come down with a fever, but I decided to take some precautions a little earlier by taking a couple tablets of Extra Strength Tylenol. Jon had gone to the Y, while I stayed behind to remedy this fever (or faux fever; whatever it happened to be).It was around 8:00 PM when I heard the doorbell ring, and within about a second of that, I hear the person open the screen door and attempt to open our main door. Thankfully, I had it locked, but they jiggled it as if they were trying to get inside. I was a little nervous to answer the door after that, but I did anyway.
A young guy--about my age--stood at the door with a company gun (not a firearm, folks, but in the device sense), and he asked to check the gas meter. If it weren't for the gas truck sitting outside, I'd be even more cautious about letting him inside.
Even still, I wondered why he would have tried to open the door. When you come to my front door, you can tell there's no foyer after that main door. It just goes directly to the living room, so what would possess someone to attempt to open it in the first place?
It scares me to think what could have happened if I weren't in the habit of keeping my doors locked. Would he have just walked in? Jon was thinking about calling the gas company to complain about it. The more I think about it, the more I think it would be a good idea. Also, do they really check meters at 8:00 at night? That seems a little late for house calls.
I can't say this experience helped my fear of strange men coming to my door when I'm home alone.
