Friday, March 28, 2014

Personal Safety on the Road

Road Safety Guides - Personal Safety On The Road

Hello! Thanks for dropping by. Today's topic will be about your Personal Safety on the Road.  Please take the time to read this helpful guide that will give you the heads up on your personal safety while driving alone.

If you are concerned about your personal safety while out and about on the road, here is a comprehensive, no-nonsense guide.

Think ahead

- Where possible travel by day on main, well used roads. Plan your route in advance and check that you have an up-to-date road map in the car so you won’t need to ask for directions.

-If you have to travel after dark, tell someone your destination, your route and what time you expect to arrive. If your plans change, let them know.

- Take your mobile phone - and make sure that the batteries are charged before you set off. Carry change in any case - your phone may be out of range at a crucial time.

- Ensure your car is serviced regularly. Check fuel, oil, coolant-level and tires, especially before a long journey. Carry extra fuel in a safety-approved container.

 Harassment or actual attacks are rare, but they do happen. Thinking ahead can give you more confidence and minimize the risk.

- Keep the doors locked and the windows closed as much as possible, especially in built up areas and stop-go traffic or when traveling alone.

- Keep alert so you know where you are.

-REMEMBER, tiredness kills. Take a break on long journeys.

- Never pick up hitch hikers

Personal possessions in your car.

- Keep your doors locked.

- NEVER leave valuables, such as handbags or mobile phones on the passenger seat - they
could be ‘snatched’ at traffic lights.


- Don’t leave valuables in a parked car

Parking

- NEVER leave your car unlocked.

- Choose a safe place to park. Park in a well lit area where there are people about, especially if you don’t intend to return to your car until after dark.

- If you park in a multi-level car garage, choose a space close to the exit and ramp and away from pillars. Reverse into position to give you a quick get away. Park close to the attendant if there is one.

- MAKE SURE you know exactly where you parked so you will not have difficulty finding your car.

- If you are a woman by yourself, try not to advertise the fact. Put spare shoes, bags etc. into the boot before leaving the car.

- Consider what you would do if your bag was stolen - keep your keys, money and mobile phone separately.

- Ask a friend or colleague to walk you to your car if you feel unsafe about your surroundings.

- When you return to your car, have your keys ready and check the back seat (use a torch at night) before you get in. Lock the doors and drive away without delay.

Handling Dangerous Situations

- If you can see or become involved in an incident avoid getting involved in an argument with the other parties.

- If you are confronted with ‘road rage’ do not get out of the car; keep your windows up and your car locked.
-If your car starts to ‘play up’, stop in a busy, well-lit area, preferably near a phone box.

- NEVER give lifts to strangers. If you see an accident or another driver in difficulty do not stop. Telephone the Police as soon as possible and report what you have seen.

- If a car pulls up alongside or behind you and the occupants try to attract your attention it may be a genuine warning. However, keep your doors locked and drive to a busy place such as a service area or garage  before stopping. Even then keep your doors locked until you are confident there is no danger.

- If someone in a car is deliberately trying to intimidate you, or if you think a car is following you, keep driving until you reach a busy, public place, such as a Police, Fire or Ambulance station.


- If a car pulls in front of you and forces you to stop, leave the engine running. If the driver, or passenger then gets out and approaches you, turn on your hazard lights, reverse as far as you can and sound your horn continuously, no matter what time it is.

- If the occupant of a car beside you at traffic lights or a junction tries to attract your attention simply ignore them. Don’t make eye contact..

CRIME is on the Rise, we all see and hear about it everyday! Do your part to be safe, don't become a victim. If you find this report helpful, please pass this on to your loved ones and your friends.

Please visit our friends at Hawaii Safety Solutions for your Personal Safety and Home Security needs. Thanks for reading and supporting us.

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

BREAKING NEWS.....YOU MUST WATCH THIS VIDEO!

Woman from Big Island, Hawaii takes a test drive


BREAKING NEWS!

I just received word of this must see you tube video, through a mutual friends FaceBook page. I thought this would interest many of you out there that may have experienced the same type of verbal abuse by individuals who were not taught the meaning of RESPECT!!!!

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Ten safety tips when traveling with Children .

Ten safety tips when traveling with Children


Traveling abroad is a great learning experience for kids and parents. Here are 10 tips to help keep your family safe, and ensure everyone has a great time.

1. Fill out all emergency information on your passports. Make sure family members wear their passport on their body at all times. Children should carry the phone number and address of at least one trusted adult back home.

2. Read, understand, and follow all travel warnings issued for the area you are visiting. Do not travel to unsafe areas.

3 .Make two copies of everyone's passport id page. Carry one copy with you in a separate place from your passport, and leave the second with a trusted friend or family member back home. Parents should carry additional copies of children's passports.

4. Always carry current photos of your children with you.

5. Leave a copy of your travel plans with family or friends at home. Include hotel names and phone numbers. Have your children carry a copy of travel plans with them, as well.

6. Learn local laws and customs before you leave for your trip. Be sure your children understand them as well.

7. In airports, bus depots and train stations, never leave your luggage unattended. Instruct your children not to touch other people's luggage, or pick anything up from the floor.

8. If you will be in a foreign country for more than two weeks, contact the embassy or consulate in that country. This will make it easier for officials to find you in case of emergency back home.

9. Do not wear expensive jewelry, or clothing that stands out. Don't carry more money than you will need. Consider credit cards or travelers checks.

 10. Make sure you exchange money at authorized places. If you have any questions or get in trouble, contact the closest embassy.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Get Your Home Sold Fast

Get Your Home Sold Fast With These Amazing Tips


Here's some helpful tips for getting your home sold fast.

There are a lot of programs you can spend money on out there that supposedly tell you how to sell a home, but the truth is that you do not need to purchase this information. Just read the tips we provide for you in this article and you can stage your home to sell in any possible market condition.

Intrigue your buyers with a deal. Since times are tough most people are looking for the best deal possible. Offer to pay closing costs on the home when they purchase it. This will catch their attention and will be more appealing than buying from someone that doesn't offer this deal.

Potential home buyers are not usually interested in dated wood paneling. Get rid of it if you can. If you can't get rid of it, paint over it. Painting your wood paneling a lighter color will make it more attractive to the eye. Painting can also save you thousands over replacing all of the paneling.

A great way to bring some value to your home is to paint or fix the fences on the home. People do not want a home with a fence that looks run down and damaged. If you are going to get buyers, you need to do the things that are going to make them buy your home.

Few structural features date a house more than popcorn ceilings so removing them would be a good home improvement for people looking to sell their house. The task should take no longer than a weekend and once complete you will have a ceiling that is easier to paint and repair, and a house with an interior that won't turn away potential buyers.

When you are looking to get in touch with an agent to help you with a house sale do not use the same agent as the other party involved. Anyone that they are dealing with has their best interest at heart and may not negotiate things as well as someone you hired of your own accord.

A little effort invested in your home's landscaping can reap big dividends in the overall value of your property. Lush, verdant greenery is always appealing to potential buyers. A landscaping plan that reflects thought and care will improve your property's value and encourage potential buyers. By making small but constant improvements to the land around your home you can boost its selling price impressively.

If you are having trouble selling your house, try a few quick Feng Shui fixes. Clearing clutter outside and in is essential to allowing good energy to flow. It will present a welcoming feeling to any prospective buyer. Attract buyers to your home by painting the front door a powerful China red.

The ability to sell your property is not necessarily a specialty skill. It is something that will take some time and practice, but virtually anyone can learn to do it. If you can understand the tips you just read in this article, you can put them into action and take the steps necessary to sell your home.

Friday, March 21, 2014

Pepper and Mace

Pepper Spray And Mace


With crime being more present than ever these days, it always pays off to protect yourself. Although there are police officers and others out there who uphold the law, you never know when something may happen and they aren’t around. To protect yourself, there are several products and forms of protection that you can get. Among the many products available to you,there is something known as pepper spray - which is one of the most common forms of self protection.

Connoisseurs of spicy food know all about the cayenne pepper. The little red pepper packs a fiery punch and adds four-alarm zip to everything from stir-fry to Creole sauce – and it can save your life.

A Modern Twist on an Ancient Technique

Cayenne pepper, also known scientifically as oleoresin capsicum (OR), is the main ingredient in most commercially available pepper sprays. Cayenne has been used for thousands of years as a method of self-defense. Armies in ancient China wrapped ground, dried cayenne pepper in rice paper and threw it at the faces of their opponents to stun them. Around the same time, the Japanese invented a little box used to blow cayenne into the face of an enemy.

Today’s pepper spray was originally developed in the 1960s as an animal repellent. It was a big hit among mail carriers who had to contend with unfriendly neighborhood dogs. Portable and easy to use, it has become one of the most popular forms of personal self-defense.

Spicing up Self Defense

If you’ve ever felt the burn of spicy food on your tongue, you can probably imagine why pepper spray is so effective. Pepper spray is far more concentrated than your typical spicy dish, and when aimed at the eyes and face of an attacker it produces a number of unpleasant effects:

• Difficulty breathing
• Intense eye irritation
• Temporary blindness or inability to open the eyes
• A painful burning sensation on the skin
• Coughing and runny nose

These effects are temporary – some last about 30-45 minutes. But the skilled use of pepper spray can buy you enough time to get out of a dangerous situation and call for help. Pepper spray is an effective, non-lethal way to protect yourself from a would-be attacker.

Pepper sprays are available in a variety of forms, including many that are small enough to fit inside a handbag or pocket. Whether you choose a large spray canister or a lipstick-sized spray that fits on a key ring, it’s important that you use pepper spray responsibly and follow some basic guidelines:

• Check with your state laws regarding pepper spray. Some states only allow certain sizes and concentrations, and some states prohibit Internet sales of pepper spray – know the rules before you make a purchase.
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• Keep your pepper spray in the same place at all times. You should be able to access your pepper spray as soon as you need it – in a dangerous situation, you don’t have time to dig through your purse to find it.

• Test your pepper spray periodically. It’s a good idea to (carefully) test out your pepper spray to make sure it still works. It’s also good practice so you know how to use it if you need to.

Keep pepper spray out of the reach of children. Although it’s not lethal, pepper spray can be painful. Don’t leave it where your kids can play with it.  Thanks for visiting and taking the time to read what I hope is helpful information that everyone can use. Prevention is always better than the cure. For those of you that are in the market for pepper spray and personal safety tools please visit http://www.hawaiisafetysolutions.com for a wide variety personal and home security tools. Have a great day.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Internet pitfalls: dangers of online dating

Internet pitfalls: dangers of online dating


Watch out for lies and embellishments There are certain things which people commonly lie about within their profile. The most common include: Height, weight, age, and occupation. Also be aware that people may embellish a little bit about themselves to make themselves sound better. For example, they may over exaggerate their travel experience, college education, etc… As mentioned before, even some pictures can’t be trusted. Some people use old photos of themselves because they looked better back then. Most important, be aware that some people lie about their relationship status. Married people have been known to state they are single on online dating sites.

Be careful about sharing your email As mentioned, most online dating sites allow you to use an anonymous internal communication system. Make sure you take full advantage of that. If you do start to feel comfortable with someone and would like to share an email address with them, don’t use your regular email address. Set up a free email address that you use strictly for your online dating activities. You can easily obtain one through yahoo, hotmail, gmail, etc…

Be careful about sharing your personal information It’s easy to get swept up and excited about the possibility of a new romance. However, the anonymous nature of online dating sites makes it just as (if not) more important than ever to protect your personal information. Don’t share your full name. Never give out the details of exactly where you work, or go to school. You can say something like “I work at a major downtown law firm.” If they ask, “Which one?” Just politely tell them you’d rather not say until you get to know them a little better. Most people will understand and respect your decision to not share. Don’t ever give out your address. Be very careful about giving out your telephone number. This is especially true of your cell phone number.

Don’t get too serious too fast It’s best to just keep things on the lighter side for a little while when you first meet someone from an online dating site. Keeping things friendly and light will help you to get to know the other person a lot better than just diving into a relationship.
Using an online dating service will help you to find your ideal person for a relationship. By using it to its full potential you won’t have to just “settle” for someone.Unfortunately, there are some people of questionable character in this world. You’re just as likely to meet someone who is up to no good at the gym, bar/club, or even at work as you are at an online dating site. The only difference with online dating sites is the level of anonymity that is provided for users. It’s a dual edge sword. It helps protect the innocent and allows those of dubious character to get away with a little more. These pitfalls and dangers weren’t mentioned to scare you. Online dating sites provide safe, fun, and exciting ways to meet people. Just keep these tips in mind and use common sense. The majority of people on online dating sites are legitimately searching for someone they can connect with, have fun with, and maybe even fall in love with. Maybe that special person they’re waiting for is you!

Thanks for visiting my blog. I hope this subject matter was informative and helpful to any of you that want to try internet dating.  Be safe and have a wonderful day. 

Fast Loans for Unemployed – Bringing Financial Relief Real Fast

Fast Loans for Unemployed

Hi, welcome back.  Today's topic is about loans for all of the hardworking people out there that have lost their jobs due to this bad economic situation that everyone is experiencing. I hope the following article will be helpful information that you might be able to use.


A faster approval of loans has a special significance for the unemployed people. Having ended their only source of stable income, finance starts holding a place of prominence in their lives. Without a fast financial assistance in the form of loans for unemployed, they will only go deeper in their debts. Thus, a fast loan for unemployed is a necessity for the jobless individual as against a mere desire as in case of the regular loan borrowers.

The rapidity in approving loans for unemployed must not be seen in comparison with the other regular loans. This is because the case of the borrowers with unemployment is special. They do not have a stable financial income and this is often seen as a risky proposition by the moneylenders. Moneylenders would try to ensure through a series of screening tests whether the money would be safely recovered. The entire process of credit check may be time consuming.

However, one is to ensure that the process is not unduly protracted. A survey of the time taken by loan providers for approving and sanctioning the amount will be advantageous in distinguishing between the justifiable and unjustifiable delay in the process. The time taken for approving the fast loans for unemployed differs between regions and counties. Thus, borrowers must try to get more specific data for a better understanding of the customs prevailing in a particular place.

Making application to the fast loans for unemployed through the online route will generally be beneficial to borrowers who want a faster approval. As against the mode of application where borrowers can apply only during the office timings of the loan provider, an online website is available for application at all times of the day. Online application to loans for unemployed saves the time involved in documentation. The loan providers can instantly transfer the details of the borrower after checking the reliability of the borrower.

Borrowers with home or other sufficient collateral to back the fast loans for unemployed will have little difficulty in qualifying for the loans. The lack of stable financial income is made good through the presence of collateral. It is not the collateral that is used up in the process. It is the inherent equity in the collateral that gets consumed. For instance, when the loan for unemployed is secured against home, it is the home equity that is used. Home equity is the value that a home can fetch if it is sold in the market at a particular point of time. Fast loans for unemployed taken against ones home is known as home equity loan.

Home equity loans are the cheapest source of finance available to the unemployed. Loan providers understand that at no instance will a borrower intentionally endanger the ownership of his/ her home. By being irregular on loans for unemployed taken against home, one is actually endangering his/ her home. This assures the safety of the amount lent. Rate of interest being dependent of the risk involved in a particular case will be lower in home equity loans for unemployed.

Depending on the period that a person perceives that the period of unemployment will last, the manner of consumption of the home equity loan for unemployed is to be decided. If the joblessness is seasonal or may not last long, the borrower will use the proceeds at once. However, if there is no fixed time period within which the borrower hopes to regain employment, it will be advisable to use the money with caution. Loan providers agree to provide money either through fixed installments or as a line of credit. The latter is known as a home equity line of credit or HELOC. The biggest advantage of HELOC is that borrowers are charged interest only on the amount drawn and not on the entire sum sanctioned as loans for unemployed.

Do the unemployed people without home have no respite? It isn’t so. Nowadays, loan providers do not intend to leave any group untouched from their services. Customer groups that wouldn’t have thought of qualifying for the loans too get finance at slightly different terms if they make an exhaustive search. The same applies to fast loans for unemployed for tenants. Fast loans for unemployed tenants are generally unsecured and thus carry a higher rate of interest. An unsecured fast loan for unemployed tenant would thus be expensive. An exhaustive search process will ensure that tenants are not overcharged on fast loans for unemployed for tenants because of their homelessness. It is necessary to unearth fast loans for unemployed tenants from the large number of loan providers and an exhaustive search process will certainly go a long way in this venture.

The unemployed people use the unemployment role that they receive from the state for making the repayments. The unemployment allowance will also be used for disbursing the other expenses that crop up. Loans for unemployed of greater amount will leave very little of the unemployment allowance for other expenses that too are important. Thus, borrowers must decide the fast loans for unemployed with proper care because any erroneous decision at this stage only creates more problems for the unemployed individual. Have a safe and wonderful day. Thanks again for visiting and reading my blog.