A Reminder for the ladies

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In a message dated 3/12/02 11:22:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,

mem121 writes:

 

 

> >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 a 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? "

 

This story is a known hoax. There are several variations of it.

 

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/madmen/hairyarm.htm

 

Admittedly, it cannot hurt to be careful anyway...

 

:-) Gabriela

 

 

 

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>Hi!

>I received this from a friend and thought it was worth passing on. Sometimes

>we all need a reminder!

>

>Julie

>

>*******************

>

>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 a 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 truck, 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 the other side. He explained

>that he had seen an old friend in the mall that he hadn't seen for some time

>and they had a bite to eat and visited for a while; 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 this 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 said she would only be a few minutes;

>he could sit down in her car and wait for her; she would be as quick as she

>could.

>

>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 " flat " 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 and had 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 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 then sorry.

>

>PLEASE BE SAFE AND NOT SORRY! JUST A WARNING TO ALWAYS BE ALERT AND USE YOUR

>HEAD!!!

>

>Pass this along to every woman you have access to. Never let your guard

>down.

>

>SOMETIMES, THAT FEELING IN YOUR GUT IS THE VOICE OF GOD.

>TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS !!!!!!!!