5:00 a.m. Knocking at the Door

[IDCC]

Originally Posted by sjstill

I know, I know....
I royally pissed off a family of meth cookers that lived two houses away. A few threats were made. They moved but occasionally drive s-l-o-w-l-y by the house. How is your career change going? Still working the range on the weekend?

[rhino]

You can also do the fireman-ready thing without a dedicated set-up by leaving the pants you wore during the day "intact."

You'll also be glad you have pants ready, with your wallet, keys, etc. in the event of some other kind of emergency like a fire or tornado.

[TomN]

That's a really good idea. I'm going to have to incorporate this into my thinking.

[SavageEagle]

Originally Posted by rhino

You can also do the fireman-ready thing without a dedicated set-up by leaving the pants you wore during the day "intact."

You'll also be glad you have pants ready, with your wallet, keys, etc. in the event of some other kind of emergency like a fire or tornado.

He ain't kidding. I always leave my pants the way they were during the day right next to my bed, just in case. A fire, a burglar, kids going to the doctor for beating the hell outta each other, whatever. LOL

[Annie Oakley]

I still just rely on a barking dog and a good old pump shotgun.....Low tech but effective.

[SavageEagle]

Very very true. I miss my dogs...

[Annie Oakley]

I've got three---two big, one is a 7lb monster. Guess who the best "watch dog" is? Wouldn't want life without these guys and as they go on to greener pastures they are always replaced. Go to the shelter and give a new one a home.

[sjstill]

Originally Posted by IDCC

I know, I know....
I royally pissed off a family of meth cookers that lived two houses away. A few threats were made. They moved but occasionally drive s-l-o-w-l-y by the house. How is your career change going? Still working the range on the weekend?

Sorry, Bro, I was thinking of the Tacticool guy thread when I did that.

Had a neighbor like that, too. Goofy bast*rd finally moved out, but he's been back by to visit one of his drinking buddies.

Job is OK, about what I expected. I work weekends, so EC is not getting much attention from me lately. Have had 3 guys quit, so my Saturday crew has been decimated. Parks is dragging their feet on hiring replacements. Truth be told, there aren't a lot of people banging on the door wanting a job like that.

Sorry for the rant & thread-jack.....

[SavageEagle]

Originally Posted by Annie Oakley

I've got three---two big, one is a 7lb monster. Guess who the best "watch dog" is? Wouldn't want life without these guys and as they go on to greener pastures they are always replaced. Go to the shelter and give a new one a home.

Oh as soon as I can actually have a dog again I'm getting a pitbull. My friends breed them and the mother and father are the best tempered dogs I've ever seen. You almost foget they are pits.

[IDCC]

Originally Posted by rhino

You can also do the fireman-ready thing without a dedicated set-up by leaving the pants you wore during the day "intact."

You'll also be glad you have pants ready, with your wallet, keys, etc. in the event of some other kind of emergency like a fire or tornado.

I had spare keys made up at walmart and lowes. They are the flat ones without the ruber or plastic handles. I keep them in my wallet so they dont jingle like my primary keys.
My dad had a fire that destroyed his house a couple of years ago. He is another "buff" sleeper which proved rather embarrasing and cold in the midddle of a Wesern New York winter. No clothes, No wallet, No keys, No cell phone.