Trust your "SPIDEY" senses!

A friend sent me this story below via email – I am not sure if it is true or not but I do know that things like this are possible because of a similar experience I have had and I do know people who commit crime are getting more BOLD and cleaver about crime.

I just want to share this with you so you can keep your guard up and teach your children to trust their instincts and be more cautious. Even though we live in the free world and we do not want to live in fear – just being careful and making the right choices can save your life! Moral………Be careful, use your “spidey” senses and always be cautious!

My story:
I was at a gas station during the day – just right after picking the kids up from school and a nice man approached me when I was out of my car pumping gas into my vehicle – He looked very nice and said he needed money because he said he left this wallet at home and his children and wife where down the block sitting in his car that ran out of gas. Now…to keep this story short…basically what this was all about…this was a man looking for money to purchase drugs. There was a car waiting for him behind my car. I knew something was not right so I put my guard up and luckily there where people around to protect me – I told him I did not have money to give him that he should go into the store and ask for them to help and then luckily a police car drove into the station to get some gas so who knows what could have happen but once he saw the police car he got into the car behind me and drove off – I did tell the police officer and I am not sure what he did with the info but at least nothing had happen to me and my babies!

This is another story (below) that can hit home!

The story I received in email:

I live in Alexandria, VA, but I often work in Lafayette, LA, staying with friends when I'm there. As you know from America 's Most Wanted TV program, as well as the news media, there is a serial killer in the Lafayette area. I just want to let you know about an 'incident' that happened to me a few weeks ago, and could have been deadly. At first I didn't go to the police or anyone with it because I didn't realize how serious this encounter was. But since I work in a jail and I told a few people about it, it wasn't long before I was paraded into Internal Affairs to tell them my story. It was approximately 5:15 a.m. In Opelousas, La. I had stayed with a friend there and was on my way to work. I stopped at the Exxon/Blimpie Pie station to get gas. I got $10 gas and a Diet Coke. I took into the store two $5 bills and one $1 bill (just enough to get my stuff). As I pulled away from the store, a man approached my truck from the backside of the store (an unlit area). He was an 'approachable-looking' man (clean cut, clean shaven, dressed well, etc.). He walked up to my window and knocked. Since I'm very paranoid and 'always looking for the rapist or killer,' I didn't open the window. I just asked what he wanted. He raised a $5 bill to my window and said, 'You dropped this.' Since I knew I had gone into the store with acertain amount of money, I knew I didn't drop it. When I told him it wasn't mine, he began hitting the window and door, screaming at me to open my door, and insisting that I had dropped the money! At that point, I just drove away as fast as I could. After talking to the Internal Affairs Department and describing the man I saw, and the way he escalated from calm and polite to angry and volatile...it was determined that I could have possibly encountered the serial killer myself. Up to this point, it had been unclear as to how he had gained access to his victims, since there has been no evidence of forced entry into victim's homes, cars, etc. And the fact that he has been attacking in the daytime, when women are less likely to have their guard up, means he is pretty BOLD. So think about it...what gesture is nicer than returning money to someone that dropped it????? How many times would you have opened your window (or door) to get your money and say thank you.... Because if the person is kind enough to return something to you, then he can't really be a threat....can he???? Please be cautious! This might not have been the serial killer... But anyone that gets that angry over someone not accepting money from them can't have honorable intentions. The most important thing to note is that his reaction was NOT WHAT I EXPECTED! A total surprise! But what might have happened if I had opened my door? I shudder to think! Forward this to everyone you know...maybe they can be as fortunate as I was!

You do not have to live in fear but just be careful – protect yourselves – always trust your “spidey” senses and know your surroundings to protect yourself and your loved ones!