HOW TO CALL THE POLICE -WHENYOU'RE OLD - AND DON'T MOVE FASTANYMORE.
George Phillips, an elderly man, from Meridian,Mississippi, wasgoing up to bed, when his wife told him that he'dleft the light on inthe garden shed, which she could see from the bedroomwindow. Georgeopened the back door to go turn off the light, butsaw that there werepeople in the shed stealing things.
He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone inyour house?" He said "No," but some people are breakinginto my garden shed andstealing from me.
Then the police dispatcher said "All patrols arebusy. You should lockyour doors and an officer will be along when one isavailable." 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 agobecause there were peoplestealing things from my shed. Well, you don'thave to worry about themnow because I just shot them." and he hungup.
Within five minutes, six Police Cars, a SWAT Team, aHelicopter, twoFire Trucks, a Paramedic, and an Ambulance showed upat the Phillips'residence, and caught the burglarsred-handed.
One of the Policemen said to George, "I thoughtyou said that you'd shot them!"
George said, "I thought you said there wasnobody available!"
(True Story)