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Creepy old man in shopping plaza parking lot near Milwaukee & Division

Saw a really creepy old white dude approach a young woman in very dented up car in the parking lot just outside the Ulta. He claimed to work at Gerber Collision and Glass and just happened to have a suction cup thing to pull out the dents. He was super pushy and insistent about fixing the car for her "for free" despite her repeatedly telling him no thank you. Then he got super nasty and rude saying she "wasn't a smart woman" and she quickly drove away.

I got such a creepy vibe from it. Why carry a suction cup with you just because? I feel like he looks for people with dented up cars and perhaps would demand money if they let him do it, or maybe even way worse. I'm glad she was smart. Just wanted to warn everyone in case he frequents the area.

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u/passive_poltergeist — 1 day ago
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Chicken pigeon? It has bell bottoms

This pigeon spent the night on my window sill and we found it wandering the neighborhood the next day. Never seen anything like it. Hope it's ok.

Edit: The bird was already gone when I posted this. I walked around and looked for it but didn't see it. I live in a city with hundreds of pigeons so it didn't occur to me that this could be a pet pigeon needing to be rescued. Sorry if that's upsetting to anyone. I didn't know.

Update: I found the bird. It was on my roof last night and this morning it is on my neighbor's roof. I tried coaxing it down for hours and left food. I posted on Nextdoor and contacted Great Lakes Pigeon Rescue, who told me to try to trap it. Can't really try unless it comes down. I also let my neighbors know.

Update to the Update: I wish I could say I caught the bird. Yesterday around 4pm I saw it poking around my neighbor's yard again so I grabbed a towel and went out to try and get it. The bird let me get quite close and I offered some water and chopped nuts (not the best I know, but I didn't have anything else). It doesn't appear food motivated; I tried the upturned hamper trap with a bread trail the previous night and it didn't budge from the roof. It looked at me and seemed calm so I slowly inched closer, but then it flew away in a flash. Haven't seen it since. I left the nuts and water on my window sill in case it comes back. I'm worried I scared it off but I'll get some seed today and keep an eye out, and take a long walk as well to look for it. Not sure what will come of it if I see it again, the bird is very skittish it seems and not so comfortable around people.

Also, I should note, I really can't leave food out on the ground for 2 reasons. One, it could attract rats, and two, we have stray cats that would potentially take it out very quickly. The very diligent ants get an honorable mention.

u/passive_poltergeist — 6 days ago