Unusual *being followed?* story..

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Some would say this is paranoia but it was just too well played out to not be suspicious..

I have always been the type to watch everything going on around me. Im not a paranoid person but I do have a little public anxiety in large groups of unknown people. In places like a mall or museum I dont like when people get right behind me. I like my space. Well I pay attention to everyone on the road when Im driving. Especially on the interstate. An odd thing happened tonight so I thought Id share.. Nothing quite this perfect had ever happened before.

I get off work. I have 10 miles between my work and the interstate. I didnt notice if this particular car was behind me in that 10 mile stretch. If it was it was pretty far back because I passed a tanker right after I turned onto this road. I get on the interstate to go home. I have 20 miles more to drive. I notice a car catching up me so I get in the right lane. Im using cruise control so my speed is 70mph steady. This car gets within a car length of me and stays there. I go up to 75mph and pass a car ahead of me. Im now in the left lane and cruising at 75mph. The suspicious car is behind me again. Passing under some street lights the car was light. Maybe silver or white. A few miles down I get in the right lane again. So does the suspicious car. Not long after that, I get back in the left lane. No traffic in front of me. I just wanted to see what that car would do. Still cruising at 75mph. Suspicious car is still with me. Now the interstate opens up to 3 lanes each way. Im in the middle lane. Car still with me. Hmmmmm. So I drastically slow down. Im now cruising at 65mph. None of this was done in a suspicious way on my part. I put quite a few miles between each speed change. Car still with me but now about 3 car lengths behind me. I had given him a couple chances to pass but hes still there. I get in right lane. Car gets in right lane. Im about fed up by now..

Here comes my exit. I get off the interstate. I reach the light and car is getting off as well.. The light is yellow so I punch it and turn left just as it turns red. I normally turn right but I wasnt going home if I was being followed. I flew to the next light and made a couple turns. I couldnt see if the car was able to follow or not. So now Im thinking If it was someone who just happened to be going to my exit and just could not drive without being glued to someone else, then I wont see them again. I go to a grocery store and run in to grab a couple things. I walk out and there is a silver car parked right next to me that wasnt there when I pulled in. A man standing by the store entrance leaning against a stone pillar talking in broken sentences on his cell phone. I thought to myself WTF is going on? I felt like I was in a movie. By now I thought I must be nuts cuz this stuff just doesnt happen. I get in my vehicle and look toward the door. The man glances my way but averts his gaze to look across the parking lot. Then hangs up his phone. He glances my general direction 2 more times before I put it in reverse and leave the parking lot. I went straight home because I could tell no one followed me out of there.

I told a friend what had happened and he agreed that the sequence of events was too weird and movie-like. We have all had people follow us who just happened to be going the same way but has anyone ever had something quite like that happen? I got home and kept thinking man was that strange. The guy at the store must have just been a coincidence but it really does make you think doesnt it? LOL wow.

[blackcrystal22]

Man, that is creepy.

I know I'd sure be creeped out too!

[CoolioTiffany]

My goodness, I'm glad you are OK.

That would freak me out too, that's just too planned out like you said.

Why would people be following you though? Doesn't make too much sense. You don't seem like the kind of person to do anything bad or get into bad situations with people.

[AndrewGeibel]

Exactly the reason for having a CCW permit. Although I don't think it is legal in your area.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

LOL well, there is no reason I should be followed. I dont do anything illegal. I work at the same place I have been at for 4 years. Im boring as hell. Going out for coffee a couple times a month is my idea of a good time.

Who knows. A few years ago I left my job for a few months to work at a high security government lab. I had weeks of training. Physical training, baton usage, OC spray usage, take downs, cuffing etc. FEMA certs, FBI background checks to get my security clearance. So if there was anything the government needed to know they already know everything.

I dont worry about stuff like that. They know too much about me from that job for me to do anything stupid. So then I wonder if someone was put up to just following me. That doesnt make sense either unless I have some crazy stalker. If that were the case they are following the wrong woman. I do carry a spec plus bayonet in my vehicle. Plus Im way too observant to not notice if anyone was going to try anything. Thats why the security field is so perfect for me

[CoolioTiffany]

Sometimes people just get randomly followed.

Most sick guys go after the pretty girls and that's how they get followed and stuff. But since you have training they can't stand a chance trying to abduct you, you'd kick their butt!

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Sometimes people just get randomly followed.

Most sick guys go after the pretty girls and that's how they get followed and stuff. But since you have training they can't stand a chance trying to abduct you, you'd kick their butt!

HAHA I sure would try but that training was weeks of hell and Ive forgotten most of it by now lol. It was fun but man I always wished I had kept my training book that had all the pictures and explainations of the correct moves. The only thing I kept was my list of "10" codes so I would know what they were talking about on the police scanner at my other job.

[jfreels]

Maybe all your tail lights were out and he wanted to tell you and to make sure you were safe, he drove behind you since he was aware of the issue. You then tried to ditch him but he found your car in a parking lot, but you were acting weird so he didn't want to approach you.

Just a thought...same thing sorta happened to me, but I was the "crazy following guy". They had pulled into a well lit gas station and pretty much said "why the hell are you following us?". I told them their lights were out and drove off before they could thank me.....or flick me off.

[joepythons]

Hey Monica i was just wanting to go out for coffee .So you could have slowed down some so i could catch you .Do you have a cell phone? I am sure a police officer would not mind pulling that vehicle over for a little "check on there welfare" inspection .

[Vypyrz]

Exactly the reason for having a CCW permit.

Yep, within easy reach...

Foschi, If you notice the guy or cars around, start getting license plate numbers...