The Second Phone Call
Weeks Passed By
Weeks passed, and we thought that this was all over. But as it turns out... it wasn't. Satruday the 24th went by for me very quickly in a blur of fun and exhaustion. The previous night, I had Magic and game night at HOWZ and we ended up staying up until about 3:30am to play games. I ended up staying up talking to my friend Jeremy until about 4:30am.
I woke up about 5 hours later for the Innistrad Magic Pre-release, where I went 2-3. It was okay, because I made a couple new friends and cracked some valuable cards to make my money back. AWESOME. I went home after grabbing a Zonie and passing out for a while.
I end up going to my friend's bonfire that night and I leave early to spend some time with my girlfriend before she falls asleep. I stay up and chat with Rob for a bit before going to bed.
Football Sunday
I wake up to a txt from my girlfriend. She tells me to "check your cars" because she had a flat tire. I quickly put on my clothes and head out to my driveway to investigate. Jason was in the kitchen and I told him what I was doing. He came outside with me to investigate. Surveying the cars, mine had already been hit and nothing new happened to it. Nothing happened to Justin's car- possibly because it already has this huge dent on the back trunk of the car. But my girlfriend's tire had been flattened, Jason's car was both tire flattened and keyed. Hell no. I went back inside and called the police. We were only reporting vandalism, so it took them a few hours to get to us (I assume that other emergencies trump vandalism reports).
Jason and I watched the game on the downstairs TV while waiting for the police. It was the Bills VS Patriots. Around the third quarter, an officer showed up and Jason and I talked to him. We showed him our cars. Told him about our story from the last time I had to call the police. He wasn't directly involved, but apparently he had heard about it down at the police station. After he finished speaking with us, he placed a call into the station for a tech to take pictures of all of our vehicles. Jason and I went inside. He would hang around the neighborhood until the tech came, so he spoke with all the neighbors to see if they saw anything. He didn't want to talk to "The Todd" because he didn't want to set him off. After talking with all the neighbors, he reported back to us.
"The Todd" and the Officer
Roughly at that time, Rob came home with Julia. The officer spoke with Rob for a while and then he came in. Apparently he came in because "The Todd" had come walking towards the officer with a framed picture of something and he said something to the effect of "Hey officer. I want to give you this gift." From what Rob tells us, it seemed to be a picture of some professional athelete. They were out there for a while and Jason, Rob, Julia and I talked about how crazy "The Todd" is. Julia had also taken it upon herself to try and spread the word for him to only be known as "The Todd" - and nothing else. We all split and did things until the tech came and took pictures and the officer came back to tell us he was done. He asked what he could do for us. I wanted revenge, but I didn't let him know that. Jason basically just wanted a police report so that his insurance could get it. I asked if there was anything we could do to protect ourselves legally. Order of Protections are easily given out to family members that might provide trouble- but since there's no relationship between any of us and "The Todd", apparently it'd be difficult. It sucks that he just so happens to live near us.
The Rest of the Day
At the end of the day, the total cumulative counts of damage was 4 cars keyed and 2 cars who had the air let out of a tire.
I had to help Jason change his tire to be his spare. He had changed a tire before and I hadn't- but I helped him nonetheless. We figured it out. It wasn't that hard.
I hung out with Sarah that evening. Basically she won't ever drive her car herself over to HOWZ again. I don't blame her. So I'm stuck with picking her up and dropping her off. Which I don't mind. I just wish it didn't have to be this way.
At least it was a pretty epic football game if I do say so myself.
Post-Analysis
It has been a few weeks since the incident above. Since then, I've pulled out my weapons (all non-automated; just a few sticks and one bladed weapon). I was at dinner at Applebees one night and I was telling Liz (whom was working) about this incident and about pulling out the weapons to be ready. She said, "It's stupid that you even have to do that." Now for clarification, I am not afraid of "The Todd". But I won't stand by and let him hurt people, if it came down to it. But the way I see it- he's just a big bully trying to spoil all the fun.
I was wrestling over the idea about not having a party- but I'm convinced. I'm having a Halloween party. I will NOT let someone mess with my fun. However, I have decided to notify people late (probably just to stem the flow of numbers of party people) and such. I won't lie, there are risks if anyone comes over and even parks. I'd just say avoid parking in front of houses 78 and 76 ("The Todd"'s house).
Someone Else's "The Todd" Incident
Last weekend, Rob and I saw about 4 police cruisers in front of the neighbor's across the street's house. WTF!? FOUR!?
We watched for a little bit as they then moved down to the house in which "The Todd" resided. After some time, they all drove away (it is unknown what happened or if they took him away). None of us know. But it is definitely something to be wary of.
Weeks passed, and we thought that this was all over. But as it turns out... it wasn't. Satruday the 24th went by for me very quickly in a blur of fun and exhaustion. The previous night, I had Magic and game night at HOWZ and we ended up staying up until about 3:30am to play games. I ended up staying up talking to my friend Jeremy until about 4:30am.
I woke up about 5 hours later for the Innistrad Magic Pre-release, where I went 2-3. It was okay, because I made a couple new friends and cracked some valuable cards to make my money back. AWESOME. I went home after grabbing a Zonie and passing out for a while.
I end up going to my friend's bonfire that night and I leave early to spend some time with my girlfriend before she falls asleep. I stay up and chat with Rob for a bit before going to bed.
Football Sunday
I wake up to a txt from my girlfriend. She tells me to "check your cars" because she had a flat tire. I quickly put on my clothes and head out to my driveway to investigate. Jason was in the kitchen and I told him what I was doing. He came outside with me to investigate. Surveying the cars, mine had already been hit and nothing new happened to it. Nothing happened to Justin's car- possibly because it already has this huge dent on the back trunk of the car. But my girlfriend's tire had been flattened, Jason's car was both tire flattened and keyed. Hell no. I went back inside and called the police. We were only reporting vandalism, so it took them a few hours to get to us (I assume that other emergencies trump vandalism reports).
Jason and I watched the game on the downstairs TV while waiting for the police. It was the Bills VS Patriots. Around the third quarter, an officer showed up and Jason and I talked to him. We showed him our cars. Told him about our story from the last time I had to call the police. He wasn't directly involved, but apparently he had heard about it down at the police station. After he finished speaking with us, he placed a call into the station for a tech to take pictures of all of our vehicles. Jason and I went inside. He would hang around the neighborhood until the tech came, so he spoke with all the neighbors to see if they saw anything. He didn't want to talk to "The Todd" because he didn't want to set him off. After talking with all the neighbors, he reported back to us.
"The Todd" and the Officer
Roughly at that time, Rob came home with Julia. The officer spoke with Rob for a while and then he came in. Apparently he came in because "The Todd" had come walking towards the officer with a framed picture of something and he said something to the effect of "Hey officer. I want to give you this gift." From what Rob tells us, it seemed to be a picture of some professional athelete. They were out there for a while and Jason, Rob, Julia and I talked about how crazy "The Todd" is. Julia had also taken it upon herself to try and spread the word for him to only be known as "The Todd" - and nothing else. We all split and did things until the tech came and took pictures and the officer came back to tell us he was done. He asked what he could do for us. I wanted revenge, but I didn't let him know that. Jason basically just wanted a police report so that his insurance could get it. I asked if there was anything we could do to protect ourselves legally. Order of Protections are easily given out to family members that might provide trouble- but since there's no relationship between any of us and "The Todd", apparently it'd be difficult. It sucks that he just so happens to live near us.
The Rest of the Day
At the end of the day, the total cumulative counts of damage was 4 cars keyed and 2 cars who had the air let out of a tire.
I had to help Jason change his tire to be his spare. He had changed a tire before and I hadn't- but I helped him nonetheless. We figured it out. It wasn't that hard.
I hung out with Sarah that evening. Basically she won't ever drive her car herself over to HOWZ again. I don't blame her. So I'm stuck with picking her up and dropping her off. Which I don't mind. I just wish it didn't have to be this way.
At least it was a pretty epic football game if I do say so myself.
Post-Analysis
It has been a few weeks since the incident above. Since then, I've pulled out my weapons (all non-automated; just a few sticks and one bladed weapon). I was at dinner at Applebees one night and I was telling Liz (whom was working) about this incident and about pulling out the weapons to be ready. She said, "It's stupid that you even have to do that." Now for clarification, I am not afraid of "The Todd". But I won't stand by and let him hurt people, if it came down to it. But the way I see it- he's just a big bully trying to spoil all the fun.
I was wrestling over the idea about not having a party- but I'm convinced. I'm having a Halloween party. I will NOT let someone mess with my fun. However, I have decided to notify people late (probably just to stem the flow of numbers of party people) and such. I won't lie, there are risks if anyone comes over and even parks. I'd just say avoid parking in front of houses 78 and 76 ("The Todd"'s house).
Someone Else's "The Todd" Incident
Last weekend, Rob and I saw about 4 police cruisers in front of the neighbor's across the street's house. WTF!? FOUR!?
We watched for a little bit as they then moved down to the house in which "The Todd" resided. After some time, they all drove away (it is unknown what happened or if they took him away). None of us know. But it is definitely something to be wary of.