlaska

[marlboroman84]

Grab the shotgun, call the cops, watch him til they get there. If he's drunk and harmless and there is no damage maybe offer him some alka-seltzer. Considering I'm on the third floor of an apartment complex, I doubt I'd have this problem lol.

[EJJR]

:confused: OK, are we getting baited here or what? What aren't we being told... I'm starting to get suspicious.... :p

[Wildalaska]

This is a TRUE scenario

WildheygpsAlaska

[spacemanspiff]

Theres a knock at the door, footsteps are heard.
A voice says "Yeah, he was here when I got off work at 6am."
Another voice says "Okay, lets see what we got."
I open my eyes, theres a cop standing over me. He asks "Do you know where you are at?"
I say "I thought I was at home....?"
The cop asks "Where do you live?"
I say "2400 Blotto (not my real address)"
The cop says "Well you almost made it, you are at 2402. Do you have any ID on you?"


The previous night I was out with a busload of people from my bar, celebrating the bar managers birthday. My people sent me home in a cab, and told the cab driver my address. The cab driver had to help me to the door. But the driver took me to my landlords door, on the right side of the house. Landlord told driver 'next door over'. Cab driver assumes she means next house. The front door wasnt locked, driver puts me inside and goes on her way. I was passed out there all night, on the kitchen floor.

I am so lucky that my neighbor wasnt home at the time thinking it was a breakin.
The neighbor said to me the next day "I tried waking you up, but all you did was grunt. So I thought "man this is a big boy, if he wakes up thinking I am the intruder in his home, he's gonna be upset! i'll call the police instead."


now you can laugh at me, I know you want to! :D

[Wildalaska]

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahaha

Wildfatburglaralertgetoutthe10gaugeAlaska

[BoringAccountant]

:D :D :D

thats hilarious...great story...looks like some of the ppl in this forum would've hog-tied you and called the cops

[BouncerDan]

This is my IMO if he was there to actually hurt you he would have done it while you were asleep and much easier targets. But as we all know you can never be to safe So I would probably arm myself and wake him up to the sound of handcuffs going on him. Than wait for LEO to arrive. However if my family was in the house, I would probably consider any movement towards myself or there rooms to be an act of aggression and would neutralize the threat. Essentially if I couldn't get the handcuffs on him.

[Tuttle8]

Now, that's funny!

But remember, it was understood as the dude as being a stranger. Of course, if you didn't, it would have made things uninteresting.

That's really a funny story...glad things didn't escalate...

[EJJR]

Too funny. Somthing was telling me there would be a twist. I should have known from WA's "set-up" post. :o

How far was "next door"? I'm surprised your neighbor didn't have a clue to who you were.

Well if I was your next door neighbor the only thing you would of walked away with bruised is your ego. For some odd reason that is reassuring to me.


Thanks for sharing. :D

[lockedcj7]

Buddy of mine stationed in Germany, 1990. He wakes up in an attic room right out of Diary of Anne Frank with no idea where he is our how he got there. So... he got dressed and walked down the stairs to the kitchen. There is a postcard German family eating breakfast.

"Guten Morgan,"

"Guten Morgan,"

"Sprechen zie Deutsch?"

"Nein... sprechen zie English?

"Nein"

"Well, danke schön," he says as he heads for the door.

"auf wiedersehen!"

Apparently, he had passed out on their doorstep and they just brought him in and put him to bed. Nice folks!

[Dondor]

that brought a big smile )

glad everything turned out ok

[meanoldman]

Sounds like you had a good time. Glad it turned out ok. Were you in condition yellow or green?

David

[Dave R]

Thanks for reminding me why I don't drink.

[trooper3385]

This is actually not that uncommen of an incident. I've backed up the city police several times where something like this happened. It's usually somebody that got drunk and went to the wrong house, went to there old house, or passed out in the middle of a burglary. If this happened to me, I would first arm my self, grab the cell phone and get out of the house and wait for the police to get there. Why put yourself in a position where you may have to shoot someone if they wake up violently.

[TexasSIGMan]

So what's with all these people leaving doors unlocked for this to happen in the first place? :eek:

[NotAMonte86]

So what's with all these people leaving doors unlocked for this to happen in the first place?
How did it take 27 posts for someone to finally ask the most important question?!

[The Canuck]

Before I read the rest of the posts I'll add my two cents.

1). Quietly strap on the .45 and two extra mags of headache makers.

2). Make a call to the Police services to enlighten them to my surprise visitor.

3). Make some coffee (The cops around here will not be in a huge rush for a guy passed out on your floor, they are busy with gang shootings and Domestics)

IF: Sleeping beauty wakes up before police arrive and acts civilly, I offer him a coffee.

THEN: He has a cuppa joe and heads out under his own steam

IF: Sleeping beauty gets wierd, I deal with him accordingly.

THEN: The local constabulary come in and do their thing.

IF: The police show up first, I offer them all a cup of coffee.

THEN: He heads out the door with his new friends in blue.

THEN: I have a story to get me free beer for a week!

END:

[tony pasley]

Now you know why I live way out in the country. Now you know why I have an alarm system and road alert. In my miss spent youth I never got that drunk might have woken up with a strange woman but never a strange house.

[jfrey123]

I agree with most here. Grabbing your HD weapon and calling the cops from a secure position would be my choice as well...

If this intruder ended up waking up before they got there, it would be better if they made no sudden movements. . . .

[Doug.38PR]

:eek: This has got to be the craziest story I have ever heard on TFL:D

[chris in va]

Thanks for reminding me why I don't drink

+1 on that.

[Smokin Joe]

why dont some people secure their home better ?

[chadwimc]

The proper Kentucky response to a flatfoot's question of "Got any ID?" is
" 'Bout what ???"

[685cmj]

A really good reminder though that that "intruder" in the house unexpectedly could be a child who came home without notice, a neighbor who imbibed more than he should have, the dumb boyfriend of the daughter, an elderly person with alzheimers, a disconsolate friend looking for comfort....We have to be sure that we don't shoot first and ask questions later just because we have a gun. It is something that scares me about myself--I know how easy it is to start seeing every problem as a nail if I have a hammer.

[BillCA]

Just so's Spiffy doesn't feel too bad.

In my youth, had dinner with friends just after New Year's ('78). We are in a cutthroat Scrabble game when my friend dons uniform and departs for work at 22:30. Around 00:30 wine takes over. Friend's wife takes my car keys and pours me into a bed. Other friends leave around 0200. Power goes out around 0300 and house is freezing by 0345. Your's truly is sawing lumber and DOA to the world.

Time: 0745
I wake up to the sound of a S&W revolver being cocked! :eek: I find that I'm pinned down on my left side and a large USAF Sergeant is looking down at me, holding a cocked Model 28 :eek: (trying to look serious and not break up laughing at the same time). I'm pinned down by his wife who decided to cuddle up to me in the cold of the night. :o

Dinner with Friends - Free
Wine for dinner - $40
Drinking too much wine - Free
Waking up with her in your bed & her husband holding a cocked gun - Priceless!
:D

(Yes, he has a sense of humor or I wouldn't be here!
And she was wearing heavy flannel P.J.'s.... with feet! ;) )

[scsov509]

I'm with trooper3385, this actually happens somewhat frequently.

About 4 years or so ago we responded to a home invasion burglary call in progress. Wife was calling in and she was just absolutely frantic. We roll up to see one guy laying on the ground pretty beaten up and another guy standing over him in sweats and no shirt. Turns out some guy had stumbled home drunk to the wrong home and couldn't get his key to work (imagine that) so he'd tried to break down the door to get into "his house".

The homeowner was roused from his slumber to the sound of this guy trying to force entry, and proceeded to confront him at the entry. He told him he was at the wrong house and he needed to leave. The drunk got belligerent with the homeowner and tried to force his way into the home, so the homeowner took what he deemed were necessary steps to protect his home from said forced entry.

In the end I almost felt kind of bad for the guy, because the homeowner totally put the boots to him on top of which he got arrested.

[Billy Sparks]

I actually ran a shooting one New Years Eve that was the other way around. Now it has probably been 20+ years ago but as I remember this guy comes home a little after midnight and sees someone in his backyard so he shoots him. Only problem was that it wasn't his house. The "homeowner" had pulled into a house he had owned 4 years ago. The whole time we were working on the real homeowner (who was just letting his dog out) the guys wife was telling him "I told you this wasn't our house, I know I should have driven even though I am more drunk than you."

[Musketeer]

Get a dust pan, garbage can and mop to clean up whatever was left over from when my dog finished with him.

Assuming no dog...

Get 1911 & Cover sleeping criminal
Wife secures children in their rooms at the top of the stairs without waking them (Has Remington 870 to cover stairwell and cell phone)
Call 911, inform of situation and that homeowners are armed.
Wait with 911 on line.
Let the police wake the person up (why should I bother dealing with him?)

I would advise against any arm cahir LEO escapades such as handcuffing or zip tying. Let them sleep and cover them. While on with 911 I would not say

"I have a drunk/druggie sleeping in my living room."

I would say "I have a home invader that I am holding at gunpoint while my wife is gaurding our children's bedrooms."

The second statement is 100% factually coorect but likely to draw a much more urgent response than the first.

[Trip20]

Change the title to "A Sleeping Neighbor in Your House."

[EJJR]

"So what's with all these people leaving doors unlocked for this to happen in the first place?"

IMO, in most cases, I would say its from having a false sense of security; Not to bash, but IME, it's much more common in low crime/ rural areas. While the odds may be in one's favor that nothing will happen in those cases; why take the risk?

For me, the greatest lesson I have learned, over the past decade or so is that
potentially deadly and unexpected situations can happen to me; regardless of location/environment.

I still am very surprised that more people are not being proactive in regards to securing their property and being more aware of their surroundings in general.

P.S. I think its safe to say the majority of us have had our own experiences in regards to excessive drinking. :o

Spiffy shouldnt feel bad at all; no harm, no foul. Just a great story to tell.

[mfree]

Yeah. Honestly, if the guy/girl is asleep then they probably weren't up to much.

1. Beat myself senseless, mentally, for leaving my house unsecured.
2. Grab the 66, ensure it's still loaded for bear. Literally.
3. Quietly look to see that said person hasn't aspirated, is still breathing, etc.
4. Quietly retreat to as far a visible spot as can be, call police, explain about sleeping beauty, and wait.
5. If sleeping beauty awakens, gingerly explain that this ain't your house, buddy, do you want some coffee while we wait for your ride?
6. If sleeping beauty turns truly ugly, well, there's some cleanup to do after I give my statement. Even one doubletap 158gr gold dot at 1400fps is likely to... uh, spray.

[Garand Illusion]

In the little town I grew up in my Dad was somewhat known from his job and participation in the church.

One night we all woke up about 2:00 a.m. or so to the sound of the window on the front door being smashed in. Dad ran out, found a hand groping through the little window.

Being the kind of guy he is, he yanked the door open to find a very bloody guy standing there.

Fortunately Dad recognized him (as he would have about anyone from the town). He was an alcoholic and smashed to the gills. Dad helped him inside and to sit down on a chair and gave him a towel to wipe at the blood.

He did call the police, who arrived with an ambulance to take him away (I don't think charges were ever filed, don't know).

The story was he had arrived home drunk, and his wife had beat the crap out of him with a club of some kind. So he staggered away, beat up and drunk, and went to someone's house he thought could help.

If the above happened to me, I'd do like everyone else said. Prepare for the worst, but call the police and assume the best.

As to why doors get left unlocked ... sometimes people just screw up. Or they have a houseful of teenage kids who are constantly going in and out. It just happens.

My doors are always locked, but occasionally one gets missed. One time I found out my basement door had been left unlocked for almost two weeks.

If you can't afford a monitored alarm and don't have a dog (the best kind of alarm in the world) I would suggest:

wireless alarm system (http://www.central-alarms.com/alarms/agora.cgi?page=wiredvs7000_.html)

At least it will wake you up -- if you remember to turn it on.

[kirkcdl]

Years ago,when I was in my 20's my buddies lived in a 2nd story apartment/townhouse,1 in a row of identical townhouses.We were all really drunk at 3AM,and his key didn't work.Well,his G/F had on more than one occasion changed the locks when she got mad enough,so we all figured this was the case AGAIN.We boosted the smallest guy up to the 2nd floor balcony and he opened the door.When we hit the lights,there was a playpen in the middle of "his" living room.No kids in this group at that time,so we all left,laughing loudly.(Yes,we shut off the lights and yelled "sorry!".Later in life,when I started to develop my gun addiction,I realized the potential that night.I can imagine some young family in their bedroom listening to us in their living room...

[mtnbkr]

So it's 6 am, you wake up, and find sound asleep on your kitchen floor an extremely large wierd looking dude...

I'd tell Mike Irwin to get out of my house before my daughter wakes up and starts to use him as a trampoline.

Chris

[OBIWAN]

When I read the title, my first thought was

Tell Spiff to go home

[stephen426]

Spaceman Spiff and BillCa,

Those are some great stories!

I'm glad your neighbor recognized you instead of blasting you first. I might have let you sleep it off and not iinvolved the cops if I recognized you since you might get charged with public intoxication or something.

Bill,

That is hilarious. If I found you in bed with my wife, you might be looking down the barrel of a gun too! :eek: :D If I was your friend's wife, you would have been on the couch or on the floor where you conked out. You sure as heck better not be in my bed!

[Glenn E. Meyer]

Pour Mazola oil all around him, very quitely. Thus when he gets up in a psychotic rage, he will slip and fall repeatedly.

Before that, I would call the cops, make sure all family members are gathered in a fall back location. Have a reasonable gun ready, OC, flashlight etc.

However, my wife would probably have killed him already for making the floor dirty.

:D

[Samurai]

HAAA!!!!! This sort of thread makes for some GREAT stories!

And here's one more:

Similar thing happened to me while I was in undergrad at UT. My roommates were all music majors, which means they were a rather roudy lot. One morning I wake up, headed for my early morning engineering class, backpack in hand, and come out to the living room to find a VEEERRRRYYYY scuzzy-looking early 20's heavy-set white female lying on my couch asleep! Assuming the worst (one of my roommates must be DATING this chick, and so now I'll have to put up with her every morning for the rest of the semester!), I go to the kitchen and put on a pot of coffee. She wakes up and immediately starts explaining how she's been homeless for a few weeks, and starts asking me if I have any pot/acid/coke so she can "shake this off."

At this point, my "freak-out-O-meter" goes RIGHT off the chart. (No guns allowed in college dorms, and besides, this is before I developed the habit.) I proceed to serve up coffee, smile politely, and wait for my drunk-and-lazy roommate to wake up. (Forget about going to class! I'm not leaving this chick alone with my stereo and computer!) My roommate finally wakes up, and he explains to me that he met this girl at a coffee house last night, and that she "seemed like a cool person." He apparently told her, after several beers, that she could crash at our dorm for the night and use the shower the next morning. (Good thing she remembered the offer, because she REAKED!)

I informed my roommate that he was to "get her out of here before I come back," and I went to class. When I return, she's gone, and my roommate is "Wowing" me with stories of what a "weirdo" she was, and how when he finally had a sober conversation with her, she "like, totally freaked [him] out."

Suffice to say, for the next 2 years, the incident was not repeated.

[K80Geoff]

I'm disappointed, thought this would be one of those Sasquatch stories.

[fisherman66]

I can't believe nobody would put shaving cream in his hand and tickle his nose, or put his hand in warm water. Scratch putting his hand in warm water...

[EJJR]

^^^ It was implyed it was a stranger; prolly not the best idea when one doesn't know who one is dealing with. But otherwise.. Fair-game. :D


Samurai: Good on you for keeping your cool, and finding out the facts before jumping to a comclusion. IME, there are just as many homeless people, that are just unfortunate soul's as there are those of the "wing-nut" variety.

[markj]

So it's 6 am, you wake up, and find sound asleep on your kitchen floor an extremely large wierd looking dude...he is a stranger to you....



Go look to see if I have 4 dead dogs outside.....

Wake him up and ask him to leave, I really doubt he is larger than I am :) would I go for a gun first? no, havent had to use one so far, and he is asleep so he isnt going to magically bounce up and start trying to kick my butt, this only happens in movies.

OK so years ago and I mean years my brother was out drinking, underage too, he was like 15 or so. Went to the wrong house on our block, broke the door completly off the frame and was sitting at the kitchen table eating a bowl of cereal when the police came in. He got violent with them, they did get him in the car for a minute or two but decided he would be better offat home so they let him drag them to our house and knocked on the door. My Dad answered the door, he was 5'10" and 150lbs, he kinda growled my brothers name and my brother then stood at attention, the police looked at each other and then told Dad the story. They were probably wondering how this little guy could get such a responce from the tazmanian devil they had on their hands :) My brother is one mean dude, I have seen him whip 6 guys at a time many times. He is good to have around :) he is my "little " brother, I am a bit bigger than him, we been fighting since we were 6 or so in the ring.


I opened my door once when I lived over our bar (former bouncer), and was treated with a mess, someone had knocked on the door and puked all over it when I didnt answer. Yeck, hadda clean it up and it did smell a bit.

[nefshooter]

When i first read the post i was going to say it may depends on what she looked like:) :) :) but then i read the post LARGE GUY duct tape glock hammer :eek: just kidding

[Danase]

Smack him in the head with a bat, then check his pockets for money, then call the Police. LMAO

[stephen426]

OK so years ago and I mean years my brother was out drinking, underage too, he was like 15 or so. Went to the wrong house on our block, broke the door completly off the frame and was sitting at the kitchen table eating a bowl of cereal when the police came in. He got violent with them, they did get him in the car for a minute or two but decided he would be better offat home so they let him drag them to our house and knocked on the door. My Dad answered the door, he was 5'10" and 150lbs, he kinda growled my brothers name and my brother then stood at attention, the police looked at each other and then told Dad the story. They were probably wondering how this little guy could get such a responce from the tazmanian devil they had on their hands My brother is one mean dude, I have seen him whip 6 guys at a time many times. He is good to have around he is my "little " brother, I am a bit bigger than him, we been fighting since we were 6 or so in the ring.


Lucky you live where you live. If your brother was in Miami, NY, or LA, they would probably shoot him, beat him, or tazer him. Its best not to get violent with trigger happy cops.

[Wildalaska]

Most of my sleeping stranger anecdotes usually involve waking up with someone next to me :)

WildyikesshesureashecklookedbetterlastnightAlaska

[RG Stewart]

About ten years ago, a co-worker tried to drive home despite his elevated blood alcohol level, crashed into a roadside tree, assumed he was home, and went inside. Finding an air rifle inside the door, he carried it with him to the bedroom to ask his wife what it was doing in their house. Oops.... I'm sorry mister, let me explain.Only cost him his job, his truck, and a few months of his free time. Not a bad trade, considering...

[Mannlicher]

So it's 6 am, you wake up, and find sound asleep on your kitchen floor an extremely large wierd looking dude...he is a stranger to you....

How do you handle that scenario...

we did this one last year, and boy did it get contentious.

[spacemanspiff]

After I got done being freaked out about the risk of getting shot for being the intruder (unwilling intruder, I should point out!) I can't help but laugh at the whole scenario.

I've done plenty of stupid things while drunk, and at least this one time I can blame it on someone else: the cab driver who put me in the wrong house! Nah, I'm kidding, I don't drink that much, and when I do imbibe to the point of intoxication, its always at my home or a friends home where I can crash until I'm sober.

Now if this was me as the one whose house was being invaded, I know I'd have the shotgun out as I dial 911. I know all too well just how unpredictable alcohol can make a person, the one who is always the 'happy drunk' is usually the one I have to kick out of the bar because they are ready to start a fight. So I was not offended at all that my neighbor (by the way, that was the first my neighbor and I had ever had contact, wouldnt have recognized him on the street at all!) called police to handle the situation.
The neighbor at least had good enough sense when he got home to know something was not right, he said he noticed there was a lot of footprints in the fresh dusting of snow up to his door, so he was on alert as he entered his home.

[Mad Martigan]

Haha! The closest I came to that was leaving a pool party and stumbling into the wrong apartment to take a whiz. I was like "I don't remember a Confederate flag hung in the bathroom. Oh well." I sauntered on out of the br and there were 3 dudes standing there like "Hi! *** are you doing?" :p Lucky Athens is such an understanding college town.

[HiltonFarmer]

Great stories.

Call LE, with a firearm in my hand (only if I didn't know the fella)
Put a pot of coffee on
Enjoy the stories afterwards on TFL! :D

HiltonFarmer

[markj]

Lucky you live where you live.

It was well over 30 years ago, cops didnt have tasers then nor was pepper spray around other than the mail carriers. Cops were not so "arrest and charge" him as they seem to be in todays world. I recall under age drinking at a remote out in the country place, deputies come, make us dump every can of beer and then pick up the ditch on both sides of the road one mile, he figured we would be sober enough by then to drive home. Nowadays, MIP 1st offense, and jail for second offense. Since those days tho we have had a couple policemen shot down by gang wannabes etc. Isnt the same environment at all.

[tegemu]

Once while I was the Leading Chief of a Naval Aircraft Squadron, one of my Chiefs (He must have been sick as Chiefs don't drink) got very tired and entered a home in Athens, Greece. Undressed and crawled into a bed. When the owner came home with her mother and daughter, she quite naturally called the local Gendarmes, who in turn called the Shore Patrol. An International Incident was avoided by the miscreant Chief "Volunteering" to donate $300.00 to the families funds and then taking them to the USAF Commissary in Athens and treating them to a shopping spree. Once back aboard, the Chief's feet never touched land 'til we had returned to home port.

[mfree]

"Call LE, with a firearm in my hand (only if I didn't know the fella)"

I would recommend you use a telephone to make that call, and not the firearm in your hand :)

[NPS,LE]

This actually happened to a friend of mine. He was visiting his brother in a house that the brother had just bought and my friend had never seen. The house was in a newly constructed development and looked very much like almost every other house in the development. My friend got there late on one night, got up early and went for a long run and returned to the house. He picked up the newspaper outside, let himself in through the unlocked door, was mildly surprised to discover no one yet awake, but went to the kitchen and proceeded to make himself coffee and sat (in his running clothes) at the kitchen table and read the newspaper. Anyway . . . eventually the lady of the house got up, came out to the kitchen, did a double take and asked in a loud voice, "Who the hell are you?" Obviously, my buddy had come back to the wrong house. All ended well, even with some laughs. If there is a moral to the story it is, I guess, that sometimes -- not often, I know -- there is an innocent reason a complete stranger might show up in your house.

[lockedcj7]

An elderly woman showed up in our kitchen one time. It turns out that she was somewhat senile and had once lived int the house (it was built in 1904). Her daughter was waiting in the car outside and just assumed that the mother would go to the door and knock. My wife was very polite to her as she was obviously not a threat.

[Samurai]

Glad to hear you didn't draw down on Granny.

[Rifleman 173]

Years ago when I was a full time cop, I got dispatched to a house where a woman woke up to find an unknown male asleep at the foot of her daughter's bed. The lady kept her cool, calmly called dispatch and stayed on the phone with the dispatcher until my partner and I got there. When we went into the room we covered the mom as she got her daughter out of bed and out of the room. After they were out of the way, my partner and I cuffed the male, stood him up and marched him out to one of our squad cars. What had happened was that other cops earlier that previous night had raided a teenage drinking party and this guy had staggered off in a blind drunk, peeled a screen and climbed into the girl's bedroom to sleep it off. He went to jail and ended up with a couple of different felony charges against him. He pled out, got a little jail time and a long probation and had to make restitution for the damages that he had done. To this day, that kid refuses to drink any more.

[Thunderhawk88]

So it's 6 am, you wake up, and find sound asleep on your kitchen floor an extremely large wierd looking dude...he is a stranger to you....

Roll over and keep sleeping, 'cause I must be dreaming. A stranger would have to break in while my dogs are raising all kinds of hell.....so when I do wake up he'll be gone. :D

[Michael Anthony]

Pour Mazola oil all around him,

I like this idea. Here's what I would do.

1. Get the video camera and set it up.
2. Spread mazola oil all around him.
3. Arm half the family with surefires and the other half with pellet rifles.
4. Post on Youtube.

This is tactically sound, I believe.

[teriyakisaki]

first i would ask the roomates if they know whats up.

[FLA2760]

That happened to me a couple of times back in the day and I still can't recall her name. :eek: :D

[DonR101395]

I yell "Wake up and go home Ken.":D What do I win?

[ActivShootr]

Thanks alot. I have just spewed forth my adult beverage on my computer screen...wait...this is'nt my computer... :eek:

[teejhot.40cal]

In my house I would probably laugh my you know what off. Then since I live at home still, wake my dad so he can laugh his you know what off. Then we can see if there is anything we can do to help. Like call family to come get him. If he is just a drunk that poses no danger except the danger of puking, there is no sense in getting all mad about it. If he does pose a danger, (ex. no alcohol smell) I would still laugh, but I would call 911.

If he is outside, I would find something for his hangover in the morning.

One thing is for sure, I would find a sharpie and have fun ether way

[Avenger11]

Offer him a beer, then take him home. What was the significant other reaction?

[teejhot.40cal]

I like that idea to.


Big +1 on the offer him a beer.

[3 weelin geezer]

If it really was a stranger, I would quietly get the cordless and call the cops. Just let him sleep and let them come and get him. It would certainly avoid any unnecessary confrontations. As with shooting or suing someone, you don't stand there acting all royal like decreeing your future actions. Just do it. You don't say anything or someone will spin it against you.

Now, if its a HOT babe, thats a totally different story. That stranger shouldn't remain that way. In that case, I would certainly go make friends with her and she wouldn't be a stranger any longer.