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!”
