Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Gremlins?

Last night (really this morning) the strangest thing happened.  I woke up at 3:30 am, and I heard voices from my den.  Yes, I live alone, so that was NOT good!

Let me back up.  Last night I fell asleep in the den, which probably happens to me once or twice a week.  It happens when I'm watching TV and don't realize how tired I am.  Well, when I woke up I turned off the TV and headed to bed.  I was very sure I did this, because my dog Elphie headed toward the bed when the TV went off.  She always does this.

So, it's about 3:30.  I am suddenly awakened by the sound of voices.  Down the hall I see light -- light that I am sure I didn't leave on.  You can bet the adrenaline kicked in!  What do I do?  Do I quietly call 911 on my cell phone?  Do I get up and challenge the intruders?  Do I "play dead" and let them take my stuff because I don't know whether they have a gun? 

So I lay there.  Thinking.  Listening.  And as I did I got my wits about me and realized that the conversation was very relaxed for someone breaking into a house.  Yep, you got it -- I was hearing voices from the TV, which was on for some reason.

I turned it off.  I know I did.  Elphie is my witness.  So I stood there wondering...why in the world did someone break into my house, find the universal remote, turn on the Control 4 system, select TV from the remote, turn it on, and then leave, locking all the doors behind them?  Cause that must have happened!

Either that, or my TV system has gremlins.

2 comments:

  1. I read this out loud to Hillary and afterwards she said "He should be a suspense writer...that got my heart going!"

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  2. Now you know what Elphie does while you are asleep. She just got busted this time.

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