What Would You Have Done?.........

[Jeza]

At about 3.30 I answered the door to a man claiming to be a doctor. He told me he had just visited a neighbour and now his car would not start. He had called recovery but they said they were inundated and would be at least 1½ hours. He also said he had 3 more house calls to make. One of them being a woman receiving palliative care who was really needing her morphine shot. When I asked why he was telling me this he said "I'm told that is your car and I would like to borrow it for a couple of hours" he went on to say he would leave his car keys with me for when the breakdown people came. So what would you have done?

I will tell you what I did if and when I receive any answers.

[Psybbo]

Yes woof, I remember and resolutely refused a lift on my way home from school, 2 mile walk, only to find him having a cup of tea in my home, saving well done.

[Psybbo]

Saying^

[Tilly2]

I must be very gullible. How has that happened?

[Psybbo]

You and me both Tilly

[Hopkirk]

"You can trust me, I'm a Doctor"

[mikey4444]

Was this 15:30 or 03:30...you have been specific.

His story sounds highly improbable to me. In your position I would have called the Police immediately, and then retreated behind your locked front door.

[atalanta]

The more I think about this story, the more I wonder that anyone might ever have believed this character for a moment. You've only got to ask " what's the treatment for onychocryptosis, then ?" and wait for the answer.

[Peter Pedant]

I think that is very very well done Jay

I let a conman into the house and then when it became obvious what was going on - ( demand of £500 to pay 'a fine' ) - I then had the problem of 'how do I get him out of here without breaking the place up or breaking me up ? '
I also thought: 'you have done this to yourself. You have no one to blame but yourself if this goes horribly wrong. '
Trying to do a favour - there's no fool like an old fool

[xstitcher]

How did you get him out Peter P?

[whiskeryron]

The worse thing you could have done is offer to drive him, he could have assaulted you & dumped you somewhere & then stolen your car.

[FoxLee2]

When you went back and he was gone, had his car also gone?

[pusskin]

You done the right thing jeza. Never take ones words for granted!