Be wary of the mail

[tricolordad]

Today, I opened the mailbox and received a package. It was slim, heavy and addressed to my nickname, which I never use for mail and only my wife and kids call me. I only receive packages when I pay for stuff online through UPS and FedEx, so for a package to be in my mailbox is very suspicious. The other thing that struck me as odd was that it had a return address from Newtown, CT, and was postmarked in Minneapolis, MN.

To make a long story, I carefully set it on a stump over 100 yards from my house and doused it with gasoline. I then made a trail of lighter fluid to the package, lit it and grabbed cover behind my garage. It ignited in a glorious fashion and almost immediately let off a few small pops. I let it burn for a few minutes and put it out with a few shovels full of dirt. There is no trace of paper in the debris and lots of small pieces of plastic. I do not know what it was, but I have a suspicion that it was supposed to harm me or a family member. I recently sent a few letters to the local paper countering with fact the rhetoric a Brady fan had sent in and angered several people in my community. I have been threatened and once had a man in a blue van follow me for almost 10 miles and try to run me off the road. I have received 2 hand written threats in my mailbox this week. And I have a feeling that it's just beginning.

Bottom line, if you did not send for it, do not open it, do not bring it in the house. Get it as far away as you can and dispose of it. Bury it, bun it, drop it in a lake, but do not open it. These are our adversaries and they do mean us harm.

 

[Treo]

Wow, that is some incredibly bad advice.

Setting fire to a package that you don’t know what’s in or burying it is either asking for trouble or passing your trouble on to someone else. Let’s get hypothetical for a second , you bury it an neighbor’s dog digs it up and takes it home where the neighbor’s kid opens the package which is full of rat poison laced cookies (farfetched but could happen).

If you are that freaked out by the package called the cops and let them dispose of it.

 

[tricolordad]

Wow, that is some incredibly bad advice.

Setting fire to a package that you don’t know what’s in or burying it is either asking for trouble or passing your trouble on to someone else. Let’s get hypothetical for a second , you bury it an neighbor’s dog digs it up and takes it home where the neighbor’s kid opens the package which is full of rat poison laced cookies (farfetched but could happen).

If you are that freaked out by the package called the cops and let them dispose of it.

Ok then don't bury it. Treo's kid might eat the cookies.

 

[Ringo]

Sounds like a personal problem.

 

[blueribbonman]

I'm very glad that you & your family are safe. Stay vigilant & safe.

 

[r1derbike]

tricolor, maybe it was a gift from your wife and kids?

 

[Icemanii]

Not sure I would have poured gas on a package I was that concerned with and lit it on fire. Had it been full of an explosive substance, would that not have detonated it? Glad you and the family are safe, but thinking you may have gotten lucky on this one.

 

[Lakeland Man]

Tricolordad, while I think you are often a world class dork, I'm glad you and your family weren't harmed. I agree that calling the police would have been a smarter decision. As it is, you've destroyed evidence in what could have been a criminal matter.

Stay safe and keep voicing your opinions.

 

[tricolordad]

Tricolordad, while I think you are often a world class dork, I'm glad you and your family weren't harmed. I agree that calling the police would have been a smarter decision. As it is, you've destroyed evidence in what could have been a criminal matter.

Stay safe and keep voicing your opinions.

Ummm thanks lol. Calling the police doesn't help around here. Last time I called them, it was Sept 11 2012 and I was jailed without charges for over 24 hours and made to walk 28 miles home barefoot in my boxers in the 100+ degree heat. Even the deputy who booked me had no idea why I was there. He tried to release me his Sgt booked me personally. So screw em.

Sounds like a personal problem.

A holier than thou bible thumper?? Naaa get outta here.

I'm very glad that you & your family are safe. Stay vigilant & safe.

Thanks, you seem to be normal. Whatcha doin on here? Lol

 

[tricolordad]

tricolor, maybe it was a gift from your wife and kids?

Nope. She was the one who noticed the postmark didn't match the return label.

 

[Blacksheardad]

I agree with the "glad you're safe" thread. Can't agree with the way you handled it though. Gases, chemicals, etc could have been released with the burning. If you have a problem with LE in the area call the fire chief. That was one f my big duties when I was an Asst. Chief. If it is something bad they're gonna have to ultimately deal with it anyway.
Be vigilante and stay safe.

 

[Ringo]

A holier than thou bible thumper?? Naaa get outta here.

Holier than "thou" is a no-brainer. Still sounds like a personal problem to me, in fact, strange packages should be the least of your concerns.

 

[Nat'lGrdTop]

Is there ANY way the moderators of the site can warn newbies to the site to not believe anything Tricolor says, types, enters??? He's got to be an eleven year old in his parents basement making stuff up. Not since Forrest Gump has so many things happened to one person. Both are fiction.

 

[Peggy Reist]

I forget that some places don't have good police departments. Sounds like yours are some real wieners.

I think other than pouring gas on it, you probably handled it about as well as you could. I do wish you could have preserved enough to tell what it was. And it certainly convinced you to watch your mail closely. But since that failed, the next time might not be a suspicious package. It could be some strange vehicle again, maybe following your wife or one of your kids this time.

OK, so your police department is useless or worse. I agree. Go over their head next time. In Kansas we have the KBI branch of the FBI. I assume you have a WBI or something similar. Possibly they're not much better than your local PD, but maybe there's someone else? Especially if you get another suspicious package, call someone. At the very least, it'll get it on the record for evidence.

 

[Treo]

Is there ANY way the moderators of the site can warn newbies to the site to not believe anything Tricolor says, types, enters??? He's got to be an eleven year old in his parents basement making stuff up. Not since Forrest Gump has so many things happened to one person. Both are fiction.

There are no moderators on this site

 

[Treo]

Tricolordad, while I think you are a world class dork,

Fixed it right up for you

 

[Hoganbeg]

If this is true, you screwed up IMO. Since it was shipped interstate it is a federal matter and you could have notified both the carrier and the FBI.

 

[tricolordad]

Is there ANY way the moderators of the site can warn newbies to the site to not believe anything Tricolor says, types, enters??? He's got to be an eleven year old in his parents basement making stuff up. Not since Forrest Gump has so many things happened to one person. Both are fiction.

You voted for Obama, therefore nobody on this site except your liberal troll buddies will listen to you. Try defensivecarry.com, its' where all the liberal hypocrites such as yourself hang out.

 

[DRNurse1]

If this is true, you screwed up IMO. Since it was shipped interstate it is a federal matter and you could have notified both the carrier and the FBI.

+1, tricolordad. Even more because, if it was IN your mailbox, a call to the USPS Postal Inspector Service is in order. Ask anyone working for the USPS, a group with whom one should not trifle.

Your choice, while maybe not the wisest, did solve the immediate problem but does not address the source/ cause directly so that remains out there, unknown, as a threat to you and yours.

However, all y'all are safe for now, and that is a good thing.

 

[BC1]

Today, I opened the mailbox and received a package. It was slim, heavy and addressed to my nickname, which I never use for mail and only my wife and kids call me. I only receive packages when I pay for stuff online through UPS and FedEx, so for a package to be in my mailbox is very suspicious. The other thing that struck me as odd was that it had a return address from Newtown, CT, and was postmarked in Minneapolis, MN.

To make a long story, I carefully set it on a stump over 100 yards from my house and doused it with gasoline. I then made a trail of lighter fluid to the package, lit it and grabbed cover behind my garage. It ignited in a glorious fashion and almost immediately let off a few small pops. I let it burn for a few minutes and put it out with a few shovels full of dirt. There is no trace of paper in the debris and lots of small pieces of plastic. I do not know what it was, but I have a suspicion that it was supposed to harm me or a family member. I recently sent a few letters to the local paper countering with fact the rhetoric a Brady fan had sent in and angered several people in my community. I have been threatened and once had a man in a blue van follow me for almost 10 miles and try to run me off the road. I have received 2 hand written threats in my mailbox this week. And I have a feeling that it's just beginning.

Bottom line, if you did not send for it, do not open it, do not bring it in the house. Get it as far away as you can and dispose of it. Bury it, bun it, drop it in a lake, but do not open it. These are our adversaries and they do mean us harm.

You just burned your free sample bottle of Viagra. Now what?