Shadow_Thomas Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 (edited) This was received via friends and even though it may not in actuality be for real, it certainly could happen in our day and age. If just one person is saved from harm by reading it; it will be well worth forwarding and making you think before accepting help from a stranger. Our times are so different than when I grew up and we always offered help to each other.Shadow.About a month ago there was a woman standing by the mall entrance passing out flyers to all the women going in. The woman had written the flyer herself to tell about an experience she had, so that she might warn other women.The previous day, this woman had finished shopping, went out to her car and discovered that she had a flat. She got the jack out of the trunk and began to change the flat. A nice man dressed in business suit and carrying a briefcase walked up to her and said, "I noticed you're changing a flat tire. Would you like me to take care of it for you?" The woman was grateful for his offer and accepted his help. They chatted amiably while the man changed the flat, and then put the flat tire and the jack in the trunk, shut it and dusted his hands off. The woman thanked him profusely, and as she was about to get in her car, the man told her that he left his car around on the other side of the mall, and asked if she would mind giving him a lift to his car. She was a little surprised and she asked him why his car was on other side. He said he got turned around in the mall and left through the wrong exit, and now he was running late and his car was clear around on the other side of the mall. The woman hated to tell him "no" because he had just rescued her from having to change her flat tire all by herself, but she felt uneasy. Then she remembered seeing the man put his briefcase in her trunk before shutting it and before he asked her for a ride to his car. She told him that she'd be happy to drive him around to his car, but she just remembered one last thing she needed to buy. She told the man that he could wait for her; she would be as quick as she could be. She hurried into the mall, and told a security guard what had happened; the guard came out to her car with her, but the man had left.They opened the trunk, took out his locked briefcase and took it down to the police station. The police opened it (ostensibly to look for ID so they could return it to the man). What they found was rope, duct tape, and knives. When the police checked her tire, there was nothing wrong with it; the air had simply been let out.It was obvious what the man's intention was, and obvious that he had carefully thought it out in advance. The woman was blessed to have escaped harm. How much worse it would have been if she had children with her andhad them wait in the car while the man fixed the tire, or if she had a baby strapped into a car seat; or if she'd gone against her initial judgment and given him a lift. I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle.I was going to send this to the ladies only; but guys, if you love your mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc., you may want to pass it on to them, as well. Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it....better safe than sorry. Edited December 4, 2005 by Shadow_Thomas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blim Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 Emailed that one to Daughter and her friends, all of them Mall hoppers. I always told my kids "parking lots are the most dangerous places to drive", but I was referring to fender benders!!Thanks, ShadowLiz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitest Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 Good one, Shadow! I'm going to tell my wife about this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rv56 Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 Thanks Shadow...Sent to my 2 daughters and and I'm going to get my wife to read this... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aluvus Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 http://www.snopes.com/horrors/madmen/hairyarm.asp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blim Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Thanks for that link, Aluvus, Relieved to know it is a legend. But parents of daughters want them to hear every "horror story", legend or not. Young girls tend to not pay attention to anything around them and anything that can spark that chunk of "awareness" in their brain.... Liz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JSKY Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Shadow_ThomasThis time of year, we need to remind everyone of the dangers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkestDream Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 it not only for woman, it can happen to defenseless man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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