Unusual *being followed?* story..

If the car was midsize or small, he may have been drafting. It saves a little bit of gas if you happen to be following a vehicle slightly larger than you. Or maybe he's just a jerk who wants to follow people because he's got no life. Quick braking can discourage that. When I've had a tailgater, I've been known to test their brakes vs my brakes. Whoever has the better set wins.

Just kidding, don't cause a wreck,(I have to say that so you can't sue me).

If there is a suspicious vehicle following it's always a good idea to not head back home. In fact.. last night someone was right behind me through SEVERAL turns for me headed home, and then they even followed me onto my dirt roads.. so I passed by the road to get to MY road, and went around to the hard road again and looped around. They did go on when I turned finally, but you can bet I had weapon to hand and eyeballs on my mirrors to watch what they were doing.

Something really odd that i noticed about a month ago..
Every day I leave work and I go home along the same route.. but at wildly different times. I do commission work, so sometimes I leave at noon, sometimes 5pm.. and anywhere in between.

So every afternoon when I hit this certain spot on a state road.. this SAME truck(it has a topper with particular stickers that are very noticable) would be on the road going a lot slower than me. So I would go past them.. and go on my way. I noticed that every day, I'd pass this same truck.. even if the day before I left at 1pm.. and this day it was 4pm.. and the next it was noon.. ALWAYS this same damned truck.

So about the time I noticed and had definitely started to look for it, it disappeared. No truck anymore... but..

Further along(about 30 miles further along my route in fact), when I come to a crossroads with the blinking caution light.. there's a beat up pickup(the front fender has primer white paint chipping off, it's distinctive) that arrives at that light RIGHT WHEN I ARRIVE. I don't have to stop.. he's the one in the cross street.. but either he crosses just before I arrive, or more often.. he sits while I drive by.

Neither vehicle has ever seemed to follow me.. but the wildly different times.. and it was one vehicle.. then the totally different vehicle in a different area.. it's bizzare.

I haven't seen either one for about two weeks, and I think I miss them. I never keep stalkers.

Wolfy, that one is weird.. This person wasnt drafting. It was very much the way a PI would be following. Trying to be inconspicous. But to someone who thinks the very same way as a PI, this method doesnt work. I wouldnt brake check anyone if they were that close. I really like my new Jeep and the back bumper already had a dent in it when I got it. I wont be adding any new ones lol.

I just know after this Im going to even more observant to be sure there isnt anyone watching me. Im certainly not going to bring a stalker home to my neighborhood. I leave work the exact time every night. I cant change it up so I just pay attention.

All I can say is that I am glad you were aware of something funny going on around you and that you made it home safe.

I am also glad that the state of Texas recognizes its honest citizens' best method of protecting themselves is with a concealed firearm. Just read my signature line.

wow that is totally creepy!! If that happens again....just drive straight to the police station. I am glad that you are so observant!!

some old guy tried to follow me and my brother on a 15-20 minute drive from our school back to my house. I live away from the main part of the city, in a more rural city really and he followed me the whole way, and would always put his turn signal on after me. I got to the one back road that leads to my development and just passed it up, went to this 4 way stop and didnt use my signal and just went right and he followed me, though he used his signal on every turn before (as i did) but i did a big zig zag. i was heading west, then went south then west again, then south again when i could have just went west then sout oh and stayedn two main roads. either way i lost him because he was in a ford ranger and i just floored it then took the next road away from him. I dont think he could even see me make the turn i was so far ahead...

also carry a bat in my trunk just in case...

I'm suprised BigGunns hasn't chimed in and offer his bodyguard protection. I don't need BigGunn type protection - I let my own .45 Big Gun do my protecting.

when something like that happens. i make a few calls and have people meet me someplace. Let them follow me to the spot where i have people waiting and will take it from there. :gj: you can also call the police and tell them your being followed.

That is creepy! Maybe he was tailing someone (spying) and it was a case of mistaken identity? At any rate, I am glad that you are safe, and had the sense not to drive right home alone!

This is the kind of stuff that makes me really glad that I do not work at wal-mart anymore.
A couple months back there was this customer that needed help with buying a bike lock. I helped him find the combo for it. He bought it, and then decided to linger and talk to me for what seemed like forever (this was at about 4 a.m.). To the point where it was awkward. Luckily, another customer showed up (keep in mind this was during a graveyard shift) and he took hint and left.
Finally, my shift ends. I walked out to my car, got in and had started my "after work ciggy break". The same guy (the one that bought the bike lock) walks out of the store, sees me in my car, and walks over and starts talking to me again.
It all made me pretty uncomfortable. Logically, I know he wouldn't have been able to follow me home on his bicycle, but it creeped me out that he had waited like three hours in the store so he could chat me up.