There is a man collapsed out in my front yard; I don't know him or what's wrong with him (if anything); he's breathing, but apparently asleep or unconcious. Given my past history of being mugged, I have no intention of going out there to find out the hard way if he's an innocent drunk stumbled into my yard, or someone on the run that needs a hostage or some money.
I already called 911, and after being on hold a minute or two, an operator took my call, address, and phone number, and said as soon as someone was available, they'd send them by. That was half an hour ago or so.
First, the dogs started barking, which woke me, but they bark at a lot fo things, and it's windy, so at first I figured it was
just the tree moved and spooked Fred, who sits on the back of a chair at the front room window. But when I looked out my own window, I saw what she was barking at--a man laying next to my porch, just inboard of the pine tree that shades the house. It was very creepy, because I did not wake and hear him walk past the window, myself, yet he obviously had done so to get where he was. (I didn't have my usual box fan/white noise running, as I had not meant to sleep yet, just dozed from tiredness as is all too common).
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As I was typing the above paragraph, the police and an emergency truck came, and they eventually woke him (drugged? drunk? very hard to wake, and very out of it when he did start talking to them, did not even know where he was and thought for sure he was at "Armando's" house). While one tried to wake him, the other knocked on my door to ask a few questions, such as did I know the guy, or did he live here, etc., which was no to both (don't think I've ever even seen him before), and I then repeated what I said above, in short form.
As they were trying to wake him, he rolled over and I could see what looked like tattoos on his right arm, but I coudln't see what htey were. Looked like three or four large letters or symbols.
After another nearly 20 minutes or so, they eventually got him to decide which of the three options for leaving the premises he had, which from what I could hear over the wind were jail, hospital, or something I think he called lark, probably LARK or LARC (I don't know what it is, but apparently it is like a recovery place to "sleep it off" while staying out of trouble.
Being the curious type, I tried to video what I could from inside the house, but it didnt come out very well. I am posting the two with the last six minutes or so (the only ones in which you can see or hear anything at all) to YT anyway, for the curiosity of it, and some pictures (taken from inside the house thru the window, without flash) of him laying there before they arrived, which are not very good. I took them mostly in case he left before they arrived, so I could show them in case he was someone they were looking for (doubtful).
From his attitude toward them, especially at the end just before he left with whichever choice he'd made, I am glad I did not go out there and try to help. It probably would not have gone well.
Now I am unable to even doze off, but I am REALLY tired.
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I waited to post until the pics and vid were uploaded, which took a LONG time.
[youtube]WBzJbBCYh3U[/youtube]
[youtube]jjovoYBN71o[/youtube]
I already called 911, and after being on hold a minute or two, an operator took my call, address, and phone number, and said as soon as someone was available, they'd send them by. That was half an hour ago or so.
First, the dogs started barking, which woke me, but they bark at a lot fo things, and it's windy, so at first I figured it was
just the tree moved and spooked Fred, who sits on the back of a chair at the front room window. But when I looked out my own window, I saw what she was barking at--a man laying next to my porch, just inboard of the pine tree that shades the house. It was very creepy, because I did not wake and hear him walk past the window, myself, yet he obviously had done so to get where he was. (I didn't have my usual box fan/white noise running, as I had not meant to sleep yet, just dozed from tiredness as is all too common).
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As I was typing the above paragraph, the police and an emergency truck came, and they eventually woke him (drugged? drunk? very hard to wake, and very out of it when he did start talking to them, did not even know where he was and thought for sure he was at "Armando's" house). While one tried to wake him, the other knocked on my door to ask a few questions, such as did I know the guy, or did he live here, etc., which was no to both (don't think I've ever even seen him before), and I then repeated what I said above, in short form.
As they were trying to wake him, he rolled over and I could see what looked like tattoos on his right arm, but I coudln't see what htey were. Looked like three or four large letters or symbols.
After another nearly 20 minutes or so, they eventually got him to decide which of the three options for leaving the premises he had, which from what I could hear over the wind were jail, hospital, or something I think he called lark, probably LARK or LARC (I don't know what it is, but apparently it is like a recovery place to "sleep it off" while staying out of trouble.
Being the curious type, I tried to video what I could from inside the house, but it didnt come out very well. I am posting the two with the last six minutes or so (the only ones in which you can see or hear anything at all) to YT anyway, for the curiosity of it, and some pictures (taken from inside the house thru the window, without flash) of him laying there before they arrived, which are not very good. I took them mostly in case he left before they arrived, so I could show them in case he was someone they were looking for (doubtful).
From his attitude toward them, especially at the end just before he left with whichever choice he'd made, I am glad I did not go out there and try to help. It probably would not have gone well.
Now I am unable to even doze off, but I am REALLY tired.
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I waited to post until the pics and vid were uploaded, which took a LONG time.
[youtube]WBzJbBCYh3U[/youtube]
[youtube]jjovoYBN71o[/youtube]
, would have loved to wake him up. We should have named him Beast. I gave him a coconut the other day, husk and all, and he ate the whole thing. Still just a puppy and the locals are terrified of him. 
almost every night something crazy happened. drinking is good, but drunks are bad 
