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Got this from my aunt....


Subject: FW: Reminder of Cautions
>
> After reading this, forward it to someone you care about. It never
> hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in.
>
>
> We can now add to the list of victims the retired 77 yr. old TCU
> professor from Ft Worth whose body was found last week in
> Oklahoma--and the 11 yr.old in Sarasota, FL. Because of these recent
> abductions in
> daylight hours, refresh yourself of these things to do in an emergency
> situation...This is for you, and for you to share with your wife, your
> children, everyone you know.
>
> 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...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. 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 LEAVE.
>
> 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 will 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 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, which is when he abducted his next
> victim.
>
> 9. Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard
> a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the
> police because it was late and she thought it was weird. The police
> told
> her "Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door."
>
> The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a
> window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get
> run over. The policeman said, "We already have a unit on the way,
> whatever you do, DO NOT open the door." He told her that they think a
> serial killer has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax women
> out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby. He said
> they have not verified it, but have
> had several calls by women saying that they hear baby's cries outside
> their doors when they're home alone at night.
>
> Please DO NOT open the door for a crying baby and pass this
> on.---This e-mail should probably be taken seriously because the
> Crying Baby theory was mentioned on America's Most Wanted this past
> Saturday when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana.
>
> I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know and anyone
> that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of
> crazies in it and it's better to be safe than sorry.
>
>
> It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another
> candle. I was going to send this to the ladies only, but guys, if you
> love your mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc., you may want to
> pass it onto them, as well.
>
> Shannon LaForge
> Courtroom Deputy to Judge Robert Junell
> U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
>

First of all, thanks for posting. Second, I resent the fact that whoever wrote this said to forward this to women. We may be physically not as big and strong most of the time, but we are not helpless, and sure, we make great targets, but men get hit too. But all that aside...

That is what I tell my friend when she accuses me of irrational paranoia. :rolleyes:

Remember the blackout that seized half of North Amerrica last summer? Well, Toronto was one of the areas "blacked-out." I had to walk up 14 floors, in a pitch black staircase. The only way I knew where I was going is thanks to the rail, and to the fact that the 14th floor is the last one, so no more stairs = signal to stop. So I thought. Turns out, the staircase I took (there's two) goes above the 14th floor and has a door that leads to the roof. For obvious reasons, the door to the roof is locked... so imagine my reaction when I got to the "last floor" and found the door locked. After trying to open it for about 5 minutes, it finally occurred to me that that might be the roof, so I went down one floor and found the way home. Needless to say, I was crying and half in hysterics by the time I got into the apartment... not something I reccomend. Not to mention that my "irrational paranoia" nearly caused me a heart attack when I encountered someone else trying to get somewhere through the stairs.

Julie

Thanks, windfall. It never hurts to have these things in mind.

AnnaBtG.

Ooh, the crying baby thing is freaky.

Yeah, Ted Bundy got into one of our sorority houses years ago at another school, and now we always get glared upon whenever we prop our front door open at night to do laundry.

A lot of cars in todays' day and age have latches on the inside so people can't get locked in the trunk. Or at least mine does, so hopefully I'll get locked in my own trunk. Or not hopefully...nevermind I think I'll just go to work now. :p

JD

Thanks Windfall for those tips!

Now I'm going to be more careful at opening my door when I hear strange sounds. I agree with you Shadow that whole baby thing is really creepy!

Julie, If I were you I would have almost given myself a heart attack to! That must of been scary in that black out! At least your alright now!!!

Later Days!
Andie