During the time when I decided to stop posting and take a break, there was a new development of craziness in our lives. It comes in the form of a mysterious crazy person who is apparently patrolling our neighborhood against evil spirits. Yes, you heard me right.
Last Friday, I got home from work early and I found something peculiar in the middle of the street. You know how people have Welcome mats in front of their doors? Well, someone had taken all the Welcome mats off each of our doorsteps, and piled them in the middle of the road. And not only that, they'd thrown dead flowers on top of them. And then they'd drawn a circle with a chalk around the pile too.
My best guess is that this person believes that Welcome mats invite evil spirits into your homes, and she was protecting us by putting them inside a magical circle. But it gets better. On my doorstep (where the mat used to be) was a gift bag. Inside of it was a small dirty teddy bear, an orange, a torn up book of spiritual quotes, and a bottle cap from a beer that I think she got out of my trash can!
And in my driveway she'd drawn pentagrams and flowers and the words 'Sue loves Tim forever'. I had no idea what the hell was going on. It was totally bizarre! I decided to leave everything where it was until my neighbor across the street got home. He seems to know everything about the place, and I was correct in assuming he knew what this meant.
There is a woman (named Sue) who has chosen our street to protect. She's out of her mind and has been in jail several times for trespassing and loitering and destruction of property. She was once found sleeping under someone's front porch. And when they kicked her out, she ripped the wooden house numbers off the side of their garage and lit them on fire in their driveway!
Bill (my neighbor) deduced that Sue just got out of jail (or the mental hospital) and decided to go back to 'patrolling' our street. The gift bag must have been our welcome wagon present. And yesterday evening, I actually saw Sue out in front of my house. In my driveway! Or at least I assumed it was her because she looked homeless and a bit out of her mind, as she stared at my car in the driveway.
So I went out there and said hello and I asked her if she wanted something. She was holding a wrapped present in her hands, along with a coffee cup, and she totally ignored me. Then she put the present next to my car and said, "please don't hurt me!" But she wasn't talking to ME, she was talking to my car. Then she screamed and threw her coffee cup at the telephone pole, then ran away.
Wow. I had no idea what the hell to do. Plus, I was kinda scared to see what was in the box. What if it was a bomb? But I got brave and went over and kicked the box, just to make sure it wouldn't explode. Which is stupid, because if it was really a bomb, kicking it wouldn't really save my ass. It would just make it blow up and kill me faster.
But it wasn't a bomb (obviously). In fact, when I actually ripped it open, it was empty. There was nothing in it. But what do you think I should do about this? Should I call the police? She hasn't actually done anything to me except move my mat and give me strange presents and draw on my driveway with chalk. Is that an actual crime? Is it harassment of some sort? Trespassing? Or should I just let it go for awhile and see if she gets bored?
I'd hate to have her set up residence under my porch and then light my address numbers on fire. Am I a magnet for crazy people? Do I send off vibes like a dog whistle that only they can hear? Seriously. This is just so weird. Why me?
-evil_twin LA
evil_twin posted on Aug 21, 2007
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adaisyday said on Aug 21, 2007....
Well that is just sad to read. I'm not sure calling the police will ensure she gets proper treatment as she isn't displaying any real harm to herself. I hate to see people who have mental illness just wander and wander in their confused states like this.
I often wonder where are their families, don't they care??? ... but I also know that just because you do have a family doesn't mean the mentally ill will allow them to intervene. Vicious cycle , ugly reality.
Surely your nurse cutie could answer what right treatment should be offered next time you see her appear .. I would not aggitate her or try and scare her away ...but you can't at the same time befriend her and welcome her into your life ...because she can not relate to you in that fashion.
Hmmm, I offer no solutions ...but we here at work are next to a nursing home facility and we get some of their elderly residents that like to take a walk of freedom and we gently sit them down and call the nursing home to come and get them ... all of them just want to go home ... and they certainly don't mean back to the nursing home ...
Sad sad sad! :((
She will make an interesting blog ... but I hope someone can get her some real help soon! Good luck and keep us posted :) -
secretlife said on Aug 21, 2007....
i would call the police.
that's the only way to make sure that she gets some kind of help.
and she sounds like she needs it.
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silverwhisper said on Aug 21, 2007....
dude, you really aren't doing anything to help combat the stereotype that californians are all nuts... :D
seriously though: i tend to ignore crazies, myself. i don't have any recommendations, though.
i still can't get over her talking to your car...
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uniquely-ironic said on Aug 21, 2007....
Hey, I think talking to your car is perfectly reasonable. I mean, if I thought objects could hear I'd certainly tell cars not to hit me. So, since she's working with a few french fries short of a happy meal, she's doing something perfectly normal.Okay, I'm going to stop being smart mouth and give some real responce.She appears to be harmless this far. It has been my experience that crazy people have limited attention spans. (and I seem to have the same crazy people magnet personality you do) You could wait a few days and see if she loses interest in your house/car/person. If she seems fixated then you might contact the police and let them know that she seems in need of social services rather than police intervention. -
brokenandused said on Aug 21, 2007....
my two cents is to maybe call the police to let them know what's going on and to maybe keep an eye out for her? At least then it's on record that you did call. Technically she did vandalize your property but..... if you think she might get crazier... She also "technically" stole from you....but again.... these are minor things but if she already has a record.... i dunno. Just my opionon. -
evil_twin said on Aug 21, 2007....
daisy--I only know a little about this woman from what my neighbor told me. She's been doing this sort of thing on and off for over a year. But I guess she disappears for awhile when she either gets picked up by police or something. But apparently she does have a boyfriend (or something like it). This Tim person she wrote about on my driveway is real. I have a feeling she might run off on him and he doesn't know where to find her. Natalie thinks she's bipolar or schizophrenic and not taking her medication. She's probably right.
secretlife--I think what I'm going to do is call up my friend who is a police officer. He doesn't work this particular area, but he might be able to tell me what to do. If she's harmless, I'm not looking to get her in trouble. But if she's gonna be lighting my stuff on fire, then I have to do something!
silver--I swear that not everyone is crazy here! It seems like it though. I think it has to do with the town where I live. And I don't mean LA as a whole, but a smaller part of it. There are a lot of homeless people near us, even if the area is actually nice. I was trying not to laugh when she was talking to my car, because I knew it was probably mean of me. But it was hard not to!
uniquely--The only reason why I think she won't give up is that she's been doing this now for over a year. She goes away, but then she always comes back. Or so I've heard. I'm not sure why she's so focused on my house this time. Maybe she still thinks we're the drug dealers who used to live there? Or else she knows we're new and this is her way of meeting us? I'm going to talk to my friend who's a policeman and see what he says I should do.
broken--I do think I'm going to at least talk to someone about my options. She hasn't done anything that bad so far, but I don't want it to escalate.
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secretlife said on Aug 21, 2007....
unfortunately social services won't go out there and bring her in for help---so that only leaves you with one avenue...and that's the police. they're the entrance into the 'system'..yeah, probably the same one that put her back out on the streets, but the only one we have just the same-
i'm sure most crazies are perfectly harmless-
but let the police make that determination.
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evil_twin said on Aug 21, 2007....
secretlife--That's good information to know. I really wasn't sure how it worked. I guess that's why she's been arrested in the past because that's the only thing you can do. And then I guess they can have her committed? -
ZsuzsiO said on Aug 21, 2007....
This one made me think of all the movies we see all the time. The main character is experiencing all kinds of things that at first even he believes to be possible, but than turn out to be true, and he starts acting wierd. Result: people think he is crazy.So let's assume, just for the sake of the conversation, that the old lady is right and we are wrong. What if there really are bad spirits and SHE can see them? What if cars CAN hear us (Transformers, hallo!!!)?You know what I think? As long as she does not harm you, your family or your property, you should not worry about her. All she needs is for you to leave her alone.But if it was me? I'd take a bong and try to roll with her. It must be very interesting inside her head. Imagine the trips she could take you on.......I can already see it:She comes to my yard doing something amusingly strange not even knowing I am there. I reach for the bong and open the door for my imagination and sense of humor than go out there and greet her with something surprising but kind and friendly, like "hey, Sue, did you see that too? Wow, that was a big one! Where shoudl we hide?", and just wait what she says.I mean, going to hide with her and looking out for "it", maybe even getting a bit of a speach, or lesson from her must be a trip.Or you could make up your own gift bag for her and just give it to her with an extremely serious look on your face, wispering to her "don't tell any one. Use it only when it is full moon".People like her are out there cause the system can't do anything about them. It is sad, but it is even worse if people reject them and are afraid of them. Of course, I am not saying you should blindely trust her and open your doors for her, but getting the police involved sounds harsh to me.Hey, how about nailing your matts down to the porch, or even glue it? LOL -
evil_twin said on Aug 21, 2007....
ZsuzsiO--You know, you make an interesting point! I have to admit that sometimes when I see those people on the street with signs saying, "the end is near" a small part of me wonders if they actually know something we don't know! Are they really crazy? But I don't know if I'll be inviting this woman into my house to share a bong! :-P I don't have a bong. But I think at this point I'm just going to wait and see how much of a nuisance she is. I don't think she was here today, because I'm home now and I didn't see anything weird. -
nursecutie said on Aug 21, 2007....
You wrote about the crazy lady!! That was sooooo weird what she did! She scares me a little because I don't know what she will do next. People like that can be very unpredictable............
She may be harmless, but she's proven that she can be destructive too. Lighting things on fire??? That's not ok! LOL
The problem with these people is that they do not think they need help, so they rarely get it. They can be forced, but you can't keep someone locked up forever unless they do something REALLY bad........
So when they get out, they usually stop the meds and end up back on the street. It's sad...........but I think if she shows up again we should call someone. just to be safe...........
xxoo natalie xxoo
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travelr712 said on Aug 21, 2007....
no et, it's not you, it's your car! it's possessed! haven't you seen the stephen king movie 'christine'? so the crazy lady isn't so crazy after all, she recognizes the evil nature of the being ihabiting your car, and is afraid of it because she knows the being knows she knows, and she's convinced she's the first one it's gonna come after! the present is so the car will like her and not kill her, but she knows it can't open the present, cause cars don't have thumbs. so she didn't put anything in the box, cause just in case the present doesn't work, she's not out anything. see? it all makes sense.
the telephone pole thing is a different matter. maybe it was thirsty?
in all seriousness, you should let the police know what happened, because if something worse happens, you'll have a documented historical pattern. you may never need it, but if you do, it'll be there. i also kinda liked zsuosio's idea. not exactly like she described maybe, but if you meet sue on her own level, talk to her like you believe what she's saying and doing, not like she's crazy, she may start to trust you and confide in you. that could be a good thing, i.e. no more driveway graffiti, or it could be a bad thing, i.e. porch guest. but at least you'll have a better idea of what her story is.
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boogiebear22 said on Aug 21, 2007....
I would call the police and tell them she is mentally unstable. I'm sure they could get some kind of social worker out there to get her proper treatment. -
DesertMermaid said on Aug 22, 2007....
e_t : While I understand that the woman might not be a serious offender. But still she needs help and yes she needs it fast. You never know what she will be upto next.
Just watch out you two! Its amusing for us to read but its scary for you guys.
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Suddenrain said on Aug 22, 2007....
Evil and Nurse, maybe she is just reliving some past episode in her life. Being without her meds for whatever reason, sends her back to an old rememberance. Maybe the boyfriend hurt her, kicked her out and she can't get to her meds. Why isn't he looking for her? Maybe your house or car remind her of hers or her boyfriends. Hense the names in the driveway. Maybe all the wecome mats in the street are because she was kicked out and isn't welcome home. Just a thought. :-) -
fearing said on Aug 22, 2007....
I'm with Ed on this. I was watching 'My Best Friend's Wedding' last night. If you've seen it you know the part where Julia Roberts is chasing Dermott (or whatever his name is) across the field and the future mother-in-law says "That's the maid of honor. She's from California." And everyone just nods in agreement. I think I understand that part in the movie now.
I don't know what to tell you except get a house alarm and if you come home and there is a bunny rabbit boiling in a pot on your stove, run.
I'd also like to quote Julia Sugarbaker (Designing Women) - "In the south, we don't ask IF you have crazy people in your family. We just ask which side they're on.".
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evil_twin said on Aug 22, 2007....
cutie--You're right. She's totally unpredictable. I'm just glad she didn't show up again yesterday. I hope she doesn't show up today while you're home alone. If she does, you know what to do. And then you call me too!
trav--You were cracking me up! But you know, my car just might be possessed. I mean, another crazy person tried to get in it at that stoplight a few weeks ago. But if my car is talking to people, I wish I knew what it was saying! It must be pretty intimidating if this woman is asking it not to hurt her and bribing it with presents. If I see her again, I'll attempt to speak to her. But if that doesn't work, I'll call the cops.
boogiebear--I'm going to consider that if she comes back.
Desert--We'll be careful :-) And you're right, we don't know what she'll do next.
sudden--I have no idea where the boyfriend is or if he's looking for her. Maybe they're not even together anymore? But I guess he was seen in the past picking her up from our street and making her leave with him. But she always comes back (or so I've heard). I'm not sure what the significance is with our street though. You could be right.
fearing--Not all of us out here are crazy! Well, there are varying levels of crazy, I suppose :-P I'm glad she did not leave us a boiling bunny rabbit on our stove! I'll take the creepy teddy bear and the orange. Although, I had no idea what to do with it. I wanted to throw it away, but I was afraid that would upset her if she looked through my trash. So I just stuck it on the back patio! I didn't want it inside the house.
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nursecutie said on Aug 22, 2007....
I wanted to check in and say that the crazy lady has not come back today..........yet!! LOL
I went out for awhile and when I came home there was no chalk drawings or creepy presents...........maybe she went away??
I hope so!!!
xxoo natalie xxoo
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rmuxagirl said on Aug 22, 2007....
dude I just laughed my ass off as I read this. I would wait to see what else she would do. I mean she isn't attempting to harm you.
We have a homeless man that walks around with home bow and arrows.
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evil_twin said on Aug 22, 2007....
cutie--That's good news! Although I just talked to you, so I already knew :-P But I'm glad you posted this update for everyone.
rmuxagirl--I'm glad you were laughing! see, I thought it was pretty damn hilarious myself, but I felt a bit bad for wanting to crack up because she's obviously crazy. But seeing her talk to my car was the funniest thing I've ever seen.
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destinydiva said on Aug 22, 2007....
wow kyle, you sure do attract them..... he he in your last life you maybe ran a mental institute??? lol (my past life conspiracy theory!!) oooh my lights are flashing again?? weird!!
anyways... i dont know what to say actually, i feel sorry for her, but at the same time scared for you and nat, that must be really creepy, she defo needs help, over here i would phone the local government agency and they would send someone over and put her in a loony bin, dont know how it works there? do you have a department for that??
stay safe!! :-) lock your doors dont replace your welcome mat, and don't teach your car to talk back at her!! i guess??
Destiny :-)
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destinydiva said on Aug 22, 2007....
trav, maybe its cus i'm used to your real name? i keep missing your comments, that was funny!!! lmao.... :-) xxx
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tizzygirl said on Aug 22, 2007....
Man this post is funny! I missed some good stuff while work had me tied up!! Anyway calling the police might or might not help because from things I've worked with most the time the police can't do anything or wont do anything unless something drastic happens. I'm sure they tell her all the time to leave it alone and they know about her. Just try to be freindly or ignore her and if she does do something to your property that is permenent, like do something to your car, then call the police. I don't know cali law but here there is nothing the police can do to get someone help, their family is the only one that can do that and if there is no family then oh well......maybe she was delivering an evil spirit in the "empty" box so that way she is now going to focus on your house to rid it of the spirit she planted there? He he, just a theory. I wouldn't worry too much unless she becomes aggresive! -
travelr712 said on Aug 22, 2007....
des - i wondered about that. -
Tara115 said on Aug 22, 2007....
WOW thats creepy. what a weirdo, kinds like my weird old neighbor Wilma, lol only worse in her own way. That is so creepy! Keep us updated though, very interesting. Maybe you should try to set her up somehow with something funny and see what she does, If that was me, I would mess with her big time LOL -
queenparanoia said on Sep 03, 2007....
oh my... that is a little weird... why you? because you have this personality that attarcs crazy people!!! joke!!! just kidding evil twin... =) -
VICARIOUS said on Sep 11, 2007....
Oh god this is so awesome. I love crazy people. I ahve theroies about craziness, but that is anotehr story. Please share more about this crazy bitch. Lol. -
evil_twin said on Sep 11, 2007....
vicarious--I'm glad you're enjoying my crazy person saga. I'm sure I'll have more to tell, because this chick is still around somewhere. I'm just waiting for her next bout of weirdness!
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