Adrenalin Junkie or Stupid MOFO

Some time ago I was woken from my light slumber by the sound of helicopters (yep, 2 or three) choofing loudly outside. Then by an alien light that flooded the house and streamed in every window lighting up the back yard like the MCG. Whilst no dogs barked and only BabyBro heard the kafuffle whilst everyone else slept through it, I did the unthinkable. I wondered outside to see what on earth was going on. It turned out, a break in had taken place in a bank over at Norwest, the industrial development at the end of our road and two perpetrators were on the run. PoliceAir and a couple of news helicopters were scanning the street to try to locate the escapees. It struck me . . .whilst standing bathed in light, watching the tops of the gum trees in their frenzied wind blown state . . . that the offenders may well be hiding in my back yard! Idiot. So I finally ran inside, locked up big time and swear I heard someone running along the side fence.

Tonight, I just did another really stupid thing. Even stupider than standing in the middle of the back yard eyeing helicopters scanning the paddock with a spotlight. Yep at 3am in the morning I heard one dog barking half-heartedly (nothing unusual there - possums and bats usually exact the same treatment) and a shuffling noise on the concrete in the carport so what did I do . . . grabbed my maglite and went outside. Not before stirring Lily into a snufflying frenzy so she shot out the door like a real guard dog but with little more than a skittling noise and a gruffly growl. I followed with the big Maglite in hand, waiving it in the air like a light sabre (in bare feet mind you), yelling like woman possessed and chased after a shadowy shape which was now running down the front garden. Funny how you feel no pain when the adrenalin rushes or the stupidity locks in. (My feet are sore now!)

What an IDIOT. My heart's still pumping . . thank God he took off. Then I glanced sideways and there's another one walking quite serenely, if you please, down the driveway to a waiting car! I opened my own car door as if I was going to get in and chase them down and they both picked up pace, jumped into the car and sped off! It's still dark and a quick scan suggests nothing was taken, perhaps they were just taking a short cut through the back paddock and were caught by surprise. Perhaps they were scoping the four unlocked cars in the carport . . .who knows! Just another sign that urbanity is creeping into Brigadoon.

Now every creak and tick in the house has me jumping out of my skin! It's gonna be a long night!

Perhaps I should get this version . . .looks a bit more convincing!