There are Two Types of People...

Raw07

I Freeze, Listen, and shove my husband and make him check it out.

LOL This buts half the time he doesnt move >_<

bm99

I'm wondering what a lot of you ladies (and some of you men) expect to do if you found an intruder... if it comes down to hand to hand combat, you are pretty much screwed, even with your knife/bat/frying pan/dog. Unless of course you've been trained in hand to hand combat (go you!) or had close weapons training.

Guns even the playing field (although obviously proper training is still required).

And... who's protecting the children while mom is fighting the bad guy, and who will protect them when mom gets knocked out? Do kids know what to do in that kind of situation? Has it ever been discussed as a family? Drills, rally points, who does what?

Barbellerella

<<<<<<<<< Here's my answer

taiyola

Freeze and listen, THEN go check it out.

BigDave1050

I've been trained in hand to hand combat, not really scared to go check things out.

Once I found my Daughters boyfriend trying to sneak in to her window. Should have seen his face when he was looking up at me from the ground. (He's lucky I realized who he was before I stomped him)

So yea, I always check it out.

ladyfox1979

Definitely freeze and Listen...then shoot as soon as I see a shadow

Renae_Nae

I'm the third...don't give a crap and go back to sleep! Until my dogs give a crap I don't worry.

Crochetluvr

Which one are you?

When you hear a noise outside late at night, do you:

Freeze and be quiet. Maybe pull the covers over your head, and hold your breath?

Get up and check it out?

I am the "get up and check it out" type....albeit cautiously. I own a commemorative baseball bat for just such occasions. However, living in a second floor condo, the chances of a break in are slim to none.

CallMeCupcakeDammit

I'm wondering what a lot of you ladies (and some of you men) expect to do if you found an intruder... if it comes down to hand to hand combat, you are pretty much screwed, even with your knife/bat/frying pan/dog. Unless of course you've been trained in hand to hand combat (go you!) or had close weapons training.

Guns even the playing field (although obviously proper training is still required).

And... who's protecting the children while mom is fighting the bad guy, and who will protect them when mom gets knocked out? Do kids know what to do in that kind of situation? Has it ever been discussed as a family? Drills, rally points, who does what?

I figure I'll just pull some Turbo Jam moves on 'em. I don't want a gun in my house because my daughter broke into my fireproof box. She can't be trusted, safety or no safety. Our neighborhood is pretty safe, but that's not a bad idea to make sure they know to get the hell out with their cell phones and call 911.

caldon4523

Get up and make a nice cup of coffee and invite the intruder in.

third_time_lucky

haha i freeze, then elbow the other half to go check it out!! if any monsters ever do come to get me they will have to get through my half asleep, butt naked boyfriend thats humouring me to be able to get some sleep first lol

patchesgizmo

ROFLMAO - my dogs will bark their fool heads off and scare anything away, then I get up and check it out. Nobody is gonna mess with 2 dogs weighing 70+lbs each. Pity the fool that does! :laugh:

mevalentina

By the time I am in bed, I am too tired to care. I just go back to sleep and figure if I wake up in the morning it was nothing....

^^this

fishbarn

I get up & the dog & I go check it out.. The one time it was a dear looking inside the house at us.

MoveTheMountain

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Let Apollo (my 110 pound german shepherd) out to check it out while I hide

My 1yo german shepard Azula is only 90 pounds, but she makes up for it in spirit! I'd take the lead, but I know she'd have my back.

No need to "make up". The breed standard for a German Shepherd Dog is 30-40 kg/66-88 lbs for a male and 22-32 kg/48-78 lbs for a female.

I think her dad was part Kodiak bear...

patchesgizmo

I'm wondering what a lot of you ladies (and some of you men) expect to do if you found an intruder... if it comes down to hand to hand combat, you are pretty much screwed, even with your knife/bat/frying pan/dog. Unless of course you've been trained in hand to hand combat (go you!) or had close weapons training.

Guns even the playing field (although obviously proper training is still required).

And... who's protecting the children while mom is fighting the bad guy, and who will protect them when mom gets knocked out? Do kids know what to do in that kind of situation? Has it ever been discussed as a family? Drills, rally points, who does what?

child'ns are all growed - no knife, no gun, no bat, just scary old me and 2 big dogs. Ain't got nothin' nobody would want after paying all my son's medical bills and funeral bills, if they wanna come in my house they better beware this momma don't care no more. grinning evilly and they better run cause I rides a broom and cast hexes

stargazer008

If the noise keeps on happening, I'll check it out. If it only happens once, then whatever.

stepherzzzzz

Get up and check it out I guess, or just ignore it. There's a bar right down the road from me so it's always pretty noisy around here, no single noises really stand out.

fiveohmike

Step 1:

Get out of bed

Step 2:

Grab my Benelli M4 semi-auto shotgun

Step 3:

Open bedroom door to let my two pitbulls downstairs

Step 4:

Listen for the sound of someone running, peeing their pants, screaming in pain, or two pitbulls screaming in pain.

Step 5:

If the latter, come down cocked, locked and ready to rock.

Briski1411

Strap on my man cape and jock strap, grab my glittered baseball bat and uzi and seek out the villains!!

I need more artillery a shotgun +my buddies smith and wesson could hurt some buddy.
Do they have glitter uzi's?

MoveTheMountain

I'm wondering what a lot of you ladies (and some of you men) expect to do if you found an intruder... if it comes down to hand to hand combat, you are pretty much screwed, even with your knife/bat/frying pan/dog. Unless of course you've been trained in hand to hand combat (go you!) or had close weapons training.

Yes to both.

Guns even the playing field (although obviously proper training is still required).

I don't have one, but when Jax gets older, maybe.

And... who's protecting the children while mom is fighting the bad guy, and who will protect them when mom gets knocked out? Do kids know what to do in that kind of situation? Has it ever been discussed as a family? Drills, rally points, who does what?

Mom will stay put and call the cops. I'm assuming 1-2 intruders, standard 'not exaclty Mensa' types. Shouldn't be too hard to take out the first one, and the dog can keep the other one busy until I finish. I'm not expecting I'll have to defend a multi-point entry by a SEAL team.
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scs143

I'm wondering what a lot of you ladies (and some of you men) expect to do if you found an intruder... if it comes down to hand to hand combat, you are pretty much screwed, even with your knife/bat/frying pan/dog. Unless of course you've been trained in hand to hand combat (go you!) or had close weapons training.

Guns even the playing field (although obviously proper training is still required).

And... who's protecting the children while mom is fighting the bad guy, and who will protect them when mom gets knocked out? Do kids know what to do in that kind of situation? Has it ever been discussed as a family? Drills, rally points, who does what?

Let's test your theory. I'll tell you where I live and you can see if you can make it past Lola. Should be interesting.

MoveTheMountain

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I'm wondering what a lot of you ladies (and some of you men) expect to do if you found an intruder... if it comes down to hand to hand combat, you are pretty much screwed, even with your knife/bat/frying pan/dog. Unless of course you've been trained in hand to hand combat (go you!) or had close weapons training.

Yes to both.

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Guns even the playing field (although obviously proper training is still required).

I don't have one, but when Jax gets older, maybe.

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And... who's protecting the children while mom is fighting the bad guy, and who will protect them when mom gets knocked out? Do kids know what to do in that kind of situation? Has it ever been discussed as a family? Drills, rally points, who does what?

Mom will stay put and call the cops. I'm assuming 1-2 intruders, standard 'not exaclty Mensa' types. Shouldn't be too hard to take out the first one, and the dog can keep the other one busy until I finish. I'm not expecting I'll have to defend a multi-point entry by a SEAL team.

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Which would suck, btw...

mama2beau

depends on what type of noise and if it is ongoing...
most of the time i have to at least take a peek and see if i can see anything ;-)

terri0527

Grab the Benelli and check it out!

CarolinaGirlinVA

Depends on how much I have had to drink.

0-2 drinks...nudge the mister to check it out
2-3 drinks...peek out the window
3+ drinks...boldly stagger outside feeling 10 feet tall and demanding to know who is in my yard

It's usually a raccoon or cat, back to bed!

Doing_The_Unstruck

I listen, and if I hear something again, I go check it out.

holeshottdr

I'd go check it out. If it was loud enough to wake me up, something bad must be happening.

CarolinaGirlinVA

I've been trained in hand to hand combat, not really scared to go check things out.

Once I found my Daughters boyfriend trying to sneak in to her window. Should have seen his face when he was looking up at me from the ground. (He's lucky I realized who he was before I stomped him)

So yea, I always check it out.

Dave! You're 6'7"!! I would have LOVED to have seen the look on his face! :bigsmile:

GodsGirl37

I grab my step dad's golf club to prepare . the nearest thing I can find to scare whoever is making the noise away.