It's Time to Use a Little Precaution

IT'S TIME TO USE A LITTLE PRECAUTION

Happy Birthday, Lowell Thomas

While there is never a time to be foolish about our own safety, being a senior requires more caution than when we were younger. Not that an attack could or would not happen in our younger years, it is just that as we age, our reflexes are not that acute. Often seem as "helpless old woman or helpless old men", we are a target for the purse snatchers, muggers, and even rapists. The following was sent to me in email and I feel I must pass it on. There are 10 safety tips in all, but I will only quote 5 for today and then the remainder tomorrow.

Please read carefully and remember what you have read....it might save your life.


1. The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!
2. 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 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.
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 LEAVE.
5. If someone is in the car with a gun to your head, DO NOT DRIVE OFF, repeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car.
Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it .
As soon as the car crashes bail out and run.


Answer to the last trivia question: According to company statements, the Baby Ruth candy bar was named for who? The daughter of President Grover Cleveland, who was born while he was living in the White House. It was not named for Babe Ruth.
Today's trivia question: What is a claque?
Thought for the day: How come pizza gets to your house faster than the police?