A scary thing happened to me yesterday! I had been grocery shopping, and when I headed to my car, I noticed my van door was open. At quick glance, I thought perhaps it wasn’t my van, and then when I saw the baseball dings from way too many baseball games… I knew I had the right van. My driver’s door and side door were flung open and a man was sitting in the driver’s seat.
Now here is where I must caution you… DO NOT approach your car, the car you think you have locked, and proceed to tell the perpetrator to “Get out of YOUR car!” I worked in television news and covered way too many horror stories… for way too many years NOT to know that this isn’t the brightest of ideas! He could have a gun, he could have a taser, he could just be big and mean… DO NOT approach – just call
Okay, at that point… the point of the shove, I became scared and ran into the parking lot (remember it was broad daylight) screaming for someone to help me. As the perpetrator sauntered through the complex, a Good Samaritan kept an eye on where the perp was going, and I rushed into the grocery store for help. That was when
MORAL OF THE STORY (besides my stupidity)… Be aware of your surroundings and don’t hesitate to call for help. I was very lucky, not even a bruise … but I’m pretty upset that the idiot trashed my car, helped himself to my granola bars and wasabi almonds… and what was I thinking handing him the wine… I should have kept it!
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