Creepy...

(I realize this is my second post tonight, yes I am a little behind, and yes I am in a writing mood)

Tonight, something weird happened. If Mr. A were home, I wouldn't have thought twice about it, but he is out of town tonight.

A young man came to my door tonight around 8:30pm. He was wearing a red (very legitimate looking) embroidered GE t-shirt, had a lanyard and badge around his neck and a clip board. He was talking about how my neighborhood had been pre-wired with ADT when it was built, but that robbers had been known to cut the phone lines connected to the system which would keep ADT from ever being notified of a break in. He then went on to say how GE was going to give away these SIM card-like microchips to maintain the connection no matter what.

At first it seemed like a very normal solicitation. Then he asked if we had our ADT connected currently, lying I said yes. He then asked if my husband was home, lying I said he would be shortly. He then asked if he could come inside out of the heat. Being the naive/friendly person I am, I agreed. As soon as we were in the foyer, I realized my mistake. I hurried and told him that I would need to discuss it with my husband and that he should come back tomorrow. He then looked around my entryway, and asked if he could get a bottle of water/glass of water. Very uncomfortable, I told him no. I felt as though he was trying to "case" the house; first trying to get inside, then trying to get in past the entryway. I asked him to leave.

Immediately, I called my husband. He called ADT to see if any of what he was saying was legitimate then called our local police department. I was not comfortable, and began preparing the house (home-alone [the movie] style). Since we don't have curtains in all of the rooms, I put up some temporary shades and even pinned up some blankets. I got the two pistols out of the gun safe; both have a round in the chamber and are off safe sitting on my night stand. I ensured all of the doors and windows were locked and that the ADT box would chime if any of them were opened.

Since Mr.A had called, A police officer came by to take a statement (at this point I felt like I was over reacting). He said that they had had several complaints from people in our town and that the GE guys were not allowed to solicit after 6pm. He did say that the GE side was legitimate and had permits to canvas the area although legitimate businesses can still have crooked employees. I let him know how the guy was not pushy about the product, but more pushy about getting information and getting inside. He said there were other officers in the neighborhood who had stopped the two guys in our area and he radioed the information from my statement.

I can say, I do feel a little better about it having spoke with a police officer, but it still makes me extremely uneasy.