bournemouth Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 We just had an unsettling experience. At 8.45 the doorbell rang several times. Out in the street was a gas truck - our neighbor thought it was Zgas. We didn't go down to the gate so the young man outside pushed open the inside door to our buzon and was shining a flashlight on our walkway to the front door. In defense I had to go down to the gate to make sure they understood someone was here. I truly don't believe their main interest was in selling gas. A neighbor reported they got a similar visit a few nights ago. Just be aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Wow. 8:45pm gas truck? Could you tell if it was cylinders or big truck for stationary tanks? Great warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted December 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 A large truck for stationary tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeeper Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Zeta Zeta Zeta Gas!!! A tip: Next time you have to confront someone unknown at your gate, as you open your front door yell, saca la escopeta!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdlngton Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Certainly unusual and disconcerting. I would be upset if any person, let alone a business, did such an inappropriate and invasive thing to do. And at that hour? You might consider contact in a Zeta Gas to express your displeasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 I do not believe it is Zeta gas.. The guys from Los Altos stopped by to tell me my husband had ordered gas. I knew better and told them I am the one ordering the gas, I did not call you because I do not buy from you. Bye.. and that was it.. Modeeper good try but the big truck does not say Zeta zeta gaz. Thanks for the warning Bournemouth- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 There is more than one Los Altos truck, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpsca Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 I've been getting lots and lots of unusual door bell ringing at all hours right now. I have bright lights I can turn on just outside my property and that''s what I do to let them know someone is home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Outside normal delivery hours? Very suspicious. Since the front gate is a goodly distance from the casa, we had one of those small screen units mounted on the wall inside the house which is connected to the doorbell, so that we can see who is at the gate door and/or ask who it is as well. We don't answer the door at all unless we are expecting someone. Friends know to call ahead when they're coming over. Only two often, kids ring the doorbell just for the helluvit and then disappear. Long walk out there for nothing gets old, fast. Also cautious? You betcha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Can you see the people at night gringal? We do not answer the door unless we expect someone as well and our friends usually call us when they are outside the door.. I sure would not answer the door or walk to the door at night. Our gate is always locked as well so I sure would not want to meet someone in the garden at night as it would mean they had broken into the place.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 18 hours ago, bournemouth said: We just had an unsettling experience. At 8.45 the doorbell rang several times. Out in the street was a gas truck - our neighbor thought it was Zgas. We didn't go down to the gate so the young man outside pushed open the inside door to our buzon and was shining a flashlight on our walkway to the front door. In defense I had to go down to the gate to make sure they understood someone was here. I truly don't believe their main interest was in selling gas. A neighbor reported they got a similar visit a few nights ago. Just be aware. Seems pretty shady to me, yes. Now, there is a gas truck in Riberas who's guys are just that pushy; I don't know which logo, though. But your situation definitely sounds like fishing for a break-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeeper Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Call the police They'll come out to your house and investigate .. if you give them some gas money. I doubt the criminal sect here is much different than anywhere else. And fishing is probably the word. Mexicans are likely bolder than most They can pay their way out of anything. I live on the highway 15, the route to PV. I went to two ATM machines nearest my house, both those ATMs were missing. Meaning they were up-rooted and taken away. I drove all the way to Tala and found four more missing. I'd call that bold! When in Rome: The high wire fences that look like the trenches of WWI, the array of barking dogs .. They grew up here, they know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 On 12/29/2017 at 2:36 PM, bmh said: Can you see the people at night gringal? We do not answer the door unless we expect someone as well and our friends usually call us when they are outside the door.. I sure would not answer the door or walk to the door at night. Our gate is always locked as well so I sure would not want to meet someone in the garden at night as it would mean they had broken into the place.. It depends on the street lighting, but mostly no. Since it's a two way audio system, they can speak and identify themselves when I ask on the other end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Thanks Gringal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metuchenmama Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 My inter cam with camera does not let the door bell ringer know I am watching. I can easily see them at night as well as during the day. I have two buttons. One just soundlessly activates the camera but nothing more. The other can be used to activate the inter cam or disengage the gate so they can enter. The camera comes on automatically when someone rings the doorbell. The outside unit is outside my front gate about 60 feet from an inside wall of the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 21 minutes ago, Metuchenmama said: My inter cam with camera does not let the door bell ringer know I am watching. I can easily see them at night as well as during the day. I have two buttonns. One just soundlessly activate the camera but nothing more. The other can be used to activate the inter cam or disengage the gate so they can enter. The camera comes on automatically when someone rings the doorbell. The outside unit is outside my front gate about 60 feet from an inside wall of the house. Mine is similar, but doesn't have a way of unlocking the gate. That would be a good feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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