stay safe, everyone!

hi everyone,

i received this as a forward from my sister... just wanted to pass along the knowledge and hope it will help to keep you all safe! i don't know from whom this actually originated, but i think it is important enough for all of us to appreciate that she took the time to share her experience.

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Please take 3 minutes and read this...then pass it on.... When I think about it, I probably would have believed him and opened the door.....

RAPIST TRICK
Know what money you are carrying. You will see why as you read. Be sure every woman is aware of this M. O. Share it with your wife and daughters. This was the first I have e heard of a scheme like this and I wanted to pass it along. Be safe!
Criminals are coming up with craftier, less threatening methods of attack, so we have to be extra cautious. Read on...

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 back side of the store (an unlit are a). 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 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 a certain 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!

P. S. Ladies, really DO forward this to EVERYONE you know even if this man wasn't a serial killer, he looked nice, he seemed polite, he was apparently doing an act of kindness, but HE WAS NOT A NICE PERSON!!!

Men, send it to all the women in your life. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. Make it a good one! Please forward to anyone you think might benefit from this story.
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billy and the kid

i just love stories like this! i saw this news in a magazine, and it was so sweet, i wanted to share it with everyone, so the following was found on the daily mail site at www.dailymail.co.uk :

A paternal dog has adopted an abandoned baby goat as his surrogate child.

Billy the boxer has become the constant companion of the 12-day old kid called Lilly. He sleeps with the goat, licks her clean, and protects her from any dangers at Pennywell Farm wildlife centre at Buckfastleigh, near Totnes, Devon.

The kid was abandoned by her mother when she was only a few hours old and adopted by paternal Billy when his owner Elizabeth Tozer began hand rearing the goat.

The unusual bond has developed over the last month and the pair are now inseparable.

Elizabeth said: "Lilly follows Billy around which is really quite amusing to watch and Billy sleeps with the goat and cleans her mouth after she feeds."

Lilly was the smallest of a litter of three kids and her mother abandoned her because she could only care for the two stronger ones. The pair have attracted quite a crowd at the animal centre and the staff are keen to see how their relationship will develop.
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translation by cloud (e-school) billy and the kid 我很愛這類個故事!我在雜誌上看到一個報導，是如此窩心，我想要和大家分享，以下的內容來自dail mail site這個網站上www.dailymail.co.uk : Link 父親般的狗收養被遺棄小山羊，如同是他的小孩一般 拳師狗Billy成為一個12天大的孩子Lilly固定的看護者，他和這隻山羊睡在一起，幫她清潔，在Buckfastleigh(鄰近Totness，Devon）的Pennywell Farm 野生對物中心，保護她遠離各種危險。 這個孩子在她出生後幾個小時被她的母親遺棄，就在Billy的主人Elizabeth Tozer開始飼養這隻山羊後，Billy成為她的麼養父。 這種不尋常的組合從幾個月前開始發展，現在這對已經是形影不離。 Elizabeth說:『看到Lilly整天跟著Billy真的相當有趣，Billy和山羊一起睡，以及在她餵食後清理她的嘴。』 Lilly是那窩三個小孩中最瘦小的一個，她的母親遺棄她因為她只能照顧較強壯的兩個，這對相當受到動物中心人們的注意，全體工作人員都很期待他們的關係會如何發展。