Unbelievable!

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Unbelievable!
by Latina
07-Jan-2012
 

I began my Saturday, by getting up at 11 am. Monday thru Friday, I wake up at 5 am, so on the weekends, I sleep in late. I called my mom to make sure that she was doing well. I was not prepared for what happened to her the night before.

My mom and a friend were coming back from their errands Friday night. As the vehicle they were in passed through the entrance gate to the apartments where my mom lives, another vehicle approached on the exit side. The driver told my mom's friend to stop the car.  My mom's friend is in her late 70's. She stopped the car and roll downed her window to ask the guy what he said.  Big mistake!

The passenger of the other vehicle, jumped out. He had a small gun. Yep! He goes over to my mom's friend, points the gun at her and tells her to hand over her and my mom's purse. The friend tells the thief that her purse is in the trunk. Huge lie because it was in the back seat.My mom and I are still not sure the logic in telling the guy "the purse is in the trunk".

While the woman opens the trunk, my mom takes advantage that she was not being watched. She gets out of the car and carefully drops her purse in the parking lot. She pushes her purse under the car with her foot. The thief never saw her do anything. Thank goodness!

All of a sudden, out of no where another man comes out. Only this one is about twice the size of the thief. The thief is startled and tells the women, Never Mind! He jumps back into the get away car and drives off with his partner in crime. Thank God that the other man showed up. I hate to think what could have happened to my mother. 

I sent a text message to one of my siblings giving her the details of what happened. I have told her that it is time that mom moves out of that area. I knew my sister would make sure the rest of my siblings were informed. My sibling is not prone to gossip. However, she will relay important information to the rest of the family. I prefer to have my sibling inform the rest. It saves me time. 

I have talked to my mom in the past about moving from that area. She no longer has any family there. I tried to get her to move back to El Paso. I have two sisters that live there but mom doesn't want to live in El Paso. She had finally agreed to move with me for a couple of months while we found her a suitable apartment. It appears that I will have to move up the moving date. 

Remember to be nice to your mom. Life is a lot shorter than one imagines. 

 

 

 

Note: The photo used for this blog is an actual photo of my mother from long ago..........:o)

 

 

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Esfand Aashena

Natalie in that case I'm glad the guy didnt ask them to "leave"!

by Esfand Aashena on Mon Jan 16, 2012 07:30 AM PST

Everything is sacred


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Latina

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by Latina on Mon Jan 16, 2012 07:26 AM PST

Raton,

Actually it was my mom that pushed her purse under the car. The other lady was showing the inside of her car trunk to the guy. 

 

Thank you!


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Esfand Aashena

Natalie I'm glad everyone is ok!

by Esfand Aashena on Wed Jan 11, 2012 06:16 AM PST

I wonder who was the slower to push the purse under the car, your mom's friend or the gunman?!  Imagine that scene of an old lady pushing a purse under the car, presumably with her foot, and the nervous gunman not noticing!

I'm just glad your mom and her friend are ok. 

Everything is sacred


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Latina

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by Latina on Sun Jan 08, 2012 05:27 PM PST

Abarmard,

 

Thank you! Yes, the sooner she moves the better. 

Wishing you a happy Sunday and a great week!


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Latina

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by Latina on Sun Jan 08, 2012 05:18 PM PST

farshadjon,

 

Thank you! It is interesting how the tables have turned. My mom used to worry a lot about my well being growing up. Now, I am the one worrying about her well being. 

Life is interesting indeed. :o)

 

I wish your mother very well and happy.


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Abarmard

Thankfully everything is OK

by Abarmard on Sun Jan 08, 2012 01:27 PM PST

That was an intense story. Glad that your mom is fine and it's over. Hopefully now she will agree to move to a safer neighborhood.

Great to see you again, virtually. Happy Sunday.


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farshadjon

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by farshadjon on Sun Jan 08, 2012 01:23 PM PST

Welcome back, Natalia jan.

Thanks for sharing this story with us. Now, I am worried about my mom!

Regards,Farshad

 


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Latina

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by Latina on Sun Jan 08, 2012 08:07 AM PST

Yolanda,

Nope! My mother has never seen the man. He just showed up. When the police asked him questions, she found out that he does not live in the area. He was there to visit a friend.


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yolanda

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by yolanda on Sat Jan 07, 2012 10:11 PM PST

Hi Natalia,

  Did your mom tell the big guy what happened before he showed up?

You should be able to post video!


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Latina

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by Latina on Sat Jan 07, 2012 09:55 PM PST

yolanda,

Thank you for your kind comments! Thank you for the link. Just when I think I have seen or heard it all there is always something to prove me wrong.

I have been having difficulty in posting videos on this web site. I'm not sure if it is my computer. I used to be so good at it. How ironic! LOL

 


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yolanda

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by yolanda on Sat Jan 07, 2012 09:24 PM PST

Hi! Natalia,

    Sorry to hear what happened to your mom and her friend. It was a close-call. Thank God the big guy miraculously appeared on time to drive the bad guys away! It is like a divine intervention! Thank God that your mom and her friend are unscathed physically and there is no financial loss! BTW, your mom is beautiful!

P.S. There are thieves in Iran, too even though it is not a capitalist society! They have billion dollar bank fraud, one crook stole money from IRI's bank and bought a 3 million dollar mansion in Canada! 

//www.torontosun.com/2011/10/20/iranian-canadian-banker-under-investigation


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Latina

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by Latina on Sat Jan 07, 2012 06:34 PM PST

MPD,

Thank you!

My mom has promised me that she will no longer go out at night to take care of errands. 


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Multiple Personality Disorder

Thank God (if there is one) that the two ladies are fine

by Multiple Personality Disorder on Sat Jan 07, 2012 05:57 PM PST

A lot of funked up people are out there nowadays that don't know how to survive in a CAPITALISTIC society, so they go out there steeling from the old people; so I hope the ladies, who somehow have survived this funked up CAPITALISTIC society so far without rubbing anyone, would be more careful next time, in this funked up CAPITALISTIC society. 


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Latina

I see............

by Latina on Sat Jan 07, 2012 03:30 PM PST

My mother was held up at gun point. All you have to complaint about is that I mentioned the gun man's race.

Well excuse me for not being politically correct for you. NOT!

 I will like to mention that the first thing they asked my mother was for the actual description of the individual in order to find the correct person. Whether you liked it or not his race is part of the facts. 

 This is the only response that you will get from me.

 

MY MOTHER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS POSSIBILITY!  UNDERSTAND!


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پندارنیک

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by پندارنیک on Sat Jan 07, 2012 03:19 PM PST

You didn't have to mention the alleged culprit's color of skin.............that's all I have to say................before I mention the ills of capitalism............


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