Me? I’m coming out the door with robe wide open, and maybe one sock on.
My opening line is going to be something along the lines of:
“Damn, you are one sexy lil cowboy! Come on in, I want you to ride my pony!”
Invite him in, ask him to come on down into my basement!
(Yeah, I know it’s Florida, and there’s probably 3 places in the state that actually have a basement… ok, 3 KNOWN places )
Make him a cup of coffee, ask him if there were any memorable scenes that stuck out in the movie “Pulp Fiction”. Slide an empty container of crisco towards him, while licking my lips.

Or, behind door number two is:
“Hey, can I help you with something?”
Then depending on HOW the questions are answered, maybe get the plates on the car he came in, the company name on his shirt…
Ill probably have a pistol tucked in my pants, and a phone in my pocket, but then again, I don’t walk out my door without that stuff.

A stranger meddling around with my garage door . Guilty until proven innocent . If that offends anybody , oh well ..

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Originally posted by 12131:

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Originally posted by HRK:
Guys read Trappers reply, he said the guy wasn't using a crowbar, that he was using the garage door key pad opener.

I was working on my previous post, when he wrote that. Doesn't change how I feel about the situation. See my post above.

Agree with your position, only brought it up because there are several posts after yours with people still thinking it's a crowbar, or something to pry it open and Trapper said it wasn't.

Maybe the guy sniffs too much glue at the job, and since he was at the location installing tile the fact he's at the wrong house makes me wonder about his story.

Maybe he saw nobody at Trappers house the whole week, casing it to rob him thinking nobody (snowbird) was there...

Crowbar or not, attempting entry to the house was not justified in any way. And if he installed flooring just a short time ago, wouldn't he remember what house he did the work in?
Maybe just a mistake. And maybe a cover for a burglary. Even if he was a legit flooring guy.
A burglar my PD wanted badly used this tactic:
Drove up to the house in a nicer vehicle, which was stolen.
Dressed neatly in a business suit, carrying a briefcase.
Would walk up to the front door, ring the bell and if no answer or dog, would jimmy the front door with a pry tool. Used his body to mask his movements from neighbors.
Often chose front entry areas that had small glass windows next to the door, which he broke out and was able to reach inside and unlock the door.
Quite a few people saw this dude but quit watching when they saw the business suit and briefcase. Worked mostly between 9A and 11A.
Never did catch him!

Taking pictures of work already done????? HUH? The guy had literally the entire "break-in kit" in his toolbox BUT no camera in sight. The owner could/would have taken pics of the work and texted or emailed them if he wanted to share the pics of the work. THIS GUY IS FULL OF SHIT! He was there to rob you and his cover story if caught was that BS story about taking pics of work done previously. Your house was picked because it does look like the one 2 doors down. I would warn my neighbor 2 doors past that house that has the house that also looks like his to be cautious. This was a thief trying to rob you and you can bet your ass he had a weapon to protect himself.

See my Sigforum signature below for my thoughts on burglars.

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Originally posted by trapper189:


Between my dad and myself, we have been burglars 4 times in 24 years for a loss of $75,000 total.

Is this something you should be admitting on the internet?

I swear I type burglarized.

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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:

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Originally posted by trapper189:


Between my dad and myself, we have been burglars 4 times in 24 years for a loss of $75,000 total.

Is this something you should be admitting on the internet?

Might be time to change careers with those losses...

I have little doubt that floor install guy was going to be the 5th. Damn, man, time to evacuate.

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Originally posted by HRK:

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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:

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Originally posted by trapper189:


Between my dad and myself, we have been burglars 4 times in 24 years for a loss of $75,000 total.

Is this something you should be admitting on the internet?

Might be time to change careers with those losses...

He didn't say they were good burglars.

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Maybe I’m naive, but what kind of a legit floor install guy carries around tools to hot wire a garage door? And then, when unsuccessful, he tried to "open your garage door imcluding pushing on it and trying to lift it".

Possibly the type of flooring guy that does epoxy or urethane type garage floor coatings who has to deal with garage doors daily.

You know, there was a time in this country when we didn't have to rely on the government to solve every single issue and we could simply use our words to figure things out. "Hey you" goes a long way, even if said out of a window. Then if the guy still seems suspect, go ahead and call the police.

I've had the police called on me several times, and have had them pointing guns at me on multiple occasions while doing absolutely nothing wrong. I'd prefer not being exposed to the possibility of being shot for no reason if that is an option.

With adrenaline pumping into my bloodstream I'd stealthily grab the shotgun from the closet, check the chamber for a light blue plastic shell, in it an ounce of solid lead, it’s whole reason for existence was to make someone’s day very rough.

I'd carefully open my bedroom door and sneak out the back door, coming around the side of the house to prevent his flight.

I'd then say to him,

"How do you feel about being sent to your maker with the last image burned into your brain being my wiener flopping around from the recoil?"

I'd be driving his car down to the harbor right now to push it down the boat ramp.


Must have a toolbox full of cameras.


Back when I was in high school I got off the bus one day and saw a guy in overalls, wearing a tool belt and a painters hat, painting a neighbor's window frame. Some time later I was going somewhere, walked down the street by the house and saw the guy asleep in the front seat of his car.
A few hours later I was out in my driveway when the cops came to ask me if I'd seen anything, since the house was robbed.
He was one really dumb, or really smart burglar.

The guy is carrying camera gear in a Milwaukee Tools pack-out box with a battery operated Sawzall on top??

Looking at the other house and it really doesn’t look like ours. Besides the color and roofing material already mentioned, our roof has gable ends and the other one has hip/gable ends, our doors and widows are different colors, we have Bahama shutters and our landscaping is completely different. Whoever mentioned glue sniffing is probably on to something.

The guy did go there when he left our house, but I’m going to call the flooring company tomorrow.

I have the license plate and saved the hi-res video.

Probably a good idea to call the police as well and report it, might be nothing, then again he could be part of gang that robs homes, using his job to scope things out....

Like 12131 said, his story, it just doesn't make sense.

Stolen from bald1 in the Fun Pictures thread:

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Probably a good idea to call the police as well and report it, might be nothing, then again he could be part of gang that robs homes, using his job to scope things out....

Has anybody gone down to the other neighbor's house and asked "Hey...was that your floor guy that mistakenly stopped by my house the other day"?