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Talon · 04-11-2012, 01:40 PM

Though I personally won't go into specifics on what I have for protection, I will say that we all need some form of self-protection, whether it be learning self-defense, or becoming trained in the use of a weapon. Finding what works for you specifically is a process...what you feel comfortable with, what is lawful in your state, and what is realistic for you.

Blade · 04-11-2012, 02:04 PM

Home and personal safety can come in many different containers. Yes containers, I said.

I have side arms, shot guns, rifles, I think there is a tazer here somewhere. I have a huge male German Shepherd and a 6 pound Chihuahua. LOL all the artillery in the world won't help you if you don't have the guts to use it and someone takes it from you and uses it on you.

This brings me to the different containers statement. The real idea regarding safety is not to kill someone but to buy yourself a few seconds to get away. As someone before me said have a plan, especially an escape plan. Look around your house, what it handy should someone appear before you inside your home? Hair spray? Perfume? Lysol? Any cleaner in a spray bottle? There are many things you could use on the spur of the moment. Think real glass, or a candle holder or a small but heavy bedside lamp.

Years ago when I was still hanging out in bars, most of the bartenders knew if I asked for a beer instead of a brand of beer, that is exactly what I wanted was a full unopened beer. Now that will crack a skull....so I guess you could put a beer bottle on your head board or your end table.

LaneyDoll · 04-11-2012, 02:52 PM

I think that there have been a lot of good suggestions here. But, I am going to add some that came from a class I went to once...

~ do not put your home address in your GPS. If it is stolen, a car thief now has your car AND your address. Set your GPS home location for the local police station etc.

~ see above and make sure NOTHING in your car has your address on it. The law says that your registration & insurance card must be in your car but it does not say that it has to be in there when the car is parked OR that your address cannot be hidden. (Just make a copy , white out the address & recopy). This should be acceptable but feel free to check the law in your state.

~ both the above rules are VERY important if you have a garage door opener. If a thief has your car, they now have your address AND a way in.

~ do not set boxes for expensive items by the curb for trash pick up. Really? You just bought a huge TV and now announce to the world that this house now has a huge, ultra-fab TV in it.

~ do not register your big tickets items at the store, do them later if possible. A coworker's brother has his house broken into within days of buying a new TV. They found out later that doing a registration in the store could have been the reason why.

~ do not put your home address on your luggage. Also, do not put ANY identifying tags on things that your kids use. You know what happens when your kid is wearing a shirt that says "Bob"? You just told a lot of strangers your kid's name making it easy for someone approach "Bob" with a story about his mom being hurt. After all, this person knew their name.

~finally, wasp spray can possibly be a replacement for pepper spray. One, it is cheaper and easier to buy. Two, you do not have to be as close to the attacker to use it. http://www.snopes.com/crime/prevent/waspspray.asp

Glenn · 04-11-2012, 03:21 PM

I have guns, stun guns, and sprays, but my bugaboo has always been the glass windows. With all these new cordless grinding and cutting tools out now, it would be easy to cut through glass. So.. I've moved heavy antique furniture, book cases, etc. in front of downstairs windows and screwed them down. I am going to also buy white plastic garden trestles and cut them to fit over my patio door windows and screw them in. I really don't like the way burglar bars look. They could also be cut, but whatever takes burglars longer is what counts. Sometimes, if you don't have much to put in the window, even making a pyramid of aluminen cans can make a lot of noise. I'm curious what other folks here are doing about protecting their windows because I could'nt find anything new online.

aishah · 04-11-2012, 03:44 PM

i live in an apartment complex near a university and a bunch of frat houses, which is not the safest environment. although it does seem much safer than the university i used to live near (i don't read as many reports of break-ins and robberies at least...maybe i'm just not getting the reports, though). i grew up in a "bad neighborhood," but ironically i felt safer there (because i was from there and everyone knew me) than i do living in nicer areas. i grew up around guns but never learned to shoot.

both of my partners know how to use a weapon. one of my partners owns multiple guns. we're still in the process of them moving to kansas though. i do feel much safer when i'm living with them than by myself, and the place i live now is the first place i've ever lived completely by myself (no roommates or partners).

i've considered learning to shoot but i don't think i want to own a gun. i can handle a knife or a razorblade pretty well (which makes me feel safer when i'm walking alone at night than in my own home, really), but physically i'm not very strong. i'm really liking toughy's paint thinner idea, though.

04-11-2012, 01:40 PM	#1
Talon Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Divine Feminine Preferred Pronoun?: . Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: . Posts: 4,921 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,246 Thanked 10,223 Times in 3,305 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Just a thought.. Though I personally won't go into specifics on what I have for protection, I will say that we all need some form of self-protection, whether it be learning self-defense, or becoming trained in the use of a weapon. Finding what works for you specifically is a process...what you feel comfortable with, what is lawful in your state, and what is realistic for you.

04-11-2012, 02:04 PM	#2
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04-11-2012, 02:52 PM	#3
LaneyDoll Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Girly girl femme Preferred Pronoun?: She; Ma'am; Miss ;) Relationship Status: Pitbull protected. Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,892 Thanked 7,683 Times in 1,607 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I think that there have been a lot of good suggestions here. But, I am going to add some that came from a class I went to once... ~ do not put your home address in your GPS. If it is stolen, a car thief now has your car AND your address. Set your GPS home location for the local police station etc. ~ see above and make sure NOTHING in your car has your address on it. The law says that your registration & insurance card must be in your car but it does not say that it has to be in there when the car is parked OR that your address cannot be hidden. (Just make a copy , white out the address & recopy). This should be acceptable but feel free to check the law in your state. ~ both the above rules are VERY important if you have a garage door opener. If a thief has your car, they now have your address AND a way in. ~ do not set boxes for expensive items by the curb for trash pick up. Really? You just bought a huge TV and now announce to the world that this house now has a huge, ultra-fab TV in it. ~ do not register your big tickets items at the store, do them later if possible. A coworker's brother has his house broken into within days of buying a new TV. They found out later that doing a registration in the store could have been the reason why. ~ do not put your home address on your luggage. Also, do not put ANY identifying tags on things that your kids use. You know what happens when your kid is wearing a shirt that says "Bob"? You just told a lot of strangers your kid's name making it easy for someone approach "Bob" with a story about his mom being hurt. After all, this person knew their name. ~finally, wasp spray can possibly be a replacement for pepper spray. One, it is cheaper and easier to buy. Two, you do not have to be as close to the attacker to use it. http://www.snopes.com/crime/prevent/waspspray.asp __________________ There are beauties who stop traffic and then there are beauties who grow obsessively in the hearts of the susceptible.

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