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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

When we lived in the city, many long years ago, we lived exactly 4 buildings 
from the police station.  Home with the kids and a brand new baby, the 
kidlets and I heard someone trying to get into the basement.  I called 
9-1-1.  TWO HOURS later someone showed up.  Then he wanted to know why I 
turned the dog out on the guy.  Well DUH!, like you guys were any help!

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gloria Morris" <gloriamorris59 AT gmail.com>


> In my experience, having lived in a few different places, calling 911 is 
> the
> last thing I want to do when I need something to happen NOW. Like as not 
> ole
> Barney Fife will show up a couple hours later with his gun drawn. I'd have
> called 911 if I had to shoot an intruder, for sure! :-)
>
> Seriously, if I depended on cops to show up timely for my protection ... 
> I'd
> be insane. Even in the cities in Illinois the response time is not fast.
> Here, the sheriff's department is many miles away. The police are better 
> at
> trying to catch a murderer (although there are many of those unsolved too)
> than they are at arriving fast enough to prevent one.