I heard a funny noise in my shed, so I called the police.
“Hello”, I said, “I think someone is in my shed stealing stuff".
“Do you have anything valuable in the shed”, the dispatcher asked.
“Well, just my tools, the kid's bike and the lawn mower.” I said.
“Sorry”, she said, “we’ve got no one available at the moment. Someone will be with you in the morning” and hung up.
Five minutes later I called back. “Hello, I phoned earlier about someone in my shed. No need to worry about it anymore though, I’ve just shot him”.
Within 10 minutes the area was crawling with cops, helicopters, and K-9 dog handlers. After catching the crook, the Sergeant came up to me and said, “Hey, you told us you shot the intruder, but he’s alive and well.”
“Yeah? And you told me you had no one available.”
Jim