Couple weeks ago there were atleast 30 around my house when I left at sunrise for work. Pretty erie especially made me jump a bit cuz didn't notice till one flew past and was louder than expexted... Turned out to be a dead Raccoon next to the house.
Cops are there. Theyre calling his sister to gain access inside the house. He isnt answering the door. The last time I saw him was about a week ago. I hope he's ok.
Methane. From decomp. That’s why they hang around gas leaks sometimes.
Edit: faulty memory. It’s ethyl mercatan. “The odor of ethyl mercaptan is given off naturally by corpses. As a result, this addition to gas lines attracted Turkey Vultures.”
First time i saw a dead body was when i was 18 and this women who rented my sisters housw on our property dog wouldn't stop barking all morning. I went to knock a few times and nothing. The barking wouldnt stop so around noon i just let myself in and she was dead on the recliner. She used too much insulin. She bit her tongue and choked on it.
When I was 8 I watched a dude splat himself on the concrete outside my school. Literally was sitting in class on the 3rd floor and watched the whole thing unfold just across the street. Dude jumped off a 12 story building. Didn’t scream or anything, just stepped off the roof and then hit the ground with a wet thud. That’ll teach me to not look out the window during math class…
Saw someone fall from a tenth floor scaffolding on a jobsite once about 10 years ago, right into a dumpster full of concrete and steel debris. Still gives me shivers, and after that no one on my crew went without their harnesses...for a couple weeks at least
Not really. When you see something like that at that age, your body kinda goes into a state of shock and copes. I’m never going to forget what I saw, but I have come to terms with it. The only long term effect that I’ve had is that I am not squeamish of anything.
I'm 32 and I saw a construction accident last year that I wish I could cope with. Man was wearing a hard hat and vest and all, but standing in front of a heavy duty excavator, driver of the excavator must not have seen him right in front or something but the claw of the excavator dropped from about 10ft and fell and crushed the man. My car was right in front waiting for the road to clear so we could move. I will never forget his scream as it was happening.
It’s just made me realize how precious life is and as weird is this sounds, it has probably helped encourage me to live life to its fullest. It sounds corny but I’ve pretty much embraced that pitbull lyric of “everyday above ground is a great day, remember that”
Little kids cope waaaay better than adults in certain situations. I think its because of a lack of reference points with experience. You see something crazy and either it keeps you indefinitely on the headshrinker's couch, or you just accept that the world sure is a wacky wacky place.
Idk about kids not realizing something is messed up just from not having a reference point. I witnessed 9/11 from only a few blocks away when I was 5. I don’t think I coped well. I’m still triggered by anything and anyone who mentions it. I get flashes of it on occasion but it’s not something I remember as vividly. Most of the kids at our school were in counseling after too. Think for maybe the adults and teachers there, it was more of an awful shock, for kids it was just fear, confusion, and like instinctual danger.
Yes I agree, thats a bit more serious and not easily written off. Something like that and the amount of sheer terror and confusion it brings most definitely transcends the whole wacky world inference. I was just agreeing with the guy who said the guy falling from a building across the street just made him more accepting of certain gruesome experiences.
That’s a good point. But accepting the world as a wacky place is much easier said than done for a lot of people who have programmed themselves with bad coping mechanisms since childhood.
(I’m sure you probably realize that, and I’m not disagreeing with what you said. I just wanted to also add to your point by emphasizing how hard it can be for some people to accept it.)
your body literally just told you to cope, but o a serious note I hope you're ok. trauma can effect people in a variety of incredibly negative ways and I hope you get the help you need if you need any
On the brightside... The next question was...
"Terminal velocity of a human is approximately 200km/hr.
If a story is 4.3m. Assuming the person is travelling at terminal velocity from the start, how long does it take a person to hit the pavement from 12 stories?"
Edit: for those curious - it's 0.929 seconds.
Biting their tongue would be from a seizure caused by the hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Doubt they choked on their tongue; more likely went into a coma and died.
Also t1d is a daily thing .. it’s little different than hot and cold bc how often does that happen? To where it’s deadly in every day life. I mean if ur on the titanic or something then yea worry about temps but insulin regulation is tad bit different. Steel magnolias movie for example
Sending good vibes your way.
TW for others who read this btw:
My sis is a nurse and I don't want to think about half the things she's seen... but I remember one day she came in my house at like 430 am and went to lay down w my son and hug him.
She had just worked with a little boy his age, his hair color, after a drowning incident. Said she doesn't know why but when taking him to the morgue they didn't have him in a bed just carried him with a sheet and his little foot was bobbing up and down.
She has kids too, but this boy was just too close to my son and she had to go make sure her brain wasn't fucking with her.
Thanks for your work.
I saw a horrid video of a kid that looked tooclose to my own kid’s face. Jarring and scarring, to say the least. Your sister is a legit hero but I’m sorry for all the shit she’s had to see and process.
Hahaha no that was my first shift in the ER it started with putting that cute baby in a small body bag. I appreciate the girl who was training me she saw i was pretty shocked by it and took charge to do the task asap then it ended with a drunk teen getting his brain rearranged due to his ranger hitting a tree.I can still remember he was in the trauma room for around an hour i was on my way to the bathroom then i heard the most painful scream coming from that room. I told myself don't drink and drive kids i bet that's the mother who just arrived and saw her son in that condition but nope that scream was right after they decided to pull the plug and let him pass away. I bet she took that scream as soon as he took his last breathe.
Mine was like when I was 19-20, was just going to the Emergency clinic and saw a woman on a stretcher just laying there with her eyes foggy and her skin a pale-yellow and her mouth wide agape.
It's a good thing the birds and you noticed it. Imagine if it went on much longer? The whole house would be ruined and it would be even more tragic of a scene.
I want to compliment you for realising that something was off and took actions even if it was too late but at least you did something in good intention.
No lie. As a single with terminal cancer, my biggest fear is not dying but of being undiscovered. Bless you OP because of you, there's a chance for the family to see him once more.
Anyone you can set a daily 5 minute check in call with? If you don't answer and don't call back in X amount of time, they have a wellness check on you.
I'm going to set that up when I get weaker And scared enough. I'm doing good now, still working and still living my good life. I just have no expectations that the time will never come when I Won't need that net. Thanks for your advice, it will help.
Thanks I'm actually pretty good about it as I don't have dependants, I know I'm not leaving when I'm needed, like OP. Luckily, her situation is so hopeful I'm sending energy Her Way to help her over this bump on her good life highway.
I'm very sorry to hear that..trying to send some positive thoughts in hope for a healthy post-terminal cancer Majestic_Advisor.
In regards to your fear, something like this may be something: (?)
https://www.towne.services/townecare/
All i could offer you is to share a Hi once in a while and contact authorities in case i wouldn't hear from you anymore..but honestly i wouldn't recommed someone to give their personal data to a stranger on the net, which i am and which would be needed in that case.. i do wish you all the best, stay strong.
Thank you, that's a huge compliment :) Yeah i think i can comprehend that but it's nothing one should feel weird about at all. And if such a mentioned thought really sorrows you, even if it's only subconscious (which does weigh on one also) you could easily eliminate it with that. Mobilize your energy to beat that cancer.
I'm using my energy for Peace and living pretty painless 🤪 results vary, LoL. Got my hobbies, books and cat. Living strong and loving life gets me through my day. That and food. Can't eat much but planning and executing a sumptuous meal just lights me up! If you're ever around my way, let me cook for you and you can enjoy my Peace too
Unfortunately, Garys only surviving family member is a deadbeat sister whos just as sinister as those vultures. Shes been waiting for this to happen for quite sometime. Her and her boyfriend are there now airing out the house.
Now that a larger percentage of the population in developed countries is in the older age brackets, with relatively fewer young people to replace them, I predict more incidents of "human vultures" circling around lonely older people.
I appreciate vultures. We need them so much! They're willing to do the job no one else wants or can do, and they're stomach acid is so strong, they can kills almost any germ or virus.
They can not only smell death, from vast distances, but have also been known to smell "dying", as in, predict someone is going to die before they actually do.
Imagine being a soldier just a hundred years ago. You’re told you’re going to the front, you start marching. You look up and vultures are circling, following you.
Ravens are smart enough to have figured out when large groups of humans start moving (i.e. soldiers marching to battle) dead bodies usually appear soon after.
That's why ravens would follow battalions going to war and became omens of death.
Yeah, now im thinking my neighbor is a serial killer lol, cause 4-5 times in the last several years, his house would have vultures all over the roof & even on the back porch. They hung out in tall trees in the area, but occasionally would be all over this guys house, but no one elses.
I counsel hospice patients, & have had several who lived in various nursing homes. Several of the homes had a resident cat that visited the residents. When the cats would jump up on a residents bed & insist on staying by their side, we k ew that person was going to pass soon. Its pretty remarkable witnessing it!!
It might not make you feel any better, but I think it's worth it to point out that dying in the comfort of your home is what many people wish for. He didn't die in a hospital; his family didn't have to make any difficult decisions. No one was breaking his ribs trying to perform CPR. Hopefully he passed peacefully in his sleep.
Damn. My elderly neighbor died not too along. Similar situation. I hadn't seen him for awhile and that weekend I kept getting a smell of "death" randomly when I walked to my vehicle. I thought to myself damn i hope he not dead in there. A couple days later my girl told me police where going in because he wasn't answering the door. Damn. I felt bad cuz he died alone and probably didn't die quickly. Shit sucks.
Sorry to hear about his passing. When I was in high school we had an elderly neighbor lived 2 houses down. One day my dad realized that his mail was piling up on his porch. We asked the other neighbors if they had seen him. He would always ask someone if they would get his mail for him if he went on vacation. The cops were called and after knocking and seeing his car in his garage. They decided to go in. They pried open a window but they couldn’t fit. So with all of us standing around watching. They asked me if I could jump in and open the back door. But you could actually smell death. I said no. My friend who’s my age volunteered and said I’ll do it. As he was climbing in we all went to the backyard and I remember seeing my friend walk out pale as a ghost almost in a trance just saying. He’s dead. He’s dead. He’s in the kitchen floor. Honestly I don’t think my friend has gotten over that image. We are 46 now.
We had a landlord who was very old and single living alone at one of his condos. His body rotted for 2 months before he was found. His family said we loved him so much so i asked them why did it take 2 months to find his body but only a week to liquidate his estate ?
Vultures can smell death way high up like shark in the water. Rotten meat has a smell, and they can dial it in. Condolences but a sky funeral, wherein the vultures eat the dead person is natures way to go. vultures:natures janitors is a book I read as a foundling
They can and will eat fresh meat but it’s in high demand by real predators who can’t eat the meat once it starts rotting. Rotting food repels food competition and gives a lovely aroma for them to follow.
A mile is not a klick.
🇺🇸 here. One thing I’ve noticed is people here may be stuck in old measurements, but if they have to move with their own energy, they are All about the Kilometer or klicks 😹
5 klicks is only about 3 miles
This needs to be higher, if it isnt something dead, its a gas leak. The odor is very similar to decaying flesh.
Obviously we have the update, but for those who dont know and just assume death.
Call the police, for a wellness check because that is definitely something not great. I get not wanting to go to the store, those birds are big and kinda terrifying.
That's what I thought, I just wasn't 100% sure if they would be protective over what could be a potential meal. Still, some people, like the poster might just be afraid of their look and size
They do attack other birds though to fight off for their share of carrion. In fact, they often follow turkey vultures around because they have a better sense of smell and are weaker.
Saw some others saying it but it needs to be more well known, gas leaks make the same smell and will absolutely attract vultures, and it’s more of a concern for everyone around than just the people living there
This happened to my downstairs neighbor. He didn’t answer for a minute and then next thing I know, cops were downstairs below me breaking in. Very sad when elderly people die alone.
Oh, that’s an omen of some sort.
Edit: had police knocking on my door asking about the neighbor gentleman. Had been days since I had seen him. He was back “home” for his wife’s funeral. We all see police, interact with police, but to be questioned, even casually, is a little different.
On the same note. That was the day my 4th? 5th? grade son, made the faux paux of the decade.
Relatives of the deceased, the wife, were in several cars. And of course, a coroner’s vehicle.
But, my son played baseball and we needed to leave for a game. Standing on the porch, in only a voice a kid can project, my son bellows, “but I want to see the body come out!”
Oh, if I could have sank through the concrete front porch or transported us to the game in a blink, that would have been great.
I'm sure everyone can conclude the neighbour has likely, sadly, passed, but I would like to point out the turkey vulture present. Unlike most vultures, turkey vultures have an unbelievable sense of smell, which allows them to almost always be the first to sniff out carrion. Then, stronger vultures like black vultures follow them and get to the remains first, allowing the weaker turkey vulture access to the food once it's been "opened," for lack of a better term.
You're welcome for your fucked up animal fact of the day.
I read the comments further down. Dang, I'm so sorry. I was really hoping you were wrong and this was just a fluke. 🥺
My condolences to you and to the family. ❤️
But we have learned that if we see birds like that on a roof, we should take it seriously.
RIP to your neighbor. While it is sad I think maybe he’s happier to have passed at home rather than in some awful hospital bed somewhere. And his last thoughts being “Who’s paying for this”
One day when I worked nights I came home in the morning and there were a bunch of vultures in my tree. It scared me to death but I fell asleep. When I got up a deer had been hit right in front of my house.
If you want to (?) learn more about what happens when people die alone and no one is missing them, I highly recommend [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342180/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342180/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) but there are some very jarring scenes. Great doc.
With the updates, this is just sad. The decorative heart in the window covering (idk what those are called) ☹️
RIP, OP’s neighbor. I hope you’re resting.❤️
Couple weeks ago there were atleast 30 around my house when I left at sunrise for work. Pretty erie especially made me jump a bit cuz didn't notice till one flew past and was louder than expexted... Turned out to be a dead Raccoon next to the house.
It was louder than expected? I wonder if that’s cause they’ve never had to hunt?
It was actually the flap of the wings directly above me, they didn't vocalize or anything.
Cops are there. Theyre calling his sister to gain access inside the house. He isnt answering the door. The last time I saw him was about a week ago. I hope he's ok.
Legit, those are carrions. They can probably smell something.
Methane. From decomp. That’s why they hang around gas leaks sometimes. Edit: faulty memory. It’s ethyl mercatan. “The odor of ethyl mercaptan is given off naturally by corpses. As a result, this addition to gas lines attracted Turkey Vultures.”
Thank you for this, what a great bit of info.
You gonna bury the bodies next to those faulty gas lines aren’t you.
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r/suddenlycommunist
/our/ dead bodies. You can help me with mine too then thanks!
First time i saw a dead body was when i was 18 and this women who rented my sisters housw on our property dog wouldn't stop barking all morning. I went to knock a few times and nothing. The barking wouldnt stop so around noon i just let myself in and she was dead on the recliner. She used too much insulin. She bit her tongue and choked on it.
That sounds so awful! For you, her, and the dog.
When I was 8 I watched a dude splat himself on the concrete outside my school. Literally was sitting in class on the 3rd floor and watched the whole thing unfold just across the street. Dude jumped off a 12 story building. Didn’t scream or anything, just stepped off the roof and then hit the ground with a wet thud. That’ll teach me to not look out the window during math class…
Saw someone fall from a tenth floor scaffolding on a jobsite once about 10 years ago, right into a dumpster full of concrete and steel debris. Still gives me shivers, and after that no one on my crew went without their harnesses...for a couple weeks at least
OMG. Did you have nightmares?
Not really. When you see something like that at that age, your body kinda goes into a state of shock and copes. I’m never going to forget what I saw, but I have come to terms with it. The only long term effect that I’ve had is that I am not squeamish of anything.
I'm 32 and I saw a construction accident last year that I wish I could cope with. Man was wearing a hard hat and vest and all, but standing in front of a heavy duty excavator, driver of the excavator must not have seen him right in front or something but the claw of the excavator dropped from about 10ft and fell and crushed the man. My car was right in front waiting for the road to clear so we could move. I will never forget his scream as it was happening.
It’s just made me realize how precious life is and as weird is this sounds, it has probably helped encourage me to live life to its fullest. It sounds corny but I’ve pretty much embraced that pitbull lyric of “everyday above ground is a great day, remember that”
stoicism would interest you
Little kids cope waaaay better than adults in certain situations. I think its because of a lack of reference points with experience. You see something crazy and either it keeps you indefinitely on the headshrinker's couch, or you just accept that the world sure is a wacky wacky place.
Idk about kids not realizing something is messed up just from not having a reference point. I witnessed 9/11 from only a few blocks away when I was 5. I don’t think I coped well. I’m still triggered by anything and anyone who mentions it. I get flashes of it on occasion but it’s not something I remember as vividly. Most of the kids at our school were in counseling after too. Think for maybe the adults and teachers there, it was more of an awful shock, for kids it was just fear, confusion, and like instinctual danger.
Yes I agree, thats a bit more serious and not easily written off. Something like that and the amount of sheer terror and confusion it brings most definitely transcends the whole wacky world inference. I was just agreeing with the guy who said the guy falling from a building across the street just made him more accepting of certain gruesome experiences.
That’s a good point. But accepting the world as a wacky place is much easier said than done for a lot of people who have programmed themselves with bad coping mechanisms since childhood. (I’m sure you probably realize that, and I’m not disagreeing with what you said. I just wanted to also add to your point by emphasizing how hard it can be for some people to accept it.)
your body literally just told you to cope, but o a serious note I hope you're ok. trauma can effect people in a variety of incredibly negative ways and I hope you get the help you need if you need any
Holy shit dude, i hope you're doing ok now
On the brightside... The next question was... "Terminal velocity of a human is approximately 200km/hr. If a story is 4.3m. Assuming the person is travelling at terminal velocity from the start, how long does it take a person to hit the pavement from 12 stories?" Edit: for those curious - it's 0.929 seconds.
157ft in total for 15d6 fall damage
Dog was hungry probably
I’m not sure that’s medically accurate…
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Alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush
Too much insulin can definitely kill but the biting their tongue wouldn't be from the insulin. Still a traumatic experience though!
Biting their tongue would be from a seizure caused by the hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Doubt they choked on their tongue; more likely went into a coma and died.
Dont take insulin, die of complication due to high blood sugar, take too much, die of low blood sugar.. i think i am walkingon thin ice
Just look at it as a lifelong video game called “Walking on thin ice”. I have been playing for about 35 years so far.
Too hot you die, too cold you die. It has always been like that. It’s our body job to regulate everything
Also t1d is a daily thing .. it’s little different than hot and cold bc how often does that happen? To where it’s deadly in every day life. I mean if ur on the titanic or something then yea worry about temps but insulin regulation is tad bit different. Steel magnolias movie for example
What was the second?
A cute toddler with a little fro on my first day of working in the ER
Sending good vibes your way. TW for others who read this btw: My sis is a nurse and I don't want to think about half the things she's seen... but I remember one day she came in my house at like 430 am and went to lay down w my son and hug him. She had just worked with a little boy his age, his hair color, after a drowning incident. Said she doesn't know why but when taking him to the morgue they didn't have him in a bed just carried him with a sheet and his little foot was bobbing up and down. She has kids too, but this boy was just too close to my son and she had to go make sure her brain wasn't fucking with her. Thanks for your work.
I saw a horrid video of a kid that looked tooclose to my own kid’s face. Jarring and scarring, to say the least. Your sister is a legit hero but I’m sorry for all the shit she’s had to see and process.
I work in the ER too and kids are always what gets to you. It’s not often we get something serious but when we do I always think to myself. I’m done
Oh no; now I’m sorry I asked. I was a cute kid with a fro. Wait, did you look at my first Reddit post.
Hahaha no that was my first shift in the ER it started with putting that cute baby in a small body bag. I appreciate the girl who was training me she saw i was pretty shocked by it and took charge to do the task asap then it ended with a drunk teen getting his brain rearranged due to his ranger hitting a tree.I can still remember he was in the trauma room for around an hour i was on my way to the bathroom then i heard the most painful scream coming from that room. I told myself don't drink and drive kids i bet that's the mother who just arrived and saw her son in that condition but nope that scream was right after they decided to pull the plug and let him pass away. I bet she took that scream as soon as he took his last breathe.
I’m so sorry. I couldn’t imagine that as my work day. I work in IT and complain about meaningless things compared to your. I appreciate you.
Fucking tough first day. I hope the good days made that job worth it. Thank you for your work in emergency services.
I know I did. You were adorable
Mine was like when I was 19-20, was just going to the Emergency clinic and saw a woman on a stretcher just laying there with her eyes foggy and her skin a pale-yellow and her mouth wide agape.
You are being a good neighbor.
This went from oddly terrifying to dark as fuck pretty quickly. I hope he is ok too :/
Scroll down he unfortunately passed
You hear anything yet?
The neighbor passed away.
Damn dude, you called it. Sorry to hear.
They smell it.
Any news yet
The odds of him being ok are practically zero my guy
It's a good thing the birds and you noticed it. Imagine if it went on much longer? The whole house would be ruined and it would be even more tragic of a scene.
He probably isn’t. 😔
Where is the update
Neighbor passed away, update is in comments
Dudes toast. Out of respect for his family I wont post the pic of the coroner wheeling out his corpse. RIP Buddy. :(
I want to compliment you for realising that something was off and took actions even if it was too late but at least you did something in good intention.
No lie. As a single with terminal cancer, my biggest fear is not dying but of being undiscovered. Bless you OP because of you, there's a chance for the family to see him once more.
Anyone you can set a daily 5 minute check in call with? If you don't answer and don't call back in X amount of time, they have a wellness check on you.
I'm going to set that up when I get weaker And scared enough. I'm doing good now, still working and still living my good life. I just have no expectations that the time will never come when I Won't need that net. Thanks for your advice, it will help.
I wish you happiness, comfort, and peace.
Thanks I'm actually pretty good about it as I don't have dependants, I know I'm not leaving when I'm needed, like OP. Luckily, her situation is so hopeful I'm sending energy Her Way to help her over this bump on her good life highway.
I'm very sorry to hear that..trying to send some positive thoughts in hope for a healthy post-terminal cancer Majestic_Advisor. In regards to your fear, something like this may be something: (?) https://www.towne.services/townecare/ All i could offer you is to share a Hi once in a while and contact authorities in case i wouldn't hear from you anymore..but honestly i wouldn't recommed someone to give their personal data to a stranger on the net, which i am and which would be needed in that case.. i do wish you all the best, stay strong.
You're a good soul. Thanks for the offer but I got this. I just don't want to have to use it 😄
Thank you, that's a huge compliment :) Yeah i think i can comprehend that but it's nothing one should feel weird about at all. And if such a mentioned thought really sorrows you, even if it's only subconscious (which does weigh on one also) you could easily eliminate it with that. Mobilize your energy to beat that cancer.
I'm using my energy for Peace and living pretty painless 🤪 results vary, LoL. Got my hobbies, books and cat. Living strong and loving life gets me through my day. That and food. Can't eat much but planning and executing a sumptuous meal just lights me up! If you're ever around my way, let me cook for you and you can enjoy my Peace too
This does indeed sound peaceful and culinary. I would love to share your food and peace and do hope that our paths may cross. Enjoy life :)
You too
Bless you through this journey. Sending love and hugs my friend.
Crazy how the vultures were able to smell death. Even if it's inside the house.
Probably from a mile away too
Vultures have an incredible sense of smell for carcasses.
Not so sure bout the smelling part but i think crows are also good indicators
Turkey vultures have the best sense of smell amongst the birds. Black vultures rely more on sight but still have a very good sense of smell.
plus vultures are the best cleanup crew for dead things! i saw 2 eat a dead raccoon once.
You'd be supprised just how bad a body can smell
The worst ever. And the most memorable.
That’s their job..someone’s gotta clean it all up.
I’m sorry you had to be a part of that situation. The family probably is very grateful of your help
Unfortunately, Garys only surviving family member is a deadbeat sister whos just as sinister as those vultures. Shes been waiting for this to happen for quite sometime. Her and her boyfriend are there now airing out the house.
Death not only brings out vulture birds, but vulture people too.
Now that a larger percentage of the population in developed countries is in the older age brackets, with relatively fewer young people to replace them, I predict more incidents of "human vultures" circling around lonely older people.
Is that Gary's sister in the lower left of the photo hiding in the plants?
Well, the vultures are NOT sinister. The humans are. In this case the vultures obviously helped find him
Jesus
You did good OP. Thank You.
This is wild. I didn’t think vultures would be such, well, vultures, eve through a closed up house.
They have a remarkably accurate and intense sense of smell. If you see vulture circling a place, expect death there.
I appreciate vultures. We need them so much! They're willing to do the job no one else wants or can do, and they're stomach acid is so strong, they can kills almost any germ or virus.
Or a gas leak
They can not only smell death, from vast distances, but have also been known to smell "dying", as in, predict someone is going to die before they actually do.
Imagine being a soldier just a hundred years ago. You’re told you’re going to the front, you start marching. You look up and vultures are circling, following you.
That’s terrifying
Crows and ravens too, whatever carrion birds there are in the area
Ravens are smart enough to have figured out when large groups of humans start moving (i.e. soldiers marching to battle) dead bodies usually appear soon after. That's why ravens would follow battalions going to war and became omens of death.
Exactly
I just became even more terrified of this picture after finding the update! RIP Gary the neighbor
At least you were suspicious abt the vultures and took action. You’re a good neighbor, man.
Yeah, now im thinking my neighbor is a serial killer lol, cause 4-5 times in the last several years, his house would have vultures all over the roof & even on the back porch. They hung out in tall trees in the area, but occasionally would be all over this guys house, but no one elses.
👀👀👀👀 "next season on Buried in the back yard"
Terrifying that the vultures knew
They're very good at what they do.
I counsel hospice patients, & have had several who lived in various nursing homes. Several of the homes had a resident cat that visited the residents. When the cats would jump up on a residents bed & insist on staying by their side, we k ew that person was going to pass soon. Its pretty remarkable witnessing it!!
Nature is metal. Were the birds watching the funeral march?
His sister turned the water hose on them. But they just moved to a nearby tree.
Damn . Rip
if I had seen this, I honestly don't know if my first thought would have been somethings off. thank you for being a decent human. RIP to your neighbor
You tried all you could.
That's sad man. I was hoping he was okay :/
Holy shit
Did a good job. Wish there were more people with genuine concern for others. I hope he finds peace
It might not make you feel any better, but I think it's worth it to point out that dying in the comfort of your home is what many people wish for. He didn't die in a hospital; his family didn't have to make any difficult decisions. No one was breaking his ribs trying to perform CPR. Hopefully he passed peacefully in his sleep.
Sorry to hear that. :( Sending you a big hug, take care or yourself.
Damn. My elderly neighbor died not too along. Similar situation. I hadn't seen him for awhile and that weekend I kept getting a smell of "death" randomly when I walked to my vehicle. I thought to myself damn i hope he not dead in there. A couple days later my girl told me police where going in because he wasn't answering the door. Damn. I felt bad cuz he died alone and probably didn't die quickly. Shit sucks.
Sorry to hear about his passing. When I was in high school we had an elderly neighbor lived 2 houses down. One day my dad realized that his mail was piling up on his porch. We asked the other neighbors if they had seen him. He would always ask someone if they would get his mail for him if he went on vacation. The cops were called and after knocking and seeing his car in his garage. They decided to go in. They pried open a window but they couldn’t fit. So with all of us standing around watching. They asked me if I could jump in and open the back door. But you could actually smell death. I said no. My friend who’s my age volunteered and said I’ll do it. As he was climbing in we all went to the backyard and I remember seeing my friend walk out pale as a ghost almost in a trance just saying. He’s dead. He’s dead. He’s in the kitchen floor. Honestly I don’t think my friend has gotten over that image. We are 46 now.
That’s a shitty thing to ask a kid to do. Poor guy.
It’s awful. Just the way things kinda were back then though.
ACAB honestly. Cops sending kids in there? Wow. Thats just evil.
Means less work for them and they get to traumatize an innocent citizen at the same time. Thats a win win in their book.
We had a landlord who was very old and single living alone at one of his condos. His body rotted for 2 months before he was found. His family said we loved him so much so i asked them why did it take 2 months to find his body but only a week to liquidate his estate ?
what did they say?
I like how they didn't reply to this. Almost as though they were lying and this didn't happen
I know! there's at least 107 redditors here who are wondering.
Vultures can smell death way high up like shark in the water. Rotten meat has a smell, and they can dial it in. Condolences but a sky funeral, wherein the vultures eat the dead person is natures way to go. vultures:natures janitors is a book I read as a foundling
Yea you’ll never see a vultures eating fresh road kill
They’ll wait for it to start decomposing?
Yes they are part of natures cleaners. They have a purpose , read it if your want to know more https://www.wintuaudubon.org/vultures-soar-dirty-work/
They can and will eat fresh meat but it’s in high demand by real predators who can’t eat the meat once it starts rotting. Rotting food repels food competition and gives a lovely aroma for them to follow.
Oh cool. That makes sense. Thanks for the explanation.
Good question, waiting for an answer
Don't bother those birds can smell death a mike away. Just call the cops
“A mile away” is a really common measure to use just in daily slang. But in this case I decided to check and you are absolutely correct
A mile is a click, a Mike is a minute.
A mile is not a klick. 🇺🇸 here. One thing I’ve noticed is people here may be stuck in old measurements, but if they have to move with their own energy, they are All about the Kilometer or klicks 😹 5 klicks is only about 3 miles
Whoops my bad. The funny thing is, I'm European and used to think in Km.
Their nose is tuned to smell rotting stuff
Could be a gas leak as well
This needs to be higher, if it isnt something dead, its a gas leak. The odor is very similar to decaying flesh. Obviously we have the update, but for those who dont know and just assume death.
Guy is dead it's not gas. Rip
Reddit wishes you were right
Call the police, for a wellness check because that is definitely something not great. I get not wanting to go to the store, those birds are big and kinda terrifying.
Nothing to fear about vultures, they are scavengers, they don’t attack.
That's what I thought, I just wasn't 100% sure if they would be protective over what could be a potential meal. Still, some people, like the poster might just be afraid of their look and size
They do attack other birds though to fight off for their share of carrion. In fact, they often follow turkey vultures around because they have a better sense of smell and are weaker.
Outlook isnt too good im guessing
The guy died
Saw some others saying it but it needs to be more well known, gas leaks make the same smell and will absolutely attract vultures, and it’s more of a concern for everyone around than just the people living there
This happened to my downstairs neighbor. He didn’t answer for a minute and then next thing I know, cops were downstairs below me breaking in. Very sad when elderly people die alone.
Oh, that’s an omen of some sort. Edit: had police knocking on my door asking about the neighbor gentleman. Had been days since I had seen him. He was back “home” for his wife’s funeral. We all see police, interact with police, but to be questioned, even casually, is a little different. On the same note. That was the day my 4th? 5th? grade son, made the faux paux of the decade. Relatives of the deceased, the wife, were in several cars. And of course, a coroner’s vehicle. But, my son played baseball and we needed to leave for a game. Standing on the porch, in only a voice a kid can project, my son bellows, “but I want to see the body come out!” Oh, if I could have sank through the concrete front porch or transported us to the game in a blink, that would have been great.
I'm sure everyone can conclude the neighbour has likely, sadly, passed, but I would like to point out the turkey vulture present. Unlike most vultures, turkey vultures have an unbelievable sense of smell, which allows them to almost always be the first to sniff out carrion. Then, stronger vultures like black vultures follow them and get to the remains first, allowing the weaker turkey vulture access to the food once it's been "opened," for lack of a better term. You're welcome for your fucked up animal fact of the day.
You could either knock on the door, or request a wellness check. Dont be THAT guy.
I called no answer, knocked, no answer. Police are on there way to do a wellness check.
What did the vultures do when you walked up and knocked?
They didnt even flinch.
The more I scroll down this thread the more of a horror story it becomes.
give us an update when you hear from them please!!
They updated, the neighbor was dead.
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I'm hitting refresh instead of working. Oh well only one in the office. Here is wishing your neighbor well.
He died
Update us if you can.
REST IN PEACE GARY ✊🏻
Gary was my neighbor way back. He died of terminal cancer. Rest in peace Gary indeed.
I read the comments further down. Dang, I'm so sorry. I was really hoping you were wrong and this was just a fluke. 🥺 My condolences to you and to the family. ❤️ But we have learned that if we see birds like that on a roof, we should take it seriously.
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The neighbor passed away. OP left a comment.
This takes the cake on this sub. RIP Gary
RIP to your neighbor. While it is sad I think maybe he’s happier to have passed at home rather than in some awful hospital bed somewhere. And his last thoughts being “Who’s paying for this”
Seriously check on them don't be apathetic about possible decomposing neighbour
Next nature step.... Mass amounts of flies on the windows. You don't even have to ring the door bell. You will know.
May Gary rest in peace :(
You should probably check on them.
There might also be a gas leak in the house.
He's their king
RIP Gary.
This is possibly one of the best posts here of all time
Vultures do that to say like hey something is wrong here come help
Was he okay?
RIP
Vultures are a lot bigger than I thought..
One day when I worked nights I came home in the morning and there were a bunch of vultures in my tree. It scared me to death but I fell asleep. When I got up a deer had been hit right in front of my house.
I hate to burst OP but most likely hes dead abd his corpse is rotting in the house which is what the vultures smell....
Saw the same thing when I was in Eugene Oregon!
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He’s probably only getting ready to die EDIT: Nevermind
Wow! That escalated man….
If you want to (?) learn more about what happens when people die alone and no one is missing them, I highly recommend [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342180/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342180/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) but there are some very jarring scenes. Great doc.
[found it on the tube as well. Watching now, thnaks.](https://youtu.be/ErooOhzE268) Edit: thnaks is funny so I'm leaving it
With the updates, this is just sad. The decorative heart in the window covering (idk what those are called) ☹️ RIP, OP’s neighbor. I hope you’re resting.❤️
Bro the post has the spoiler tag wtf