It's a crime !

This is a totally true story. I have the most wonderful assistant at work whom I shall call Jackanory because she tells the most fantastic stories, all of which are about her and true. She doesn't think they are funny but she has reduced to tears on many an occasion...like the time she and her mother went to view a show home, took a look around the downstairs and kitchen and headed upstairs. They were a bit surprised to find some of the people drinking wine, until they realised they had gate crashed a house warming!She told me this story a couple of weeks ago and I insisted she recount it to the rest of my colleagues. They loved it and asked me if I knew the bank raid story. I said I hadn't and so heard the following true story. When Jackanory was in her early twenties (in the late 70's) and recently engaged, she was working in a building society. One day, as she was sorting money with her colleague, in the presence of three detectives, three armed men burst in wearing balaclavas and carrying sawn off shotguns. They told everyone to hit the floor, which they all did except our Jackanory. "You see" she said, "I was wearing a cream skirt and the cleaner had been on holidays, so I told them I was not going to lie on that dirty floor" !!! In no uncertain terms, one of the raiders pointed the shotgun straight at her, and told her to get down. Not to be bossed around by anyone, Jackanory went over to the stationary cupboard and took out 4 A4 envelopes which she proceeded to slit, and one by one she lay them on the floor to form a sheet she was prepared to lie on !!! All this time the raider had his shaking shotgun in her back !!! She says sometimes she can still feel it !! When she lay down , she discreetly removed her engagement ring and out it in her mouth, but remembers being concerned that if the raiders shot her in the head she might swallow it !!!Needless to say she lived to marry and tell the tale...priceless .