06-24-2005, 11:42 PM | #1 | ||
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OT: What a fucking weird night
So I was working tonight (for a local video store) and everything was going fine. Around 9:30 I get a crank call from some schmuck with a deep voice groaning. I think nothing of it and hang up. I get another call 3 minutes later from the same guy saying, "I got you. I got your car." This wouldn't mean anything to me, except that 2 weeks ago my car was vandalized
Needless to say, I'm enraged. So I call the cops and they say there's no way to trace past calls, I'd have to get a trap on the line and it could only trace future calls. I don't think my company would ever go for that. Anyway, the guy calls like 2-3 more times and talks with my coworker saying shit like "put kingneb on the phone" and "I know where he lives" and "I'm watching you guys, don't call the cops again!" So yeah, what a fucking weird night. I wouldn't think so much of it, except for my recent issue with my car. I'm very angry and even more paranoid than normal. I seriously might start carrying a weapon or something. Very fucking angry. This is unchartered territory for me, so I seek advice from my FOFC amigos. Any advice on what I should do? I'm going out for a bit now, cuz the adrenaline is still rushing through me. What a fucking weird night. |
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06-24-2005, 11:44 PM | #2 |
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get a gun. a big one.
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06-24-2005, 11:45 PM | #3 |
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Buy a gun. Make it obvious you bought a gun. Maybe get a gun rack for your bicycle or whatever you get to work with. Every night, take your gun apart in front of your window.
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06-24-2005, 11:45 PM | #4 |
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I say you fucking shoot them.
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06-24-2005, 11:46 PM | #5 |
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I can be in Dayton in 3 hours, it'll cost you $2000.
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06-24-2005, 11:47 PM | #6 |
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I also think its BS that they cant trace oast calls. Ive seen several shows based on real life events where they went back and looked at phone records. From what I have gathered, many officers are just too lazy, and they dont wanna waste their time on something petty.
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06-24-2005, 11:49 PM | #7 |
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Did they call you by your FOFC handle? Do you use that handle in other places?
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06-24-2005, 11:50 PM | #8 |
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Did you try *69'ing the number?
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06-24-2005, 11:50 PM | #9 | |
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"A gun rack... a gun rack. I don't even own a gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack. What am I gonna do... with a gun rack?" |
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06-24-2005, 11:51 PM | #10 | |
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06-24-2005, 11:52 PM | #11 |
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Star 69 would have been my suggestion as well.
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06-25-2005, 12:04 AM | #12 |
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Did you make it clear to the cops that the call made direct reference to a previous crime, and wasn't just some random weirdo on the phone?
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06-25-2005, 12:04 AM | #13 |
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Star 69
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06-25-2005, 12:05 AM | #14 |
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Seriously, I would call the cops from home. The guy may have been watching you at work, but he can't see every room in your house. Just get away from any windows and call the cops. They have to take this kind of thing seriously, right?
Right?
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06-25-2005, 12:13 AM | #15 | |
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why? "hi, did you just call me?" "yes" "what number is this?" "fuck you" "who are you?" "fuck you" "wow, this was enlightening" click. |
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06-25-2005, 12:14 AM | #16 |
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Pyser: Because if I recall correctly a computer operator tells you the number that just called, and then offers to dial it for a fee. Step 1) Write down number; Step 3) Profit.
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06-25-2005, 12:16 AM | #17 |
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hmm...the way i remember it, it just starts ringing.
its been a long time since someone hung up on me without saying anything, and me dialing *69 thinking it's the girl i have a crush on, and it being someone for my dad, and having to pay back the dollar it costs or whatever.... 7th grade sucked. |
06-25-2005, 12:19 AM | #18 |
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I always thought fucking went after the adjective. "What a fucking weird night" just sounds awkward and seems like poor sentence structure. "What a weird fucking night" just has a smoother flow to it.
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06-25-2005, 12:19 AM | #19 | |
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*69 gives you the number that just called you, it doesn't just dial it immediately. |
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06-25-2005, 12:21 AM | #20 | |
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then, yes. you shouldve dialed *69 i like the gun idea, too. or just start beating up every single customer. eventually youll get the guy. |
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06-25-2005, 12:42 AM | #21 |
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Weird, my judment may be impaired but I second anything involving a 69...
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06-25-2005, 01:45 AM | #22 |
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Call the cops dude and pay more attention to your surroundings and change your patterns. Take different routes to work/home and time to get to and from points a - b etc.
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06-25-2005, 01:56 AM | #23 |
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Whatever you do, don't let this become you!
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06-25-2005, 02:47 AM | #24 |
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Star 69 is disabled at my work.
What a weird fucking night. Or a weird night for fucking...whatever I did tell the officer about the reference to the previous crime. He took down the name of a guy I fired in November (though it's probably not him). He's my best guess. I got nothing though. Time to get a fucking big fucking gun |
06-25-2005, 04:24 AM | #25 |
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My first guess would be that it is indeed a coworker or a friend of a coworker. This same type of thing happened to my mom about twenty years ago. She kept getting crank calls at work for about six months. It turned out that they were from a coworker. One who mysteriously disapeared soon after getting the shit kicked out of her.
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06-25-2005, 05:46 AM | #26 |
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It's scary, because my face was on fire last night for about 5 hours. From the time I got the 2nd call until, well...like 4 AM. This makes me so angry. I think I have some anger management issues. Who knows what I'd do if I found out who did it. Where's a crowbar when you need it?
In a weird act of reverse-karma, I won my first 45-person poker tourney online tonight! I won a big $14. I'm damn proud of myself for that |
06-25-2005, 07:27 AM | #27 |
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ill ask the question that was already asked:
did they call you by your handle on FOFC or do you actually have people call you "king neb" in real life? If its the former than that should narrow the field. If its the latter than you probably deserve all of this for having people call you "king neb" at work...Id be pissed at you too.
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06-25-2005, 08:44 AM | #28 |
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do you use a cordless phone at work?
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I think he put that in his post in place of his real name. I doubt people really call him that. |
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06-25-2005, 09:42 AM | #30 |
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It seems the police should be more involved, last time I checked making terrorist threats is a pretty serious crime. They don't have caller ID at your work, maybe they could get one installed.
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06-25-2005, 09:43 AM | #31 |
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Or you could bring in your own phone and connect it?
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06-25-2005, 09:47 AM | #32 | |
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No kidding. Why even have police if they're not going to help out here? |
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06-25-2005, 09:51 AM | #33 | |
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That wouldnt work unless the place he works at has caller id service from the phone company. |
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06-25-2005, 09:53 AM | #34 | |
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and a former employee would know that |
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06-25-2005, 09:59 AM | #35 |
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so then what good would bringing in his own phone do?
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06-25-2005, 10:14 AM | #36 | |
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06-25-2005, 11:28 AM | #37 |
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I know, but I thought you need the service from the phone company to have it work with the phone, even if its built in. Maybe I'm wrong.
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06-25-2005, 11:34 AM | #38 |
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I dunno either?
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06-25-2005, 12:03 PM | #39 |
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I don't know if you have enough money... but ever thought of hiring a private investigator? If you can get a guy to at least get some legit evidence on who it is for sure, then maybe taking it to the police will have more success. Chances are if the guy suspected you called 911, and said he could see you, he's out in the parking lot or something, have a friend/PI just drive through and see if he can spot someone on a cell phone sitting in their car, especially if he sees someone you'd both know.
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06-25-2005, 12:04 PM | #40 |
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As far as I know you need to buy the service, for the feature on the phone to work...
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06-25-2005, 12:09 PM | #41 |
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hire an existential detective.
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06-25-2005, 01:14 PM | #42 |
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I'm gonna echo the "big gun" advice. I'd recommend a S&W .40. Powerful, yet easy to shoot.
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06-25-2005, 01:19 PM | #43 |
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This gun shit is scary, but it may be sadly necessary.
I put "kingneb" in place of my real name for FOFC purposes Right after he called and said he was watching us (maybe 5-10 mins after), I walked outside and all the cars in the parking lot were accounted for. 2 were from papa john's and 2 were from my workplace. Last night, we parked my car in a different lot. I don't want my new car to get beat up like my old one. I don't think bringing in my own phone would matter, since I don't have a caller ID phone. Plus the line at work has 3 phone lines, which wouldn't work with my standard phones. Thanks for all the thoughts guys and keep 'em coming This is seriously one of the weirdest things to happen in my life. I guess this is what some people are like eh? Getting a sad taste of the real world. |
06-25-2005, 01:25 PM | #44 |
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Okay this is totally off the wall, but I'll mention it just on the odd chance ... You've accounted for the cars that might have been connected to "watching us".
Any chance that the "watcher" might be in your own store or at Papa John's? A quick duck out of sight & a call from their cell phone would fit the scenario you describe.
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06-25-2005, 01:32 PM | #45 |
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Or maybe he just made a logical guess that he'd call the cops.
You could always buy pepper spray or a stun gun. I find it hard to believe that you can't think of anyone who would do something like this. If the ex-employee is the only one that you can possibly think of, then definitely look into it. |
06-25-2005, 01:32 PM | #46 |
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I bet that guy burns flags too. that son of a bitch.
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06-25-2005, 01:34 PM | #47 |
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Did you actually hear him tell these things to your coworker?
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I have a stun gun. They're fun, but don't use it on your testicles.
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