- That is a good idea bernie, did you post this to the forums too? :-) On May 13, 2010, at 4:22 AM, Bernie Ver Hey wrote: > > What to take to bed with you - not a joke. > Pretty neat idea. Never thought of it before. > > Put your car keys beside your bed at night > > Tell your spouse, your children, your neighbors, your parents, your Dr's > office, the check-out girl at the market, everyone you run across.. 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. (Some are set to > go off for a predetermined amount of time.) It works if you park in your > driveway or garage. If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to > break into your house, odds are the burglar/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 to everyone I know because I think it is fantastic. > Would also be useful for any emergency, such as a heart attack, where you > can't reach a phone. My Mom has suggested to my Dad that he carry his car > keys with him in case he falls outside and she doesn't hear him. He can > activate the car alarm and then she'll know there's a problem. > > Please pass this on even IF you've read it before. It's a reminder. > > > > > > > > **************************************** > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including > unsubscribing from this > list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 > Missouri Geocachers Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php > Glenn **************************************** For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including unsubscribing from this list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 Missouri Geocachers Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php