This is a cute story. I've heard it before, but it still brings a chuckle...As the old saying goes,
"Age and cunning will always trump youth and skill..."
Smitty
HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU'RE OLD, AND DON'T MOVE FAST ANYMORE.
George Phillips, an elderly man from Walled Lake, Michigan, was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to go turn off the light, but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.
He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?"
He said "No," but some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me.
Then the police dispatcher said "All patrols are busy. You should lock your doors and an officer will be along when one is available"
George said, "Okay."
He hung up the phone and counted to 30. Then he phoned the police again.
"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I just shot and killed them both; the dogs are eating them right now," and he hung up.
Within five minutes, six Police Cars, a SWAT Team, a Helicopter, two Fire Trucks, a Paramedic and an Ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence, and caught the burglars red-handed.
One of the Policemen said to George, "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"
George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"
Clever old man. I had a story somewhat similiar to this years ago. 19 minutes after dialing 911 the cops showed up. Way too late for anything except to shake the donut crumbs from their bulging stomachs.
ReplyDeleteMy neighbor and I found the kids and had a "moment of clarity" with them... we simply described what would happen if they ever BEGAN walking down our street again. POINT, SET, MATCH... problem solved, and without the men in blue who would now be free to spend even more time in the coffee shop.
Jack Worthington