88-year old fends off naked intruder

[MikeF]

This story:



And if you watch the video, the man's name -- Michael Dick.

[cbelt3]

Reminds me of that old "Guy goes to the dentist" joke "Now, we're not going to hurt each other, are we ?"

Good for her. Criminals and freaks seem to forget that the elderly have lived way longer than most of us, have more life experience, and are more likely to handle themselves better in an emergency.

[GGD]

CNN had a link to an interview with the woman.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2...ruder.kptv

[Speedy]

Probably the most action she has seen in a while.

[RAMd®d]

He backed the woman into her living room and pushed her face down onto a chair.

She was a very lucky and resourceful woman. A moments delay and she might not have been the fodder for forum comedians.

Scratch that, she probably would have regardless of a more unpleasant outcome.