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<blockquote data-quote="bbsam" data-source="post: 955260" data-attributes="member: 22662">Three weeks ago I drove out to a a farmhouse about 30 miles away to make a pickup.&nbsp; Sheet had the address and stated &quot;grey farmhouse, circle drive&quot;.&nbsp; Pulled up where house should be, different numbers on mailbox, close but off.&nbsp; Pulled in the drive and knocked on door and waited several minutes.&nbsp; No answer even though there were five cars in the drive.&nbsp; On my way back to the van I looked at the pickup sheet and realized I had tuned on 311th street instead of 252nd street.&nbsp; As I climbed back in the van, a lady came out of the house and asked what I was looking for.&nbsp; I explained exactly what had happened and drove off chiding myself for not paying attention.&nbsp; Fast forward 8 hours.&nbsp; I&#039;m getting ready for bed, my wife is getting the kids ready for bed when she says she thinks someone is at the front door.&nbsp; I go to the door to be greeted by the County Sheriff.&nbsp; A complaint about a &quot;suspicious person&quot; in a white van with my plates had been at this address.&nbsp; The lady I had spoken to called in the complaint.&nbsp; As the sheriff spoke I became more and more pissed.&nbsp; He started to say what the lady said she saw and I smiled at him and said, &quot;Yeah, I know what she saw.&quot;&nbsp; The cop proceeded to tell me not to get defensive!&nbsp; She described me as a &quot;guy in a black stocking cap&quot;.&nbsp; I&#039;m a 6&#039;1&quot; 250lb black guy.&nbsp; Yeah, right.&nbsp; A &quot;guy in a black stocking cap&quot;.&nbsp; That&#039;s the description that had her concerned?&nbsp; C&#039;mon man!&nbsp; Let&#039;s not play stupid.&nbsp; Forget the Fedex sprawled across the back of my coat, forget the Fedex magnet on the side of the van.&nbsp; You tell me.&nbsp; What caused her the concern that I was scoping the place for robbery as the sheriff explained?&nbsp; Maybe when you don&#039;t live with it it&#039;s harder to see, but you will have a tough time convincing me that it is gone when I&#039;m confronted with that kind of crap.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bbsam, post: 955260, member: 22662"] Three weeks ago I drove out to a a farmhouse about 30 miles away to make a pickup. Sheet had the address and stated "grey farmhouse, circle drive". Pulled up where house should be, different numbers on mailbox, close but off. Pulled in the drive and knocked on door and waited several minutes. No answer even though there were five cars in the drive. On my way back to the van I looked at the pickup sheet and realized I had tuned on 311th street instead of 252nd street. As I climbed back in the van, a lady came out of the house and asked what I was looking for. I explained exactly what had happened and drove off chiding myself for not paying attention. Fast forward 8 hours. I'm getting ready for bed, my wife is getting the kids ready for bed when she says she thinks someone is at the front door. I go to the door to be greeted by the County Sheriff. A complaint about a "suspicious person" in a white van with my plates had been at this address. The lady I had spoken to called in the complaint. As the sheriff spoke I became more and more pissed. He started to say what the lady said she saw and I smiled at him and said, "Yeah, I know what she saw." The cop proceeded to tell me not to get defensive! She described me as a "guy in a black stocking cap". I'm a 6'1" 250lb black guy. Yeah, right. A "guy in a black stocking cap". That's the description that had her concerned? C'mon man! Let's not play stupid. Forget the Fedex sprawled across the back of my coat, forget the Fedex magnet on the side of the van. You tell me. What caused her the concern that I was scoping the place for robbery as the sheriff explained? Maybe when you don't live with it it's harder to see, but you will have a tough time convincing me that it is gone when I'm confronted with that kind of crap. [/QUOTE]

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