Category Archives: Street
Subways & buses (cont.)
Another thought about traveling by bus or subway: Try and sit near the driver. S/he may not help you but they can call for help or at least be a witness.
“Rape Whistles” (cont. from Oct. 30)
Back in October I posted about why I’m not a fan of “rape whistles”. Someone pointed out to me that you don’t have to carry the whistle on your key chain. You could carry it on a necklace or bracelet … Continue reading
Parking Lots
I was reading about the Missosuri serial killer on CNN today. He was pretty smart apparently. One thing which caught my eye: he stalked his victims in parking lots and then followed them until they went home. What’s the moral … Continue reading
Good Security is good business
Down in Florida there is another parking lot story: a waiter was shot in one and finally received a measure of justice. But they never found the shooter. What happened is that the waiter sued the mall where he was … Continue reading
Rings
I’m not quite sure what brought it to mind a while ago I saw a man with several big rings on both hands. He was wearing a thumb ring, a pinky ring and a ring on his middle finger on … Continue reading
Use your common sense, please!
I got the following post (redacted) last week & it’s worth talking about for a minute. “As I recently entered [a restaurant] an angry uniform-wearing employee was exiting. He almost slammed the door in my face, then kept walking. I … Continue reading
If shooting starts
Well, after yesterday’s shooting I went back and found a pretty good article Slate reissued yest6rday. It sets out some things you can do if you happen to get caught in a shooting. I don’t agree with a couple of … Continue reading
The Christmas Cheer strikes again
I keep telling people over and over again–if you are being hijacked do NOT get in the car with your attackers. Under no circumstances do you get in the car. They will only take you someplace where you are at … Continue reading
Pickpocket 9
Fer Pete’s Sake! You put your wallet in your pocket & then you pat the wallet to be sure it’s there. What a great signal that a) “Hey Guys! Guess where my wallet is today?” and b) “I’ve got something … Continue reading
Shopping tip
If you are carrying a lot of bags and packages, you won’t notice if one wanders off will you? Worse yet, you could lose your wallet or purse and never notice. The moral of the story–consolidate, consolidate, consolidate! Don’t be … Continue reading
