More Holiday Safety Tips

As promised,here are your next five safety tips for a safe, happy holiday season.  As my mom always said:  "It is better to be safe than sorry!"  Seasons blessings from me to you and your families.

Tips from:  It Never Hurts To Be Careful In This Crazy World We Live In

6.  A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or a parking garage: 

• BE AWARE-  look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat
• 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. 
• 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 vehicle nearest your car, walk back into the mall or your workplace and get a security guard to walk you back out.  That is what they are there for.

7.  Always take the elevator instead of the stairs.  Stairwells are a perfect crime spot.  This is especially true at NIGHT!
8.  If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN!  The predator will only hit a running target 4 in 100 times R-U-N!  Preferably in a zig-zag pattern.


9.  Women are always trying to be sympathetic.  STOP!  it make get you assaulted, or worse, 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.  This was how he abducted his victims.


10.  Water Scam!  If you wake up in the middle of the night to hear all your taps outside running or what you think is a burst pipe, DO NOT GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE.  Predators will turn on all your outside taps full blast so that you will go out to investigate, then they attack. 

Holiday Safety Tips

We all know that crime rates increase during the holiday season each year.  Criminals wish to make an easy buck, or worse.... so let's not give them an extra opportunity.   I want my friends to be safe, so here are some helpful hints for you.  Be sure to visit my blog next week because you will get five more easy steps to insure your safety during this busy season. 

Tips from:  It Never Hurts To Be Careful In This Crazy World We Live In
1.  Tip from Tae Kwon Do Instructor:  The elbow is the strongest point on our body.  If you are close enough to use it, do!

2.  Tip from a Tour Guide:  If a robber asks for you wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM.  Toss it away from you, THEN RUN.  Chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the money. 

3.  If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out of the hole and start waving like C-R-A-Z-Y!!!  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 start a new task, like balancing a checkbook, before driving off.    DON'T DO THIS!  This is the perfect opportunity for a predator 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.  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, jump out and RUN.  A totaled car is better than having them find your body in a remote location. 

Stay safe my friends.....

Honor-Courage-Commitment

Today is Veterans Day!  Thank you, veterans of all branches, and Happy 236th Birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps (yesterday).  As we celebrate Thanksgiving with our loved ones this year, let's say a special prayer for the members of our armed forces who are away from their families protecting us, so we can enjoy this day.  Part of the U.S. Navy SEALs creed states:  "Lead by example in all situations."  Are we doing that in our lives today-at work, and with our families?  Or are we instead being led by the media, our friends' opinions, and the Internet?  In the U.S. Marine Corps publication, 'Sustaining the Transformation', their core values are listed as Honor-Courage-Commitment.  Let's adopt their core values ourselves- lead by example during these holidays and be the kind of persons we were meant to be.  Be sure to thank at least one veteran today and let them know you REMEMBER their sacrifice, and what this day is all about. 

The Good News About Texas....Texaplex 2 - by David Winans

Are you  wondering  about the health of our economy here in Texas?    We've had plenty of reasons to worry, but take a look at this informative video, courtesy of David Winans of Better Homes & Gardens, David Winans & Associates.  It just might take a bit of  the sting out of your worry. 

I truly believe that spreading the good news about Texas is the best thing we can do to improve our economy, the housing market and our business. I look forward to your feedback!

Just a few of the exciting facts to note in the new Texaplex video:

• Nearly half of all new jobs, since 2009, we’re created in Texas.
• The annual economic output of Texas exceeds 1 trillion dollars, and that number is climbing.
• If the entire 7 billion population of the world moved to Texas, there would be more than 1100 sq feet for every man, woman, and child on the planet. That’s 4.5%  more space than what New York City dwellers are already used to.

In the 2010 census, Texas had over 25 million residents. But by 2030, Texas will grow to 40 million residents. That’s like unloading four jumbo jets every day—for the next 19 years, and no one has a return flight!  I hope this information provided you with some great insight as to our current situation in our great state.... and maybe just a little peace of mind.