How to call the police..... (an email I received)

[Darla]

HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU'RE 
> OLD AND DON'T MOVE FAST ANYMORE
>
> George Phillips of 
> Meridian , Mississippi 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,' and he  said
> 'no.' Then they said that all patrols were busy,
> and that he  should
> simply lock his door and an officer would be along when
> available.
> George said, 'Okay,' hung up, counted to 30, and
> 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 them.'   Then
> he hung up!
>
>
> Within five minutes six police cars,
> a SWAT team, a heli  copter, 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!'
>
> (True
> Story) I LOVE IT -  don't mess with old
> people 

[stroh]

LOL