NMFOG

Journalist of the Year isn't something I ever expected, but it is indeed an honor to be named. Thank you to SPJ Colorado Pro. And thanks to all the other local journalists out there who continue to work for their communities under extraordinary and unpredictable circumstances.

An elderly Florida woman had just finished her grocery shopping when she returned to the parking lot—and to her surprise, found four young men inside her car, apparently about to drive off. Without hesitation, she dropped her bags, pulled a handgun from her purse, and shouted, “I have a gun, and I know how to use it! Get out of the car!” The startled men didn’t wait for a second warning—they bolted from the vehicle and ran like their lives depended on it. Still shaking from the adrenaline, the woman gathered her groceries, loaded them into the car, and got into the driver’s seat. But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t get the key into the ignition. Puzzled, she looked around the interior… and noticed something odd: a football in the passenger seat, a Frisbee on the floor, and two cases of beer in the back. Slowly, it dawned on her. She was in the wrong car. Sure enough, her identical vehicle was parked just a few spaces away. Embarrassed but amused, she moved her bags to her actual car and drove straight to the police station to report the mix-up. When she finished her story, the desk sergeant burst into laughter. Then he gestured to the other side of the room—where four very pale young men were nervously describing how they’d been carjacked by a “crazy old lady with curly white hair, glasses, under five feet tall, and packing heat.” No charges were filed.

Copper wire, Got a few of these in a mixed bag at the thrift store. I already did an image search on Google with poor results. Evidently the image was interpreted as big? It’s about 3 inches tall from end to end. Both loops are hexagons. What is it and its purpose for existing? TIA!

What would you do in this situation?