Just got this in email.....and for once an email actually had some good tips. Thought I'd pass it along.......with hopes that we never have to use them! *hugs*



BE SAFE ! ! ! ! !
Please take the time to read this. I know you are smart enough to know these
pointers, but there will be some where you will go "Hmm, I must remember
that ..."

After reading, forward it to someone you care about. It never hurts to be
careful in this crazy world we live in.

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If
you are close enough to use it, do!

2. Learned this from a tourist guide in New Orleans: If a robber asks for
your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you....
chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than in
you and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER
DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car: Kick out the back tail
lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The
driver won't see you but everybody else will. This has saved lives.


4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating,
working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc.
DON'T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect
opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head,
and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS
AND DRIVE AWAY.

5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking
garage:
a. Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger
side floor, and in the back seat.
b. If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the
passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them
into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.

c. Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and
the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car,
you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman
to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER
TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs.(Stairwells are horrible
places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).

7. If the predator has a gun and you are NOT under his control, ALWAYS RUN!
The predator can only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even
then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT! It may get you
raped,
or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated
man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked
with a cane, or a
limp, and often asked "for help" into his vehicle or with his vehicle, and
that is when he
abducted his next victim.


So guys and girls.........I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a life.

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~Thomas Dewar~

Great tips Lixy, thanks! It's sad that we've got to arm ourselves with all of these extra safety tips these days

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Thank you Lixy! Those are some good ones...sort of makes me wonder how I've managed to make it this long. Here is to a time when we can live without fear. Unfortunately don't think it will happen in my day, but I hold hope for my future grandchildren. Maybe I should just move to Japan

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Never say never, but if you do it's okay to change your mind~me, I think

Very good reminders Lixy. Thanks for posting them.

Great reminders, indeed! I would have guessed the knee was stronger but the elbow definitely makes more sense.

Those are good tips for anyone. Thanks Lixy! I'm going to give these to my wife and daughters.

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