I'm a heavy sleeper, no doubt. If I'm off a particular day, I don't hear my alarm. You could flashbang my room and then would have to beat me with a stick to get me to wake. If I need to get up, I have to set the clock and tell myself that I actually need to wake. Otherwise, I won't until I have to drain myself.
My house eastern-facing house resembles a large mobile home from the air and I sleep in the northeast corner of the house. My mother sleeps in the southwest corner. One dog sleeps with her and is notorious for barking at anything, but is getting hard-of-hearing. The other sleeps in the entryway on the northwest side and is known for having a more reliable bark.
I crashed this morning at 0130. I was awakened by the sound of something moving on my porch. I've lived in this house most of my life and that sound is quite familiar to me. The noise lasted about two seconds. I rolled to the window and peaked through the blinds and saw nothing, but I can't see much of the porch from that window. I realized it was right at dawn. I moved to the other side of the bed, noticed 0559 on the clock and went to put on my sandals. I couldn't find them. Then I realized that I didn't put on the desert MARPAT trousers nor the 5.11 shorts that I select from most nights. Screw it. I grabbed my Glock from my nightstand and popped off the holster then grabbed my flashlight. I remembered that there was a better light in my jeans pocket and exchanged them. Calling the SO came across my mind, but then I remembered, that we are 15 minutes away from anything if you run code on dry roads.
I got up and went across the room where I can see out through my door and the windows of the front of the house and saw nothing on the porch. I opened the door and checked the back of the house. I walked through the center, darkest part to further clear the porch. I moved to the window and scanned the front yard. My mother's clock alarm started sounding. I went to the back and saw nothing in the backyard. I made my way down the hall wishing I had pants and shoes on.
I walked to the door of my mother's bedroom and looked at her dog. She didn't bark at me, which would be very common. She didn't wag her tail like she does every time she notices me. I almost got to the bed before the dog noticed me and she didn't bark. I checked again out the back.
I sat down on the bed, mother woke, killed her alarm, and I told her what I heard. She asked me if it were raining and I confirmed. She said it was probably a dog of the neighbor's on the porch to get out of the rain. It sounded reasonable. It had crossed my mind before, but I had to make sure.
I noticed a few things and a few things were reiterated. -I should make sure my shoes are ready to go every night, not just most nights. -The same goes for my pants or shorts. -I need to start putting my Surefire on the nightstand, or get a Surefire for my nightstand. -Dawn would not be the best time to come in my house as I can see out without a light, but you'd have a hard time seeing in. -The old dog is getting a lot less alert. -I am getting better alert, or at least selectively alert. But when I do wake, I am quite coherent. -I can still see without my lenses. -Nightsights are sure handy for locating a gun in the dark.
In the end, I've learn a few thing I need to do in case that animal on the porch is of the primate variety next time. Writing this helped me compose my thoughts on the matter-at-hand and maybe it will benefit you as well.
My house eastern-facing house resembles a large mobile home from the air and I sleep in the northeast corner of the house. My mother sleeps in the southwest corner. One dog sleeps with her and is notorious for barking at anything, but is getting hard-of-hearing. The other sleeps in the entryway on the northwest side and is known for having a more reliable bark.
I crashed this morning at 0130. I was awakened by the sound of something moving on my porch. I've lived in this house most of my life and that sound is quite familiar to me. The noise lasted about two seconds. I rolled to the window and peaked through the blinds and saw nothing, but I can't see much of the porch from that window. I realized it was right at dawn. I moved to the other side of the bed, noticed 0559 on the clock and went to put on my sandals. I couldn't find them. Then I realized that I didn't put on the desert MARPAT trousers nor the 5.11 shorts that I select from most nights. Screw it. I grabbed my Glock from my nightstand and popped off the holster then grabbed my flashlight. I remembered that there was a better light in my jeans pocket and exchanged them. Calling the SO came across my mind, but then I remembered, that we are 15 minutes away from anything if you run code on dry roads.
I got up and went across the room where I can see out through my door and the windows of the front of the house and saw nothing on the porch. I opened the door and checked the back of the house. I walked through the center, darkest part to further clear the porch. I moved to the window and scanned the front yard. My mother's clock alarm started sounding. I went to the back and saw nothing in the backyard. I made my way down the hall wishing I had pants and shoes on.
I walked to the door of my mother's bedroom and looked at her dog. She didn't bark at me, which would be very common. She didn't wag her tail like she does every time she notices me. I almost got to the bed before the dog noticed me and she didn't bark. I checked again out the back.
I sat down on the bed, mother woke, killed her alarm, and I told her what I heard. She asked me if it were raining and I confirmed. She said it was probably a dog of the neighbor's on the porch to get out of the rain. It sounded reasonable. It had crossed my mind before, but I had to make sure.
I noticed a few things and a few things were reiterated. -I should make sure my shoes are ready to go every night, not just most nights. -The same goes for my pants or shorts. -I need to start putting my Surefire on the nightstand, or get a Surefire for my nightstand. -Dawn would not be the best time to come in my house as I can see out without a light, but you'd have a hard time seeing in. -The old dog is getting a lot less alert. -I am getting better alert, or at least selectively alert. But when I do wake, I am quite coherent. -I can still see without my lenses. -Nightsights are sure handy for locating a gun in the dark.
In the end, I've learn a few thing I need to do in case that animal on the porch is of the primate variety next time. Writing this helped me compose my thoughts on the matter-at-hand and maybe it will benefit you as well.