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Bit weird or not?

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Foxysoxy01 · 20/12/2017 18:10

I'm not sure if I'm being a bit ridiculous so could do with some advice or a good talking too!

Bit of background needed but this may be quite long, sorry Blush

Where I live it is quite rural. I have a dog I walk morning and night around the same time each day but not same time on the dot. I sometimes walk on my own (with dog) sometimes with someone else (more often than not in the evenings)

There are two walks both rural with no street lights and nothing other than the odd tractor, walker, horse rider etc etc. Just to add neither of these walks lead anywhere other than one to a house that then branches off to a longer walk.

So the track I went down today has a house at the top, one a bit further down then nothing till the big house at the end where it branches off.

The middle house (although closer to top of track than middle) goes garden, house, gateway, garden, shed, fence, big tree with the track running along side.

So that's the background now what happened.

I have walked past the middle house, down to big house and am on my way back. I see someone coming and get dog back on lead. The person notices me and moves quickly from right hand side of track to under the big tree (just off left hand side of track) just behind shed of house. Person lights a fag and turns around facing tree.

I find this bit odd but carry on as I get next to him he is still just off track under tree and facing the actual tree. I'm getting a bit on edge as this is clearly a bit strange behaviour.

I say good evening (admittedly I might have sounded a bit nervous) the person turns round while lifting their hood up so I cannot see their face.

I walk past quite briskly! (I'm not sure if IABU but something about the person did frighten me)

As I get nearer the middle house gates I see they are not in as car is not on drive (there is a mid 30's woman on her own living there) I stop and turn to look thinking I wouldn't actually hear if the person ran up behind me. They are still under tree looking straight ahead (not at me, but across the track into side with hedge)

I carry on and as I get to the next house I look again but can't see him and I was not about to walk back and see if he was still there.

Now the whole behaviour of this person was off. They very clearly did not want me to see their face. They were either an incredibly burly woman or a man, fairly thickset about 6ft obviously in black and just quite terrifying.

I am home alone tonight and just a bit worried I suppose that he was either waiting for a person walking (maybe not with good intentions!) or to break into the middle house? Or the thought did cross my mind if was he waiting for my but chicken'd out.

The woman that lived on her own is I suppose fairly vulnerable as her house is a bit away from any others and she is on her own (the house is quite large and obviously worth a fair bit of money so you would presume there could be antiques etc)

This all happened about an hour ago now so it was dark.

I'm not sure if I'm just being silly or should o go and check if he is still there? Phone someone? Or just ignore it all.

Writing it all down makes me think I am over reacting and the bloke maybe just wanted a walk but it really didn't feel like that at the time. His behaviour seemed odd and his body language was quite menacing tbh.

What do the collective of MN think?

Sorry it was so long!

OP posts:
Foxysoxy01 · 22/12/2017 23:37

God knows where they went!

We got outside, LFDH and DH got out first saw them walk to the nearest few trees while trying to catch up with them and as soon as they got there the bloke +1 just seemed too have fucking vanished. ShockSadConfused

They were not shouting but loudly asking what they were doing and it's private property etc but the bloke +1 didn't even register and just carried on.

I'm not willing to go right into the thick trees this late at night with people playing silly buggers and I'm not willing to let LF and LFDH go in there either. DH won't go if LFDH doesn't so looks like we are all at a stalemate.

OP posts:
smashyourglasses · 22/12/2017 23:42

Call the police Confused

Rainbowmother · 22/12/2017 23:45

This is so frightening. I hope your friends manage to catch them while they are with you. I actually don't think I could live with the nerves of what may or may not happen day to day.

Eatingwormswithwine · 22/12/2017 23:45

I don’t think they mean you any harm.

Lovelylovelyladies · 22/12/2017 23:46

Well OP I am not sure if your making progress or not. It's all so strange.
You need Jonathan Creek and his trusty steed Maddie. He would have this solved in a flash.

I am sure you don't need us telling you to not do anything stupid...but...please random person on the internet...stay safe.

SoozC · 22/12/2017 23:47

At least they know you're not just sitting inside getting scared. You're prepared to face up to them. Hopefully this will get them to stop, if it's them. I have to go to sleep now, really hoping nothing more happens at your home, OP, and they're gone for good.

SockUnicorn · 22/12/2017 23:56

@Foxysoxy01 Im on tenderhooks! sending you love xx

ShoesHaveSouls · 22/12/2017 23:57

OP could he have been with a woman?

Heart shaped baubles, flowers - loitering around - now him +1...

I'm thinking romantic, but illicit meeting??

Foxysoxy01 · 23/12/2017 00:12

I don't see how it can be an affair or anything otherwise why wouldn't they stop and say sorry.
The hood thing each time is just really menacing.
The bangs on the door and bauble on car was obviously meant for us as was the note on our wall.

I'm not sure if they mean harm or not. If they did I would've thought they would have got us when we went out just now or when DH was out on his own, or even when this all started and I was alone.

It's just really weird and I'm getting annoyed with it all now.

I am also going to add in some info I didn't want to add as the whole thread has already been really outing but we are moving from our house in the new year anyway so I can't imagine it's teens/locals trying to scare us out or anything.

OP posts:
Foxysoxy01 · 23/12/2017 00:14

LF and I are going to try and get some sleep while LFDH and DH stay up for a bit.

I am exhausted! And really hoped I would be in bed asleep by 9:00 tonight.

Let's hope it's all quiet for now.

OP posts:
Janetjanetjanet · 23/12/2017 00:18

Hope you get some sleep foxy Flowers

donemychristmasshop · 23/12/2017 00:21

@Foxysoxy01 what did the note on the wall say?

Jassmells · 23/12/2017 00:21

Placemarking so I don't forget to check in.... intrigued. Hope all ok.

BitOutOfPractice · 23/12/2017 00:22

Blimey! This is seriously creepy.

TinselTwat · 23/12/2017 00:26

Hope you're ok
How scary!

Sillybilly1234 · 23/12/2017 00:27

Maybe the house doesn't want you to leave.

KasimirPushkino · 23/12/2017 00:28

You did securely lock all the doors and windows when you went out to confront them, OP?

tumblrpigeon · 23/12/2017 00:37

Yikes

Redguitar2 · 23/12/2017 00:50

I've just finished reading the thread and I've had to get DH to go downstairs and double check the front and back doors!

What a scary thing to be happening to you OP. I hope you get to the bottom of it so you and DH can enjoy Christmas. Flowers

Jaxinthebox · 23/12/2017 01:03

I have followed this thread and I would be shitting myself! It is all just rather weird and unsettling. Been on my mind on and off all day.

Boglin · 23/12/2017 01:29

This is so unsettling OP, I hope you get to the bottom of it soon!

Moonbear10 · 23/12/2017 01:56

Thanks op, just had to wake up dp to get him to come downstairs and escort me up to bed and switch the lights off for me 😂

Motoko · 23/12/2017 01:57

I think the police should be updated on tonight's happenings. Ring them in the morning.

suspiciousdelicious · 23/12/2017 02:04

Set your phone up to video out the window. If you are still awake do it now but leave it plugged in.

newz2day · 23/12/2017 02:19

Hope you are ok op - this thread is keeping me up.