“This big branch fell off of their pine tree onto the table where we were sitting.”
“My brother and I were kids, playing hide and seek in the front yard of our house.
My brother was three, and I was six.
“As I’m looking, I see a brown car pull up with two men inside.
The car wasn’t familiar, and neither were the men.
They both got out of the car and approached my brother.
They started asking him questions and moving closer to him.
I remember feeling panicked.
I had learned about stranger danger in school and knew this wasn’t right.
My dad didn’t hesitate.
He got up and flew through the front door.
When the men saw my dad coming through the door, they bolted and peeled out.
From that day forward, we weren’t allowed to play in the front yard anymore.”
u/Ambam3434
2.
“My car was stolen the very night I moved into my new house in a very good neighbourhood.
The neighbours had warned us that the neighbourhood was being targeted at the time.
“We had reported the car stolen and did the police reports when it happened.
I called the police to say that two men claiming to be police are pounding on my door.
They said there was no police in the area and they’re sending a car.
Turns out, these same guys stole the car and came back for seconds.
I did get my car back because they brought it with them.”
u/BassIll9657
3.
“I was around 12 or so and my mum left to run an errand, leaving me alone.
Very soon after she left, the doorbell rang.
Thanks to some conveniently placed picture frames, I could see out the door without being seen.
I look out and see a young man I don’t recognise.
He’s dressed in a tshirt and jeans and something just feels… off.
So I ignore him and wait for him to leave.”
“But he doesn’t.
He lingers and starts smoking.
Again, this is an isolated hill, I’m alone, and now I’m getting scared.
I go and hide and plan to wait for my mum.
As I’m trying to figure out what to do my mum comes home.
She runs in and asks if I’m okay.
Apparently she got this random ‘go home NOW’ urge.
She hadn’t even run her first errand yet but turned around immediately.
Found the guy in our yard and asked what he needed.
Apparently he was acting very strangely.
But I am VERY grateful she did.”
u/Willowed-Wisp
4.
This is before smartphones when you still had to Mapquest stuff.
We were supposed to meet my mums friend/coworker at the mall for something.
Since her friend had given her directions we didnt bother going down to the hotel computer to print them.
We got lost and ended up pulling into a small storage unit place to pull out a map.
It was just two rectangular buildings, maybe a total of like 20 units.”
u/DueTangerine2539
5.
“I was at a family gathering at a park on a small lake with some grills and buildings.
The sky started darkening as a storm was approching, everything was brought into the building anticipating the rain.
The plan was to wait it out since afternoon showers are common just about every day in the summer.
Hair on my neck was standing up and I was in full flight mode.”
I told my wife to take my daughter and get in the car.
No one else was that worried, mostly concerned with how I was acting.
I look across the lake maybe a few miles in the distance and see a funnel cloud.
Got the hell out of there, as did everyone else.
The building we had rented for this family bbq thing was completely annihilated.
Literally just a slab of concrete and a sh*t ton of debris all around.”
u/MatrixVirus
6.
“I was at the state fair with my mum and my best friend.
My friend and I were looking at the rides and the games.
They were taken from the fair the same day we were there, just few hours later.
The creepy couple were Gerald and Charlene Gallego, serial killers.”
u/Danivelle
7.
It was a beautiful, clear day with no real wind.
I looked straight at the kids and just said ‘get in the house’."
Thankfully no one was hurt besides having to pick pine needles out of our pizza.
I can only assume that I subconsciously heard the branch starting to give."
u/tomyownrhythm
8.
You have to travel along this long dark and windy street.
I swerved a bit to the right, slowing down even further, but I did not stop.
But something told me not to stop under any circumstances.
I got further up the road, slowed a little more, and dialed 911 with one shaky hand.
The dispatcher said she’d send someone to check, but encouraged me not to feel bad.
I heard a few weeks later about some car-jacking/robbery attempts in the area.
Very relieved I listened to my instincts that night."
u/stillgot1111t
9.
“I went on a midday run along a beautiful river pathway near my apartment block.
Closed the two magnetic gates leading up to my door and didnt see anybody around or follow me.
About ten minutes later two guys were at my front door trying to push it in.”
I was on the second floor, and they obviously watched which apartment I went into.
The block then quickly changed the gates to a mechanic lock that cannot be pulled apart."
u/Odd_Llama800
10.
“Im a teenage girl who worked at a restaurant/pizza shop.
I was harassed by these two men one weekend who were totally wasted, so they were kicked out.
I just had a gut feeling as I heard them coming.
She came down the hallway and told me to be quiet and hold our body weight against the door.
My dad came and picked me up early because I just felt so off.
My stomach dropped and shortly gave my notice after that.
I realised I wasnt going to be protected there and wouldnt be surprised if they returned again.”
u/Mack_turnzie
11.
“Years ago I was at a club with some friends.
They tried to keep from being overheard but I saw their agitated faces.
I went to back to my group of friends and told them we should go.
When we got outside, we heard the distant ‘pop pop’ and people screaming.
We looked at each other for a second then ran for our cars.
I forgot to put her down and was still carrying her over my shoulders.”
u/ZestyGolf7654
12.
“I was walking down the street in a very unfamiliar city with a group of friends.
About a minute later there was a shootout just up the block.
u/bbbbbthatsfivebees
13.
“I was hammock camping while riding my motorcycle through Arkansas.
I had a dream that I was getting pulled over by the cops on my bike.
I immediately felt an adrenaline spike and went into full flight mode.
Packed my stuff up faster than I could even put my boots on.”
u/Doctor_Spacemann
14.
I’ll call them Jack and Jill so I can tell the story a little easier.
Something just didn’t sit right with me being there with them in their home.
u/The_Swampman
15.
I hear a lady screaming at the top of her lungs.”
u/EcstaticAvocadoes
16.
“My husband and I were both driving cars and I was following him.
There was a big dip on the side of the road and one of the cars even tipped over.
We somehow came through unscathed and made it home safely.”
u/ScoobyScoob
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