Peek-A-Boo..... Someone's Looking Out For You...

...and someone definitely was looking out for me this day. Back when I first started serving I had a serve that still amazes me, and shows that you really have to be observant doing this job... and a little faith never hurt either.

I had made several attempts to an address that was not in such a great neighborhood, constantly with no luck. On the third attempt I finally spoke to a minor who verified the address and that the servee lived there. Finally a day or so later I received a phone call from the servee who called about the notices I had left, and we set up an appointment to meet the following day. We exchange info on what each us will be driving and what time I will be there, etc. The next day rolls around and I pull on to the street and park a few houses down to get a good visual for when they pull up in their car. The sun begins to disappear beyond the horizon as I notice two men walking down the street, and walk into the servee's residence. Still no car, so I pull up across the street from the house and wait. Not five minutes go by when I notice one of the men hiding on the side of the house holding something in his hands... waiting for me to walk up to the door and I'm sure get jumped. I decided to just sit in my vehicle and wait for this supposed car to show up. Finally after about thirty minutes, the other man that walked into the house walks out to my car and asks me who I was looking for. I told him who I was and who I was looking for, and he finally tells me that he is the servee that I am supposed to meet. He said that he parked his car around the corner and brought along a buddy because he thought that I was going to jump him. I checked his ID, gave him his legal docs and drove off into the night.

To this day I still think a higher power was watching over me that day... because if I would have gotten out of that car and stepped on to that property, I may not be here. But something inside me told me to wait. Always be aware of your surroundings.... no matter where you are. In this economy and people getting more and more desperate... times are getting scary.