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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!

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Flumpernickel · 04/01/2018 10:48

Where is the OP???? Been reading all the way through (not commented until now), please dont let this be one of those threads where we never get an update!!!!

Op, it sounds awful, I hope you are OK.

T00much · 04/01/2018 10:54

Shamefully marking place. Just read whole thread OMG! I think PP is right that they want sale to fall through so you sell it to local at low price just to get out of there

OopsUpsideYourBed · 04/01/2018 18:12

This is like an episode of Black Mirror. I'm spent the past week obsessively checking daily for updates.

SinceWhenDid · 04/01/2018 18:26

Only daily? 😄

Jassmells · 04/01/2018 19:15

Someone check the papers for rural
Incidents over Xmas! 😂 (OP probably wetting herself at all our interest!)

savingyourlife · 04/01/2018 19:37

This is going to become one of those debacles that features in those 'Do you ever wonder what happened to...' threads. It will join the other MN threads that sucked us all in, only to leave us hanging in limbo

Jassmells · 04/01/2018 20:25

Seriously google it... So many "rural incidents over Christmas" who knew?!

namechangerbob · 04/01/2018 21:30

Update?

Didntcomeheretofuckspiders · 05/01/2018 08:32

Started last night and finally RTFT! This is crazy!!

GeekyWombat · 05/01/2018 10:50

Hoping OP has gone quiet because she’s exchanged contracts and is packing to move. This is why I hate village life - people knowing everyone’s business!

Makehaywhilstthesunshines · 05/01/2018 21:03

Just read this whole thread- so captivating! Would be great to have an update, slightly worrying that the OP suddenly disappeared Confused

HappyHippo123 · 06/01/2018 12:51

Op please come back I need to know of any further update! Need to I tell you!

Ryloken · 06/01/2018 16:04

OP was concerned that the stalkers/village idiots might be reading her updates here so I'm hoping she's just keeping quiet so as not to inform them about how their behaviour is affecting them. Hopefully once they've moved she'll remember to come back and tell us all about it. I am far too invested in this and hope she & her DH are ok!

Jakethekid · 06/01/2018 16:55

I wonder how many people are 'watching' this thread like I am! Hope the move goes well OP!

TopazPolly · 06/01/2018 18:38

Please do update if/ when you can OP. I read the whole thread the other night, and hope you are ok

SheGotBetteDavisEyes · 06/01/2018 18:46

Foxy, you haven't Foxed us all have you?!

Monoblock67 · 06/01/2018 19:25

I’ve just sat and read this whole thing from the start! Hope you’re doing ok OP and that you haven’t been dealing with any more nonsense.

foxysoxy01 · 06/01/2018 20:05

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foxysoxy01 · 06/01/2018 20:09

God I’m now wetting myself the neighbours might start up again because of my update.

I don’t know if I should leave this update up or get MN to delete it. Confused

Not sure if I’m being a baby, could do with a kick up the arse and told it will be fine please Grin

OP posts:
BulletFox · 06/01/2018 20:10

When are you moving??

KateGrey · 06/01/2018 20:13

Oh Foxy how awful! If the locals wanted it they should have been prepared to pay for it. Sounds really really awful.

PinkAvocado · 06/01/2018 20:14

I’d get your update deleted. Hope the move goes well. Flowers

itwillbegrandsure · 06/01/2018 20:18

Oh good grief, you poor things.
I wouldn't answer any questions any of us posters ask in case it's someone from the village. I'm sure they'll be really keen to learn your exact move date.

Feel bad for the people moving in as it's not their fault. But at the same time, glad you're getting out of there. I bet none of them would sell their house for a lesser offer than they could get. Hmm

Hope they leave you alone now. They must know it's not going to change anything. The house is still sold and you're still moving.

Wish you the best of luck OP. Fingers crossed the move goes well for you.

SheGotBetteDavisEyes · 06/01/2018 20:23

Good luck Foxy. Get this thread deleted pronto though.

foxysoxy01 · 06/01/2018 20:24

BulletFox

Why?
Do you happen to live in the same village as me?

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