if it doesn't seem right

Got home about midnight from work and noticed that the Jack Johnson documentary would be on at 1 A.M. Stayed up and watched it, took my little dog out side at 3 (I always go with her) and she started barking. Across the bridge from me, about 75 yards away, we could see 2 men walking.

Now that didn't seem right, not only was it 3 in the morning but it was also 0 degrees outside. Not the time or the place for a walk. I scooted Snickers back inside.

When you feel something isn't right, go with your feelings.

A while later there is a pounding on the front door. There's a guy outside saying that he was just robbed and needs help! He doesn't have a coat on, I don't know him and I don't know where he came from.

I called the sheriff for him but I wouldn't let him in. There are a couple of other people in the house who cannot fend for themselves.

It was, or it felt like, a long wait. I live on the last road in the county.

A deputy finally showed up and I went outside at a different door. This poor fellow really was robbed (he could have been a robber himself using a simple ploy to get in.) The 2 men I saw earlier had gotten in the nearby VFW and surprised him, held a gun to his head, but he bolted and came straight to my house. They had followed but kept going.

Our instincts still work. We just aren't in touch with them as well as we could be. When you feel that you should or shouldn't be doing something, pay attention to your instincts.

I talked to the victim outside. I was full of remorse for not being able to let him in. My instinct was to apologize profusely, which I did.