11 Safety Tips You MUST Know

Today I received an e-mail with a few REALLY good safety tips, and no author given credit.  While the message was geared toward women, I think these are tips that men and women of all ages as well as children and teenagers should read and remember.  Please share them with your friends and family.

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.  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.  Then RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.

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Terrorist Advisories

The U.S. Department of State’s American Citizens Services and Crisis Management (ACS) offers frequently-updated bulletins about outbreaks of disease and terrorist activity everywhere in the world.  As a precaution, check their website or call them immediately prior to your trip.  Call 1-888-407-4747, or go their website located at http://travel.state.gov/travel/travel_1744.html.


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Airport Security Travel Tip

While airport security people are viewing your valuable carry-on possessions with their X-ray equipment and eyeing you cautiously as you stroll through the metal detection area, a new crime is increasing in popularity.

After you place your items on the conveyor belt which goes past the X-ray machine, keep an eye on them when they appear on the other side of the machine, or you might never see them again.  Crooks can easily steal your camera, purse, or briefcase, etc., just by acting as if it belongs to THEM.

There are no numbered tickets issued to you that must be matched at the other side in order to retrieve your valuables.  (And why IS that, I wonder.)  So an enterprising thief waits until he or she sees someone who is carrying an item that looks interesting and goes through the metal detector ahead of you, casually picking up YOUR item with HIS or HERS.


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