I was once in this reserve (which will remain nameless) to realign a satellite dish. I stayed at the lodge that was the only one available. Ay about 11pm I hear people talking outdoors from my room. It sounded like 2 guys and a girl. I couldn't make out what they were saying, but the seemed to have a very lengthy conversation. I was the only person staying in the lodge, so it was a lot like a scene from 'The Shining'. I shut off the light to the hallway and snuck to each room to see if I could see anything out of the windows of each lodge room. I was too dark. My room was the last room at the end of the hall. I slowly made my way to the lobby and then into another hallway , which led to a room containing a mechanics/carpenters/plumberls work bench. Then I heard someone crawling through a window that wasn't locked. I grabbed a 2x4, but then I realized 'this guy could have a nail gun for all I know', so I made my way to the closest room which gave me a limited view of the lobby area (The lodge wasn't large, had 6 rooms and the lobby was also a dining room on the other half). I waited until I heard the footsteps of the other guy to get close enough. I looked into the lobby/dinning area and peered into a poorly lite area and waited. I saw the guys reflection off of a 2x9 plate glass window and hide myself behind the wall, listening for his footsteps. I then was overwhelmed with the smell of gasoline, 'A gas sniffer!!'. From what I know from my experience with a gas sniffer is that they don't feel most impacts unless it's directly on the forehead. I knew I was screwed if he found me. I could've had a gun to shoot him with, but he would've just smiled and overpowered me despite his size and strength. The closest thing I could find was a lamp to thow at his head, A LAMP! I waited for him to get closer but I heard a door open. 'WTF?' I looked only to see him leaving the building. I went over to the dining area and found a rubber mallet. He left because there is an apartment connecting to the building and there was a family in there, had a couple of dogs that wouldn't stop barking that night. The caretaker ruched over with his wife, daughter and dogs behind him. They questioned me for 20 min about what happened and investigated the areas the gas sniffer was in. Apperently, they were after food and prlonged their stay by accessing the basement hatch which was under the room I was staying in. I didn't do anything at the time because I couldn't find the other 2 ppl trying that were outdoors. All in all, I came out of that one without a scratch. Had I tried anything, I might've been killed.
