Don't mess with Arthur!

joanlawson

Hi

I liked this story in the paper today.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1308324/Hero-great-grandmother-defeats-supermarket-mugger-stole-purse.html

I noticed that the lady in the story has OA, but that wasn't going to stop her :!: She was very brave.

Quote: Mrs Walter, who suffers from osteoarthritis, said she just followed her instincts when the thief struck.

'I saw red when I saw this man stealing my purse,' she added. 'I charged at him and pushed him against the wall - he didn't offer any resistance.

'Before I knew it I had him by the lapels and was screaming at him.


That'll teach him not to mess with Arthur!!

Joan

trisher

OOpps he he They made a big mistake going to that lady she must have been in pain by the looks of her hands.

Well done I say, some pensioners have still got it in them to stick up for themselves.

Be they felt daft afterwards.

Love Trish xx

joanlawson

I love the thought of a 77 year old woman with arthritis pinning a young thug up against the wall :!: She was obviously so angry that she found strength from somewhere. It made me laugh that she said: 'Apparently I called him a b******. I don't usually swear but in the pressure of the situation I snapped.'

mellman01

Good one Joan made me chuckle.

lululu

Super story - would laugh if he carged her with assult, they have a habit of doing that now.

julie47

Well done to her

The story made me smile

bet the intuder was shocked and i hope embarrassed.

juliepf x

joanlawson

Apparently, the woman was targeted by the thug while standing behind her in Waitrose. The Police said that many elderly people had been attacked in this way. Quote:

Many have been the victim of distraction crimes, with the thugs often asking for their victims' help with directions.

The police spokesman said: 'These cynical and calculating criminals rely on the goodwill of their elderly victims being prepared to help a stranger find their way only for them to callously cause them great personal distress by distracting them and taking cash, cards and personal belongings.'


It's a sad state of affairs when elderly people are being mugged in this way, but on this occasion, the thief took on more than he bargained for :!:

only49

hi joan

i love the title of your post.

just shows you dont matter what wrong with you sometimes you find the strength from somewhere she did, well done to her, i starting to if you like look at things this way, the pain i suffer at the hands of arthur needs sometimes to be harnised and used in a postive way and as i have done this week when i had to phone someone on my sons behalf, and shall we just say they were in no doubt about how i had felt by the time i had finished.

just goes to show us athur sufferers are not to be messed with

frogmorton

Good on her!!!

She looks really good for her age Joan

Shame we cant all stand up to them - that'd see 'em off permanently.

Love

Toni xx