tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post3542183457368084496..comments2024-03-28T20:04:55.020-07:00Comments on Elaine Adair Pieces: The man in the bedroomElaine Adairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14664504842156046995noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-21376881041787858772009-08-05T10:51:24.397-07:002009-08-05T10:51:24.397-07:00That is so scary! I don't know if I would hav...That is so scary! I don't know if I would have been so calm. We do have a loaded gun in the gun safe next to our bed. Mt husband is the lighter sleeper of the two of us so who knows what would have happened. SCARY. Maybe now the teens will remember to lock the doors!! You can remind them of what can happen when they don't!Mama Sparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03124372688717255658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-61207267040715324712009-08-04T09:50:02.377-07:002009-08-04T09:50:02.377-07:00I for one don't think I would be as calm as yo...I for one don't think I would be as calm as you were.. I would probably have screamed and kicked him out of the house or smacked him over the head with the closest thing I could find!<br /><br />Quiltingly Yours<br />AndreaComfort Cove Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824941918304177951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-90809802350826103342009-08-01T18:20:53.409-07:002009-08-01T18:20:53.409-07:00Wow, that brings back memories of a break-in I had...Wow, that brings back memories of a break-in I had. Stupid kid on drugs climbed in my bedroom window and proceeded to climb in my bed as I'm rolling off the other side. I tore out of the house and stood in the middle of the street in my nighty until a car came along. Turns out he just wanted to go to sleep and got the houses mixed up. I sleep very lightly to this day!Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230311970559999653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-25753665657576350982009-07-30T06:10:00.409-07:002009-07-30T06:10:00.409-07:00Oh my...that is scarey! I think there would be qui...Oh my...that is scarey! I think there would be quite a bit of screaming going on in my house!!Quilter Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16870660916547202929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-76488239599359753842009-07-29T16:15:09.666-07:002009-07-29T16:15:09.666-07:00That's sooo scary! I can't believe you in...That's sooo scary! I can't believe you introduced yourself! I don't know what I would have done. I'm glad nothing awful happened.Ursulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542814606415647551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-76676523704097408322009-07-29T14:51:43.729-07:002009-07-29T14:51:43.729-07:00I definitely wouldn't have introduced myself! ...I definitely wouldn't have introduced myself! It would have been more like "Get the h--- out of here!" - at the top of my lungs! What a story! Did the kid seem, well, "chemically enhanced"? <br /><br />Since I don't have children, I have never dealt with teenagers, but I fear my reaction to the key business would have been "The door locks at 10 pm. You keep track of your key or you learn to sleep on the driveway." But then, easy for me to say.The Calico Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772374749065425388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-2566369834253129242009-07-29T11:34:22.931-07:002009-07-29T11:34:22.931-07:00Hilarious! Shocking! Scary! Maybe he left because ...Hilarious! Shocking! Scary! Maybe he left because you were so nice! "Hello, my name is Elaine". Hahaha! You are too cute!MARCIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239774105939045673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-28230901102044679822009-07-28T16:23:23.430-07:002009-07-28T16:23:23.430-07:00That's the funniest and scariest story I'v...That's the funniest and scariest story I've read yet! I don't know what I would've done. I probably wouldn't have heard him and then when I got up to use the restroom in the middle of the night, I would have stepped on him! Good thing you had good hearing!!!Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05193229071707558875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-42488553616866265612009-07-28T15:48:51.204-07:002009-07-28T15:48:51.204-07:00Wow! What a story! So who was this person? Some...Wow! What a story! So who was this person? Someone who got the wrong house? Yeah, maybe a gun wouldn't be so great... My mother once had a boarder who sleep walked. She found him naked on the bathroom floor one morning (closed the bathroom door) and another time he climed into bed with her! All sleepwalking of course. He was a very nice young guy actually. But he slept walked in a hotel once too and the police on him!Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858446371419879296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-83051774131725015602009-07-28T15:33:07.134-07:002009-07-28T15:33:07.134-07:00What awesome presence of mind! Manners and calm c...What awesome presence of mind! Manners and calm can 'disarm' when panic and defensive behavior escalate danger. You're a great role model, Elaine!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13728675555869141034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-76317048280596354602009-07-28T15:12:19.396-07:002009-07-28T15:12:19.396-07:00What a story! I cannot imagine that happening and...What a story! I cannot imagine that happening and I, too, am impressed with your cool. I would have been scared and angry/mad and I know I wouldn't have reacted with anything like politeness. You go girl!Gari in ALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07695711731891676422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-58008660290569151882009-07-28T09:05:03.259-07:002009-07-28T09:05:03.259-07:00Holy moly Elaine! My heart would have been in my m...Holy moly Elaine! My heart would have been in my mouth and I don't know if I could have moved! Whether the boy knew your daughter or not, to come into your house without knocking or having someone tell you in advance, and then going into your room! Wow! My mouth is still dropped open!suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432352442859238887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-66844151853662254222009-07-28T08:11:30.341-07:002009-07-28T08:11:30.341-07:00Oh, oh, oh! Elaine, I am so glad God was watching...Oh, oh, oh! Elaine, I am so glad God was watching out for you...that the guy was a little confused or something, that he was not violent, that he did not rob and did not HARM you! Thank you dear God!!!julieQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509047751868460895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-57297458837966375402009-07-28T07:52:22.180-07:002009-07-28T07:52:22.180-07:00That would have scared the breath right out of me!...That would have scared the breath right out of me! I hope you notified the police. I think from now in I'd have the doors locked - what was the reaction of your sons? Maybe they see the wisdom now of having keys, locking the doors, etc. OMG! And guns sometimes can be turned against the person carrying them. How lucky you were!Scraphappynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-73566384276191252442009-07-28T07:11:34.550-07:002009-07-28T07:11:34.550-07:00My husband doesn't allow me to get near a gun ...My husband doesn't allow me to get near a gun - a story I'll tell on my blog one of these days. But I will tell you this, I would not/could not have been polite. I'd have been screaming at the top of my lungs! How in the world did you remain so calm? blessings, marleneStitchinByTheLakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501479854150315011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-45268270104053832572009-07-28T06:57:27.053-07:002009-07-28T06:57:27.053-07:00What a strange story!! I am very much against guns...What a strange story!! I am very much against guns and in this case, if anyone had a gun the story might have been tragic rather than funny.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083924435653058457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-41572248001316928942009-07-28T06:20:38.911-07:002009-07-28T06:20:38.911-07:00You handled that extremely well - I wouldn't h...You handled that extremely well - I wouldn't have thought to shake hands with an intruder, but I think it was the right thing to do under the circumstances. Will have to keep that idea in my idea bag and hopefully never have to use it.<br /><br />I think that even if your daughter did give him permission to sleep in the house, I think sleeping in your room without warning you seems kinda far fetched.Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-24995725233336383062009-07-28T05:52:03.271-07:002009-07-28T05:52:03.271-07:00How bizarre. Do you think your daughter knew him?...How bizarre. Do you think your daughter knew him? It's a miracle he didn't get himself killed.sewprimitive karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125490235366694521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-9593005346495822612009-07-27T23:46:49.693-07:002009-07-27T23:46:49.693-07:00Oh man, I don't know what I would have done if...Oh man, I don't know what I would have done if it had been me! How scary and bizarre! Wow.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498453213057487052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-57030557860958587332009-07-27T23:37:07.811-07:002009-07-27T23:37:07.811-07:00Wow, it is lucky no one had a gun! How scary! but ...Wow, it is lucky no one had a gun! How scary! but how cool & cheeky was he??<br />You deserve a medal for your bravery.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074676856646898900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-82841445589632478902009-07-27T21:11:58.629-07:002009-07-27T21:11:58.629-07:00OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! I'm so glad you were okay!...OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! I'm so glad you were okay! Did your daughter really not know him or was she trying to get out of trouble....cause if she really didn't know him then my gosh who the heck was he?!!!!!!<br />dawn<br />p.s. the hubby is away on business and I just rechecked to make sure everything is locked!!Dawn's Daily Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633980042633418063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-27845176722928895492009-07-27T20:37:12.212-07:002009-07-27T20:37:12.212-07:00Oh my!!
I do admire the way you reacted though! H...Oh my!!<br /><br />I do admire the way you reacted though! Hope I could do something similar if encountering such a situation. YIKES!goodworks1https://www.blogger.com/profile/02967943973600981509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-85712915884935423162009-07-27T20:10:42.375-07:002009-07-27T20:10:42.375-07:00Now that is my kind of story!!!! Scary and excitin...Now that is my kind of story!!!! Scary and exciting and crazy!!!Colleen formerly of South Africahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642449499720643720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-55883946176716145172009-07-27T19:30:10.488-07:002009-07-27T19:30:10.488-07:00Thanks for the detailed blog. I chuckled envision...Thanks for the detailed blog. I chuckled envisioning you introducing yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32363339.post-31032920686711839342009-07-27T19:21:50.538-07:002009-07-27T19:21:50.538-07:00The kids would have to learn to carry a key or sle...The kids would have to learn to carry a key or sleep outside. I always had our doors locked and probably would have had a heart attack on the spot if that had happened to me.Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064308660138307797noreply@blogger.com