sashinka | observation orientated, with a twist of lime | a blog

Just had lunch with D and A for tomorrow's gig, and D told me this story:

This is a "true story" in (Letters) Daily Mail.Going to bed the other night I noticed people in my shed stealing things. I phoned the police but was told no one was in the area to help. They said they would send someone over as soon as possible. I hung up. A minute later I rang again. "Hello", I said "I called you a minute ago because there were people in my shed. You don't have to hurry now because I've shot them". Within minutes there were half a dozen police cars in the area, plus helicopters and an armed response unit. They caught the burglars red handed. One of the officers said "I thought you said you'd shot them", to which I replied "I thought you said there was no one available."

Could be an urban myth, urban miss, but it's damned good.