Slowing down is not something we like to admit to ourselves, but facts are facts. This story relates to a creative moment when the facts are hard to accept. It seems that, let's call him George, in a town in Maine, was going upstairs to bed when his wife called to him and asked if he'd left the light on in the back shed -- which she could see from the bedroom window.
George opened the back door to go turn off the light but saw strangers stealing things. He phoned the police, who asked the usual questions: "Is someone in your house?" and he said "no." Then they said that all patrols were busy, and the he should simply lock his door and an officer would be along when available.
George said, "Okay, hung up, counted to 60 and phoned the police again. (Now remember this, you may need to come up with a similar tactic.)
"Hello, I just called you a minute ago because there were people in my shed stealing things. Well, you don't have to worry about them now 'cause I've just shot them all." Then he hung up.
Within five minutes three police cars, an Armed Response unit, and an ambulance shoed up at George's house and caught the burglars red-handed. One of the policemen said to George: "I thought you said that you'd shot them all!" George replied: "And I thought you said there was nobody available!" Thanks for visiting. -- Bob
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