About 12 months ago I had a visit from a "local" Australian.
My shop is about 5mts away from the house and the shed door is inline with the house side door which is inline with the passage from the dunny. (toilet)
Well it came to pass one night that I needed a break if you know what I mean,
so I just wondered into the house for a few minutes. When I'd finished I stopped to talk to the wife in the passage but noticed something not right in the shed doorway. It was half a head protruding into the opening of the doorway at gut height from inside the shed.
Well he must have decided that he'd been spotted and took off up the driveway.
That's when my legs started moving before my brain. I yelled and took off out the door after him.
I lost him after negotiating 2 small fences and a few front yards, when he went over a tall gate in the next street.
I put my lack of speed down to being 40 and not the sportsman type as well as trying to hold my pants up at the time.
Good thing he was faster, I hadn't got to thinking what I was going to do if I actually caught him.
It was just an opportunistic visit and nothing was missing, Never had a problem before or since.
Cheers.
Phil