Another classic dies

I knocked on the door look around I see a car on the driveway and noticed the door for the garage open. I didn't enter, I did not see anyone inside standing 10 feet from the house. Right next to the garage is the back yard. I looked back there and noticed no one So I jump into my truck. A lady than pulls up from the intersection peels tire in a mini van and into the driveway.

She pulls in and opens the door of her van, I than open the door of my truck she than asks How can I help you? I than ask Is this car for sale? Than she got defensive you are trespassing get off the property before I call police. I than head into my truck to leave. She than says the car has been sitting for 30 years She than states that the car has has parts stolen off of it. I told her I mean no harm I was just wondering if the car was for sale. By than she is walking around the house. I'm into my truck at this time ready to leave. She notices the garage door open. I roll down the window of my truck and said. I did not open the door. She says Right now its not looking good for you and says to leave before I call police I say Ok and leave.

Did I do anything wrong here? Or is it just wrong timing???

I wanted this car to be my next project either that if it was too far gone which it may have been frame and floor wise. I would of parted it out. Be useful to someone else car at least.

Your going to get yourself shot.

Hydro's right. Unless you wanna look like the weirdo that keeps stealing junk off of people's cars, the big trick is to wait for someone to be home

If you paid attention to detail. You would of seen that I said there was a car in the driveway. The classic car is sitting in the weeds off of the driveway.

Hydro pay attention I was intending to leave than she showed up.

You cant shoot innocent people, I dont even think she is the owner of the house so she would of shot me illegally, She would of went to jail because she has no jurisdiction to do that. Only thing she could do is call the police.

She can shoot you dead, and then its her word vs your dead body. Figure it out her car, her property, her insecurity, her scared enough to pull a gun. She felt like her life was in danger... her word vs your dead body....

JasonZ wrote:
You cant shoot innocent people, I dont even think she is the owner of the house so she would of shot me illegally, She would of went to jail because she has no jurisdiction to do that. Only thing she could do is call the police.

You can here in Oklahoma. It's called the "Make My Day" law. If someone is trespassing on your land & you feel "threatened" you have the right to fire away, whether they have a gun or not. This also goes for people renting a home & if you're in your vehicle because it's your family & belongings that you're protecting.

Read this & tell me that angry homeowner couldn't have said the same thing:
http://www.oksenate.gov/news/National_Media/nm20041031.html

All I wanted to ask if I was wrong. And how the situation looked like by a 3rd party.

Well, it looks like you were in the wrong.....

Even if it LOOKS like someone is home, you can't just assume that either unless you wanna be in a body bag or in handcuffs. You need to at least knock on the door or something like that.

I have been in similar situations when I was in high school, but I learned just to knock on the door first. If no one is home & I don't know them, no car (almost) is worth risking a bullet.

Somewhat off topic, but I remember one time when my cousin & I found the holy grail of VW in some woods off of the road. I'm talking 30-40 split windows, oval windows, Karmann Ghias, you name it. We parked the car & walked over to check them out. Next thing you know an old man snuck up behind us, shotgun in hand. It wasn't until I felt a slap on the side from his gun that I knew he was there. Talk about scared! He ended up being nice & understood that we were just kids excited over his cars, so he let us go. I think we talked to him for a couple of hours about some of those cars & why he wouldn't sell them... you know the passion that we all have for that certain ride:) . I drove by there a couple of years later & noticed they were all gone, so I stopped at the house. This time there was a young guy that answered the door. I asked where the old man was & was promptly told that he had passed away & all of them junkers were scrapped so they could clean up the place & sell it. Apparently the son didn't share the same passion for Volkswagens.

IndyG3 wrote: You need to at least knock on the door or something like that.

I'm sorry to inform you but did you completely disregarded my first 5 words?

Yup

I have read the responses to your question, and i must admit with the majority. You were in the wrong. It doesn't matter what YOUR intentions were, you were on SOMEONE ELSES property, snooping around. Therefore, in the words that my father would tell me "you were cruising for a bruising".

You asked if you were in the wrong, then when you get the response that you were, you defend yourself and make excuses for what you did...?

JasonZ wrote:I'm sorry to inform you but did you completely disregarded my first 5 words?

I'm sorry to inform you that you're still in the wrong, and to top it off, you knocked on the door and then continued to snoop around.

Alright, I reread everything, let's see what's right & wrong...

I knocked on the door
Good deal that's what you should do

look around I see a car on the driveway and noticed the door for the garage open. I didn't enter, I did not see anyone inside standing 10 feet from the house. Right next to the garage is the back yard. I looked back there and noticed no one So I jump into my truck. A lady than pulls up from the intersection peels tire in a mini van and into the driveway.
Here's where it gets suspicious sounding, you looked around after no one answered the door, the lady might have just had a bad day or might have seen you looking around.

She pulls in and opens the door of her van, I than open the door of my truck she than asks How can I help you? I than ask Is this car for sale? Than she got defensive you are trespassing get off the property before I call police. I than head into my truck to leave.
This is what you should have done, she was in no mood to talk

She than says the car has been sitting for 30 years She than states that the car has has parts stolen off of it. I told her I mean no harm I was just wondering if the car was for sale.
was she accusing you of stealing parts or stating it has happened before? Kind of confused here.

By than she is walking around the house. I'm into my truck at this time ready to leave. She notices the garage door open.
You had to walk around the side of the house to see if the garage door was open? That sounds suspicious.

I roll down the window of my truck and said. I did not open the door. She says Right now its not looking good for you and says to leave before I call police I say Ok and leave.
You just made yourself a suspect by acknowledging the garage door. Pray nothing comes up missing because she probably got your tags & will call the police. You were the only person on her property that she knows of.

Did I do anything wrong here? Or is it just wrong timing???
I not only went to school for Aeronautics, but I also went to school & became a CLEET certified Private Investigator. Sorry bud, but as defensive as you are getting it sounds like you got something to hide. I'm not accusing you just saying to calm down. If the police came to your house for questioning, you'd be going downtown if you couldn't keep your cool.

I wanted this car to be my next project either that if it was too far gone which it may have been frame and floor wise. I would of parted it out. Be useful to someone else car at least.
It sounds like you had good intentions, sorry it turned out like it did.

Ohwell let the car rot to the ground. Just makes the car more rarer.

So you guys are saying I was snooping? I wasn't sneaking being sly or anything of that sort You could see the back yard from the garage door that was open? Yes I was on the property but there was no trespassing signs up or any sort. A car in the driveway indicating someone is home. The time was 4:30 4:45 pm sunny Sunday day after church. Not 10:00pm night time.

Salaura
I'm not defending anything just telling the facts my friend, before you guys start twisting them. Example I drank a glass of water next to a fish bowl. You guys are saying I OMG I drank a fish!
Judging by the responces. I got one saying Wait for someone is home.
I than corrected him stating there was a vehicle there.
Chris saying ima get shot for the 2nd time..
Than a post by rago about a state I dont reside in.
IndyG3 states Well, it looks like you were in the wrong.....

Even if it LOOKS like someone is home, you can't just assume that either unless you wanna be in a body bag or in handcuffs. You need to at least knock on the door or something like that.

I than point him to the first 5 words of my post
Chris says yep
Salaura than agrees with the majority
Than the new post from IndyG3 informing me that I'm still wrong and insist I was snooping.