Screamed out of my warm bed

TPFKA@W · Post by **TPFKA@W** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:03 pm

I was so warm and so toasty this morning under my lovely flannel sheets and warm comforter, snuggled up and blissful but awake and debating a cold trip to the bathroom. We keep the bedroom window open a bit no matter how cold it is. It was about 16F this am. It was about 6:45 am and I was relishing the minutes before the man had to get up and get ready for work.
Suddenly I heard blood curdling screaming that appeared to be coming from my neighbor's master bedroom which is only really yards away. It persisted for a the better part of a minute and stopped.

I was up like a shot. I listened and heard no more. This is not typical for this neighborhood which is generally quiet except for the other neighbor's yappy damned dog. I debated with husband about the best course of action. I decided to go check on the neighbor who is a young, single female who lives alone. I put on a coat and shoes and trekked out in the snow. Husband wanted to go but he has hip issues at the moment. I banged on her door until she answered. It quickly became apparent that she was fine and not the problem. I asked if she was alone and was there anyone hurting her? She was alone and clearly not hurt or frightened. She thanked me for caring and I went home. (We can't decide how she affords to live in the house she does at her age. Trust baby, internet millionaire?)

So here I sit wondering what the hell...and worrying about I don't know who.

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:32 pm

Banshee!

wesw · Post by **wesw** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:50 pm

peacock?

bad dream?

cougar?

eagle?

injured prey animal?

maybe a coyote got the yappy dog?

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:58 pm

You may be misinterpreting the nature of the screams...

Maybe she wasn't really alone...(wink, wink, nudge, nudge)

Or perhaps she had purchased a really good Mr. Buzzy...

TPFKA@W · Post by **TPFKA@W** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:15 pm

Lord Jim wrote:You may be misinterpreting the nature of the screams...

Maybe she wasn't really alone...(wink, wink, nudge, nudge)

Or perhaps she had purchased a really good Mr. Buzzy...

Ha ha. This actually isn't funny. At all. I strongly suspect someone in the near neighborhood got the shit beat out of her. I hope she is alive.

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:42 pm

That wouldn't be funny at all.

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:29 pm

... stress induced night terrors or sleep terrors, take your pick. Often associated with loud screaming and, quite often, sleepwalking. It's not only a problem related to small children.

MG McAnick · Post by **MG McAnick** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:43 pm

Therapeutic primal screaming to which she would not admit?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primal_therapy

Sounds bogus to me.

I know a young lady who became paraplegic due to a car wreck that was not her fault. She was able to pay for and remodel a very nice house with wheelchair accessibility with the settlement she got from the other driver. Maybe your neighbor got a similar settlement, but doesn't need a wheelchair.

wesw · Post by **wesw** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:21 am

this has bothered me all day.

any word, tpk@w?

Joe Guy · Post by **Joe Guy** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:56 am

Did your neighbor say she heard the scream too? If she said 'no' it was probably hers.

Either that or she may have just killed a screaming lady.

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:57 am

She thanked me for caring

Definitely something wrong

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 2:06 am

Whatever you do, don't look under the bed... or hide behind the chainsaws.

TPFKA@W · Post by **TPFKA@W** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 3:51 am

Ran into the neighbor on the other side of young girl while at the grocery. He heard the screaming but thought it came from the house across the road from the young girl and catty-corner to his home and mine. The plot thickens.

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 2:36 pm

TPFKA@W wrote:... (A neighbor) heard the screaming but thought it came from the house across the road from the young girl and catty-corner to his home and mine. The plot thickens.

The smell of rotting flesh is hard to ignore. You'll know more in a few days.

Guinevere · Post by **Guinevere** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 2:39 pm

I hope everyone is OK. That's troubling.

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 6:32 pm

Owls and skunks both make screaming noises. The former sound more human and blood-curdling than the latter. When I worked at UCSC I would get occasional calls from people who thought owl screams were human. I most often heard it during nesting but the young owls will sometimes continue to scream for a long time after the adults have stopped bringing food to them.

http://earbirding.com/blog/archives/2365

http://macaulaylibrary.org/audio/50544

It might be another animal as well.

yrs,
rubato

TPFKA@W · Post by **TPFKA@W** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 6:36 pm

Frogs and rabbits scream too. It was not a varmit noise.

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 6:44 pm

TPFKA@W · Post by **TPFKA@W** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:24 pm

Too bad they wouldn't give you a ride Meade.

oldr_n_wsr · Post by **oldr_n_wsr** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:53 pm

Owls and skunks both make screaming noises.

Cats too.

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