The weirdness has continued. We had a guy, probably 17 years of age, show up at our door during our latest snowstorm looking to make some money snow shovelling. I was immediately wary of the guy. He slurred his words a little, he didn't look very awake but he did look very cold.
Reg couldn't see him and just kept shouting from the basement, "No, that's OK!"
The guy said he would only do it for $5 (which is crazy) which made me feel like the kid was desperate but Reg kept saying, "No..." So the guy looked quite upset and walked away.
I went downstairs and told Reg the situation who immediately wanted to pay the guy at least $15. I put on Reg's big rain boots and rain outside (which was stupid, I have pneumonia!) to go talk to him. When we got to the house I mentioned his price and he said, "Now I am thinking around $15."
Being my father's daughter, I wanted to tell the kid he blew it and walk away. But it's the time of giving and keeping an open heart so I said that was fine.
It was clear to me by the time he was done, the guy was strung out on something. I was probably going to be feeding a habit with the money I gave him but hey, he did the work. I gave him a $20 and he did not bother trying to give me change back. Then he asked me if he could shovel our driveway regularly.
That is when I said, "No" and "Merry Christmas."
Since then, at night, two times we have had someone come to our door and try and turn our doorknob to get in. In general, we do not get visitors at night ever so just someone being at the door freaks me out. Someone turning the handle to our house? I was ready to call the cops.
Now one time there was an elderly gentleman that seemed confused and the second time on Christmas night, it happened again and Reg thinks it was religious people spreading the word.
All I know is, everything is feeling kind of weird. Now perhaps it is my cabin fever setting in or something but I am not sure...
Yesterday I did a serious cleansing of the house and am working on building light not just inside the house but outside too. We seem to have become a magnet for unnerving negative attention which I am not interested in at all. This is my haven and I will protect it.
Anything bad that comes to me is going back three times as strong! That makes me feel better. :)
2 comments:
I can understand the confised elderly man trying to get in, but no one should be turning the doorknob - religious or not! Call the cops next time, Suzie! Folloow your gut....it's better to be sage than sorry.
Suzie, keep your doors locked and I'm with Tracy, call the cops next time it happens. At minimum, they will patrol the neighbourhood and if anyone is up to any funny business their presence will be a deterrent.
That was sweet of you to give the kid a chance to earn honest money, if anything I hope that brings good karma your way.
Stay safe and may the weird keep a far distance from you. I'm sending white lights of protection your way....
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