Mugged for £1,000 in bingo winnings.

[Shelli]

AN 86-year-old D-Day veteran spoke yesterday of his anger and disgust at being attacked by a hoodie who stole his £1,000 bingo winnings. Lees Binns was ambushed moments after leaving the bingo hall. The mugger hit him in the back and pushed him to the ground before fleeing with his cash. Lees was taken to hospital covered in blood and with severe bruising and facial injuries.

He said: “I feel like my pride has been wounded as well as my face.

“It’s nothing but a coward’s trick to attack anyone from behind, let alone an old man.

“Even the Germans during the war would always attack you face to face.

“I landed in Normandy on D-Day and I spent the war on the ships having torpedoes fired at us.

“I had shrapnel and bullets flying past me.

“Yet, the first time I get seriously hurt is when I go to bingo.”

Lees, of Oldham, Greater Manchester, was attacked as he walked from the town’s Mecca bingo hall.

He said: “As soon as I left, someone pounced on me from behind and I hit my head on the floor.

“They went straight for the pocket which the money was in, so they clearly knew where it was.

“But I’m not going to stop going. I’ve been playing every Sunday for 20 years, Why should I let them get to me?”

Awwwww, how sad.  This guy is someones GREAT GRANDFATHER!   

[allyoop]

The good thing is Karma really exists....
The bad thing is you rarely get to see it(Karma) happening to the A-hole who deserves it!

[Shelli]

Exactly!

I did see it once though ally.  A friend of mine was having issues with her roommate when her car came up stolen.  My friend had proof via a text message that was sent to her in error that her roommate and the roommates boyfriend stole the car.  The police didn't pay it much attention, but we KNEW!  The roommate moved out and is sleeping in someones garage now. The boyfriend is in jail on unrelated charges and was sentenced to 6 months!

That's KARMA in action!!!!

[allyoop]

Scumbags!! OMG thats why sometimes you have to sage your house to get the bad vibe and essence of people like that out of it!

[Shelli]

Hmmmmm.  Where can I get Sage hun?
AND What exactly do you do with it?

[allyoop]

How to Smudge/Sage

 An abalone shell is the accustomed Native American vessel to use for holding the sage. However, any small, flat, heat-proof container will do.

 Leave the sage as is, tied with the string in the bundle. Light the sage and let it flame for a minute or so. Extinguish the flame so the sage is smoldering and smoking.

 Take the smudge container and using circular clockwise movements, encircle yourself with the smoke. The Native American custom is to use a very large feather from a poultry bird, such as a turkey. Using the feather, fan the smoke all around the room going around windows and doorways. I always say a prayer as I do this asking for all negativity be released, opening up for all that is good and holy. If possible, open some windows and doors to allow the smoke to leave.

 You can do this for the whole room and even the whole house. Start at the most northerly room and working again, clockwise, through your home, let the smoke from the sage permeate throughout. Try and finish off the smudging process by ending up at an open door. You should have come full circle around your home.

 A note of interest. Whenever I have done this, it has never set off any of my smoke alarms, which I have found very strange indeed. Now it MAY set off yours, so be prepared to disconnect it during your smudging and be SURE to re-engage it upon completion of your smudging.

 I say a little prayer over and over as I do my smudging, asking the 'powers that be' (Spirit of the sage) to remove all negativity and unwanted energies.

 IT WORKS!!!!...when first doing this on a regular basis, you may find yourself feeling agitated or uneasy and not sure why. It is because you are 'clearing' with the help of the smudging. This would indicate that there is a lot of 'negative' energies in your environment. I do not have a set amount of times to smudge. You will find your own feel for how often for yourself.

 Sage is the most potent herb for smudging but you can also use cedar and sweet grass.

Enjoy your new found source of clearing yourself and your environment!

Shelli, I would suggest that you try googling it to find a shop or store near you that sells the supplies..but I hope this helps explain it for ya...I have Choctaw Indian blood, and I'm Aquarius too, so I'm always into New-age stuff.

[lucky8s]

Wow all, Thanks for the great read I am going to try this. I believe in Karma so much I just would feel better if sometimes we could see it in action. I feel so bad for this dear man. God Bless him.

[allyoop]

Heres more info on it Shelli and whoever is interested

http://imstartingover.wordpress.com/2007/09/23/saging-the-house-for-positive-vibes/

[Shelli]

Cool, thanks hun.  I will let you know how it turns out!