r/QuadCities • u/Dandelions_R_Flowers • 1h ago
Miscellaneous The exact same middle-aged man has followed me around three different events at or near the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds over the past year. Surely, I can't be the only woman he's doing this to? Description in post.
First, an author's note: I have worked and attended events at the MVF grounds and in the surrounding neighborhood for over a decade. I'm very familiar with the area. I'm also not trying to spark fear or concern or question the safety of events at MVF. The events there are fun and there's always plenty of security.
Now, onto a description of the man: White, average height and weight, middle-aged. Attends events alone, has a thing for fedoras, and has a very distinctive way of following you around that's really obvious once you catch on to it. Like, the best way to describe it is that it feels like he's doing a shitty surveillance job on you... and only you.
He doesn't talk to anyone else. He just hangs out behind you at an angle, drinks a beer, and stares at you. Or, he walks a few people in front of you and looks over his shoulder to see if you're looking at him. He disappears if you walk toward security, only to reappear behind you five minutes later with a fresh beer. If you turn around to look at him, he looks away.
I used to work in behavioral health, so the optimist in me hopes that he's just weird/drunk/lonely/whatever. But I'm also not an idiot.
I'm mainly posting here because I'm hoping to find someone else who has had the same experience as me. Or maybe someone knows this clown and confirm whether he's just a local oddball, or if I need to be more worried. Either way, I can't be the only person he's following around like this. And yes, I do plan on taking it to security if this happens again.
