Shrugging in plain sight?

Posted by Non_mooching_artist 12 years, 4 months ago to Pics
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This is a house I pass daily. It has been allowed to deteriorate gradually, from the balcony that has collapsed, to the faded American flag on the front door and the shredded faded 'Don't Tread on Me' banner. I had to take off, because the guy was looking out the window at me when I took this!

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  • Posted by LetsShrug 12 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Oooooh good idea for a gulch....ramshackled neighborhood, redo all the interiors but leave the outside alone... Hiding in plain sight and no one would bother us. :) People would drive by and say, "Yuk...who would live THERE?"
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  • Posted by UncommonSense 12 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Good observation. There probably was a whole bunch of people looking at Non_Mooch as she walked up to the back...they're all holding their breath. Then sigh with relief when she left. (Whew, that was close, a looter almost found us!) lol.
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  • Posted by $ kathywiso 12 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Hey, the house might just be a facade, maybe some force field behind it camouflaging his real house...lol !
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 12 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    He hasn't quacked... he doesn't want to be bothered with the world....what better way than leaving a carcass and darkened doorstep?? He gets a beer for having a John Galt plaque on his house and not living according to societal pressures. He's probably given up on finding another like minded thinker, but if there's one on his doorstep he may welcome it. If he quacks then that's a deal breaker, but he hasn't yet. (Woodsy people have carcasses in their yards sometimes...not a big deal especially when he doesn't care if his house is 'welcoming' to others.)
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  • Posted by khalling 12 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    kinda. yes, the drama is high. the unknown high, so why not good behind it all. writer's trick.
    more likely, if it walks like a duck....or leaves skunk carcasses and doors covered with black clot....
    why does he get an IMPORT beer?
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 12 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Buy a Beck's beer, leave it on his "porch" with a note. I swear to God I would do this if I were there. :)
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  • Posted by Non_mooching_artist 12 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Yeah, I'm laughing alright! One other thing I noticed was that he likes Beck's beer, based on the empty bottles on the ground at the side of the house. Not cheap! He has some heavy duty wheels on the car, too. Didn't look closely enough to see if they were Craigers :-)
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  • Posted by Non_mooching_artist 12 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I really don't drive like crazy, certainly not in the neighborhoods, but I'm no passive pokey, either.
    This place is really creepy, trust me. I don't have my cc permit, otherwise I would have been carrying.
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  • Posted by UncommonSense 12 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    lol. He probably saw you on his hidden camera system and thought "that same damn looter coming 'round again!'

    You got me laughing good today. Thanks!
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  • Posted by Non_mooching_artist 12 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    No, I usually have nightmares about zombies, if I have one, lol! The dead animal looked a little bit like a skunk. It was near the door, which had black fabric covering the windows. Eeeewwwwww!
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 12 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    You drive like crazy yet you're freaked out by a dead animal lol. I seriously want to fly to CT and get to the bottom of this. Paste a note to his door, wind shield... I want a conversation! And you called ME a chicken... sigh. (This is actually hilarious...the things we'll do to converse with those who have a like mind...or have a John Galt plaque insinuating so... lol) The poor guy probably lives on squirrels so he can live by his principles... I kinda like a person who doesn't answer their door... I do it all the time. No law against it....yet.
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  • Posted by Non_mooching_artist 12 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    That was first and foremost why I backed in, and only about halfway, too! I was definitely making sure I could get the heck out of Dodge!
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  • Posted by UncommonSense 12 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Wow. I'm impressed. That's courage. Thanks for the Intel Report. I agree, a carcass laying the yard is usually a bad sign. I hope you won't get nightmares from this experience!
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  • Posted by $ kathywiso 12 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    When I saw that you were going over there, it had been posted for over an hour. I was a little worried, and hope you were packing. Rusted traps, geez, I hope he didn't have any set to catch you. Do you really need another pic, he might be shooting out that window if he sees your car again....I'm proud of you, but don't be the next creature laying in the yard....
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  • Posted by khalling 12 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    well OF COURSE you would BACK down the driveway. but NOT so they could see the John Galt sticker, CQ- but so you could make a quick getaway!!!! seriously, you're going to be Zombie bait! lol
    what do you think about the dead animal carcass? squirrel sized or cat size?
    seriously, good storytelling. worthy post and way to put yourself right in there for our entertainment
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