Scary Stories For A Rainy Night - Ep. 183 - The Old Lady Across The Street
Scary Stories and Rain
Being Scared
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2025
⏱️ 91 minutes
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She bakes and she beams, a sweet old delight,
But something moves in her house at night.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, welcome to scary stories and rain. I really hope you enjoy this episode, and don't forget, |
| 0:05.0 | you can subscribe to this podcast for just $2.99 a month. You can get rid of all of the irritating |
| 0:09.9 | ads and be automatically entered to win a Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart bundle. Only $2.99 a month. No more |
| 0:18.9 | ads. I have all the info you need in the description to this episode. |
| 0:23.3 | And one last thing. Thank you so much for being here. I really hope you enjoy. |
| 0:32.9 | In my late 20s, I moved from Germany to a small town in Texas with a population of 17,000. |
| 0:39.5 | The location was almost a two-hour drive to the nearest bigger city. |
| 0:44.1 | As an avid lifelong animal lover, I got involved with the local Humane Society and Animal Shelter. |
| 0:51.8 | There, I learned to my horror that all of the wildlife in need of help was being euthanized |
| 0:57.6 | because there was nobody who would take on the rescue missions. |
| 1:02.1 | Fast forward a year, and thanks to the gracious support of the boy and Girl Scouts, I had a |
| 1:07.4 | fully built rescue with enclosures, cages, and necessary facilities to obtain a wildlife rehabilitation permit from the state after a thorough inspection. |
| 1:18.3 | I also received help and donations from the local population, such as blankets, animal food, crates, etc. |
| 1:27.2 | During one of those visits, I met Richard. |
| 1:30.5 | He was the typical redneck, living way out in the country, |
| 1:34.4 | relying mainly on hunting and growing his food. |
| 1:37.6 | When in town, he would drop off any extra food that he had left for my animals. |
| 1:42.6 | Over the next few years, he often came around to lend a helping hand, |
| 1:46.8 | cutting down trees, repairing things, and providing supplies. |
| 1:51.8 | He was a good friend, and we would talk for hours about personal issues. |
| 1:57.2 | Richard was a rough guy, and although he bragged and exaggerated, he was always respectful and polite to me. |
| 2:04.5 | He never hit on me in any way. |
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