An old man was going to bed when his wife told him that he had left the light on in the garden shed which she could see from the bedroom window.
He opened the back door to go turn off the light, but then saw there were people in the shed stealing things.
He called the police, who asked, "Is someone in your house?"
He said, "No, but some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me."
The police dispatcher said, "All patrols are busy. You should lock your doors and an officer will be along when one is available."
The homeowner said, "OK" and hung up the phone. He then counted to 30 and then phoned the police again.
"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I just shot and killed them both; the dogs are eating them right now," and he hung up.
Within five minutes, six police cars, a SWAT team, a helicopter, two fire trucks, a paramedic, and an ambulance showed up at the man's residence and caught the burglars red handed.
One of the police said to the old man, "I thought you said that you shot them!"
The old man calmly said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"
Dee
