At 2:40 in the morning last Friday in Seattle, a 61-year-old homeowner wakes up to find some stranger rummaging through his house. The intruder grabs a kitchen knife, so our homeowner, clearly operating on pure dad instinct, reaches for the next best thing... a frying pan. Yep, cast iron versus kitchen knife.
With his 15-year old daughter locked in her room for safety, the man chases the burglar outside, gets stabbed in the leg! But then, channeling his inner action hero, he swings that pan like he’s auditioning for a gritty “Home Alone" reboot.
One solid whack later, the suspect’s down with serious injuries, and both of them end up in the hospital. The daughter’s safe, the guy’s alive, and the burglar’s now facing a stack of charges. Moral of the story? Never underestimate a dad with a frying pan and something to protect.