jim phillips
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- May 11, 2003
- Messages
- 504
> About a month ago there was a woman standing by the mall entrance <br />> passing out flyers to all the women going in.<br />> ><br />> > The woman had written the flyer herself to tell about an experience she <br />> had, so that she might warn other women.<br />> ><br />> > The previous day, this woman had finished shopping, went out to her car <br />> and discovered that she had a flat.<br />> ><br />> > She got the jack out of the trunk and began to change the flat.<br />> ><br />> > A nice man dressed in business suit and carrying a briefcase walked up <br />> to her and said, "I noticed you're changing a flat tire.<br />> ><br />> > Would you like me to take care of it for you?"<br />> ><br />> > The woman was grateful for his offer and accepted his help.<br />> ><br />> > They chatted amiably while the man changed the flat, and then put the <br />> flat tire and the jack in the trunk, shut it and dusted his hands off.<br />> ><br />> > The woman thanked him profusely, and as she was about to get in her <br />> car, the man told her that he left his car around on the other side of <br />> the mall, and asked if she would mind giving him a lift to his car.<br />> ><br />> > She was a little surprised and she asked him why his car was on other <br />> side.<br />> ><br />> > He explained that he had seen an old friend in the mall that he hadn't <br />> seen for some time and they had a bite to eat and visited for a while; he <br />> got turned around in the mall and left through the wrong exit, and now he <br />> was running late and his car was clear around on the other side of the mall.<br />> ><br />> > The woman hated to tell him "no" because he had just rescued her from <br />> having to change her flat tire all by herself, but she felt uneasy.<br />> ><br />> > Then she remembered seeing the man put his briefcase in her trunk <br />> before shutting it and before he asked her for a ride to his car.<br />> ><br />> > She told him that she'd be happy to drive him around to his car, but <br />> she just remembered one last thing she needed to buy.<br />> ><br />> > She said she would only be a few minutes; he could sit down in her car <br />> and wait for her; she would be as quick as she could be.<br />> ><br />> > She hurried into the mall, and told a security guard what had happened; <br />> the guard came out to her car with her, but the man had left.<br />> ><br />> > They opened the trunk, took out his locked briefcase and took it down <br />> to the police station.<br />> ><br />> > The police opened it (ostensibly to look for ID so they could return it <br />> to the man). What they found was rope, duct tape, and knives.<br />> ><br />> > When the police checked her "flat" tire, there was nothing wrong with <br />> it; the air had simply been let out.<br />> ><br />> > It was obvious what the man's intention was, and obvious that he had <br />> carefully thought it out in advance.<br />> ><br />> > The woman was blessed to have escaped harm.<br />> ><br />> > How much worse it would have been if she had children with her and had <br />> them wait in the car while the man fixed the tire, or if she had a baby <br />> strapped into a car seat. Or if she'd gone against her judgment and given <br />> him a lift.<br />> ><br />> > I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a <br />> life.<br />> ><br />> > I was going to send this to the ladies only; but guys, if you love your <br />> mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc., you may want to pass it on to <br />> them, as well.<br />> ><br />> > Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the <br />> world we live in has a lot of crazies in it....better safe than sorry.<br />> ><br />> > PLEASE BE SAFE AND NOT SORRY! JUST A WARNING TO ALWAYS BE ALERT AND USE <br />> YOUR HEAD!!!<br />> >
