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while making breakfast I was looking out the kitchen window, 2nd story looks onto street
I saw a woman I did not recognise stop in front of my neighbours house, take a photo of the house number, then take photos of pot plants. ( It's a very small suburb and at this hour we get joggers, dog walkers and people going to the train station, I recognise nearly everyone )
then she did the same at my place, took photos of front of house with numbers and took pictures of pot plants
I rapped on the window hard and she walked away quickly, then I yelled at her from the balcony and told her I would tell my neighbours and we would move everything
she said she was looking at nice flowers and using google because she wants to know what they are so she can make a nice garden for her son . Did not say sorry. She hurried away 🤨
I don't think you're over reacting. You have the right to know wtf is going on.
What is AIOR?
am I over reacting
I don't think you're overreacting, but also she may not have been lying.
I often take photos out and about, of flowers, bugs, or nice views. Sometimes a bug or flower will be on someone's property so I zoom in or crop to avoid any identifying info. Like, I could see her explanation as being the truth, but I also don't think you overreacted.
I too sometimes take pics of flowers I see, so I can see that reason as being credible
It just seemed too organised
stand, take a photo of house number where there are no plants, then take pics of plants
why take photos of house numbers
I don't think you were over-reacting at all. Could be a number of explanations, but the fact that she pixed house numbers seems very sus to me too. If she comes back, take a picture of her and send an email to the local cop shop just in case. . Funny how people like taking pix but don't like being pixed back.
Too many sus things
Might be planned to snitch pot plants for re-sale at a market up the country. It's been known to happen. As has people nicking flowers from cemeteries for the same purpose.
my thought exactly
and casing for pot plants is not something you can do from a drive by, you have to see behind front fences
And then send your teenage sons around with a van to do the actual snitching.
yup
That's not overreacting.
'so she can make a nice garden for her son' makes it a bit more suss.
That said some people over the years have taken pictures of my front garden but it was obvious it was just for flowers and nothing else.
If it happens again you should offer her a cutting and then you'll know ;)