Subject: Hear Ye....Hear Ye.....Consider this

 ONE OF THE BETTER IDEAS - PLEASE READ
 
 Put your car keys beside your bed at night. If you hear a noise
 outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press
 the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off and the
 horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car
 battery dies.
 
 This tip came from a neighborhood watch coordinator. Next time you
 come home for the night and you start to put your keys away, think
 of this: It's a security alarm system that you probably already have
 and requires no installation. Test it.
 
 It will go off from most everywhere inside your house and will keep
 honking until your battery runs down or until you reset it with the
 button on the key fob chain. It works if you park in your driveway
 or garage. If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to
 break in your house, odds are the burglar or rapist won't stick
 around.... after a few seconds all the neighbors will be looking out
 their windows to see who is out there and sure enough, the criminal
 won't want that.
 And, remember to carry your keys while walking to your car in a
 parking lot. The alarm can work the same way there..... This is
 something that should really be shared with everyone.
 
 Maybe it could save a life or a sexual abuse crime.
 
 P.S. I am sending this because I think it is good info.
 Would also be useful for any emergency, such as a heart attack,
 where you can't reach a phone.

Know Who's Entering Your Home

Make sure any technician or maintenance personnel performing work in your home has passed a

criminal background check. Its for your safety and the safety of your family.

Don't take chances. protect yourself and your family.

 
 I don't know how true this story is, but it's still better to be safe than sorry....
 RAPIST TRICK
 
 Know what money you are carrying. You will see why as you read. Be sure every woman is aware of this M.O. Share it with your wife and daughters. Know what money you are carrying... This was the first I have heard of a scheme like this..... I wanted to pass it along. Be safe! Something very serious to pay attention to. Criminals are coming up with craftier, less threatening methods of attack, so we have to be extra cautious. Read on... I live in Alexandria , VA , but I often work in Lafayette , LA ,  staying with friends when I'm there.. At first I didn't go to the police or anyone with it because I didn't realize how serious this encounter was. But since I work in a jail and I told a few people about it, it wasn't long before I was paraded into Internal Affairs to tell them my story. It was approximately 5:15a.m. In Opelousas , La. I had stayed with a friend there and was on my way to work. I stopped at the Exxon / Blimpie Pie station to get gas. I got $10 gas and a Diet Coke. I took into the store two $5 bills and one $1 bill (just enough to get my stuff). As I pulled away from the store, a man approached my truck from the back side of the store (an unlit area). He was an 'approachable-looking' man (clean cut, clean shaven, dressed well, etc.). He walked up to my window and knocked. Since I'm very paranoid and 'always looking for the rapist or killer,' I didn't open the window. I just asked what he wanted. He raised a $5 bill to my window and said, 'You dropped this.' Since I knew I had gone into the store with a certain amount of money, I knew I didn't drop it. When I told him it wasn't mine, he began hitting the window and door, screaming at me to open my door, and insisting that I had dropped the money! At that point, I just drove away as fast as I could. After talking to the Internal Affairs Department and describing the man I saw, and the way he escalated from calm and polite to angry and volatile...it was determined that I could have possibly encountered the serial killer myself. Up to this point, it had been unclear as to how he had gained access to his victims, since there has been no evidence of forced entry into victim's homes, cars, etc. And the fact that he has been attacking in the daytime, when women are less likely to have their guard up, means he is pretty BOLD. So think about it.. what gesture is nicer than returning money to someone that dropped it????? How many times would you have opened your window (or door) to get your money and say thank you.... Because if the person is kind enough to return something to you, then he can't really be a threat....can he????  Please be cautious! This might not have been the serial killer...But anyone that gets that angry over someone not accepting money from them can't have honorable intentions. The most important thing to note is that his reaction was NOT WHAT I EXPECTED! A total surprise! But what might have happened if I had opened my door? I shudder to think! Forward this to everyone you know...maybe they can be as fortunate as I was! P.S. Ladies, really DO forward this to EVERYONE you know Even if this man wasn't a serial killer, he looked nice, he seemed polite, he was apparently doing an act of kindness, but HE WAS NOT A NICE PERSON!!! Men, send it to all the women in your life. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. Make it a good one!  Please forward to anyone you think might benefit from this story.

2-Way Mirror

How can you tell when you are in a room, restroom, motel etc. with a
mirror or a 2-way glass?
Here's how: I thought it was quite interesting! And I know in about 30
seconds you're going to do what I did and find the nearest mirror.
Do you know how to determine if a mirror is 2-way or not?
A policewoman who travels all over the US and gives seminars and
techniques for businesswomen passed this on.
When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing rooms, etc.,
how many of you know for sure that the seemingly ordinary mirror
hanging on the wall is a real mirror, or actually a 2-way mirror
(i.e., they can see you, but you can't see them)? There have been many
cases of people installing 2-way mirrors in female changing rooms . It
is very difficult to positively identify the surface by looking at it.
So, how do we determine with any amount of certainty what type of
mirror we are looking at?
Just conduct this simple test: Place the tip of your fingernail
against the reflective surface and if there is a GAP between your
fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is GENUINE mirror.
However, if your fingernail DIRECTLY TOUCHES the image of your nail,
then BEWARE! IT IS A 2-WAY MIRROR!
No Space, Leave the Place' So remember, every time you see a mirror,
do the 'fingernail test.' It doesn't cost you anything.
REMEMBER. No Space, Leave the Place:
Ladies: Share this with your girlfriends, sisters, daughters, etc.
Men: Share this with your wives, daughters, daughters-in- law, mothers,
girlfriends and/or friends.

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