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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:
foodfrax · 30/12/2017 15:00

How are you doing OP?

Belleende · 30/12/2017 17:18

If i were you I would get onto your estate agent and make sure they do not pass the details of your buyers onto anyone, and ask if anyone has been sniffing around. They could be playing silly buggers with them as well.

Hope things calm down.

RunningOutOfCharge · 30/12/2017 18:26

I'd be asking who has viewed the house and who put in offers which were rejected

Then you've got your 'lead'

Littlechocola · 30/12/2017 18:33

Sat outside having a smoke last night (I know, I know) and a man walked past with a head torch. No street lights and usually no passers by (nothing here) so after reading your thread I freaked out, shouted merry Christmas and ran inside haha!

Appleandcinnamon · 30/12/2017 21:51

@littlechocola

I hope you don’t live in west Oxfordshire as a guy in a head torch was arrested for burglary last night

KAT0779 · 30/12/2017 21:53

Read all of this last night, scared the crap out of me ha but I had to keep reading. Went out for a cigarette before bed and was crapping myself and only smoked half of it! Was hoping for an update, hope OP is ok, some real weirdos out there x

Nannyplumssillyoldelf · 30/12/2017 22:15

I hope you're ok Op and have had a peaceful christmas.

Littlechocola · 30/12/2017 22:19

Apple- nowhere near luckily.

SinceWhenDid · 30/12/2017 22:47

Just read that all at once! 😱 Hope all has settled down now.

DancesWithOtters · 31/12/2017 00:25

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brokenbics · 31/12/2017 03:45

Oh my god I literally can't cope with this. Let's hope it's just a bunch of idiot villagers.... weirdos! OP you should get a megaphone at an upstairs window the next time there's trouble and shout abuse back at them!

PeppaPigTastesLikeBacon · 31/12/2017 09:06

So much has happened since I last posted!
Are people really like this? The type to drive someone out of the village because they wanted the house to be sold to people who used to live there (not disbelieving of the Op just at what people are like).
If they are doing this because people who USED to live in the village can come back why are they not concerned by the fact that these people left originally.

You are better off out of it. These people sound like they share one brain cell.

If you get anymore baubles or anything then just go and throw the in next doors garden. This is probably getting worse because they know it’s affecting you (through fear at first and now annoyance)

earlyraisin · 31/12/2017 10:15

I really hope the stupidity has ended for OP and has had a stress-free few days. I'll never watch Escape to the Country again in the same light...

user100987 · 31/12/2017 14:39

I also read this all at once last night before bed 😮 Please come back op and let us know you're ok!

RunningOutOfCharge · 31/12/2017 17:25

earlyraisin Grin

Potteryprincess30 · 01/01/2018 13:43

I read it all at once too Shock Let us know how things are op now

Motherbear26 · 02/01/2018 07:33

Gosh, hoping that no updates means everything has settled down now and you had a lovely uneventful Christmas and New Year. They’ve probably just got bored of the whole thing now.

Littlewhitedove · 02/01/2018 13:51

Well...have just sat and read this whole thread and cannot imagine what a terrifying ordeal this must have been for you OP. I hope that you have managed to get some quality sleep with your loved ones around you.
The question that springs to mind is what will you leave the 'village' as a parting goodbye gift? Someone following this thread must have some good ideas of how to exact the perfect revenge Wink

Getoffthetableplease · 02/01/2018 14:10

How is everything now @foxysoxy01 ?

savingyourlife · 03/01/2018 20:44
Alexthekid · 03/01/2018 23:31

I'm waiting not so patiently!!
Literally the first thing I check every night and morning!!

user100987 · 03/01/2018 23:54

Me too! Come on op!

midnightflowers · 03/01/2018 23:59

Oh the suspense!

ladyjam · 04/01/2018 00:48

Just read all this in one go! I hope OP is ok. She's been absent for a long time!

MissHemsworth · 04/01/2018 08:09

Wow just RTFT creepy stuff....OP hope you're all ok.

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