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Don forwarded an email to me. It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in. Nine things to do in an emergency situation. It was supposedly written by a cop. I don't forward many things any more, most of the time they are "urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation." I can go to Snopes . com & get the real scoop. So, that's just what I did for 9 Tips. There was one for a serial killer luring women from their homes with a taped recording of a crying baby.

And another one I hadn't heard of before: 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!

Snopes didn't really address the last one, however, they did give some tips:

1. Avoid potentially dangerous places.
2. Stay aware of your surroundings.
3. Do not get into vehicles with strangers or allow them into yours.
4. Do not let strangers into your home.

In 1983, Don & I, along with his parents & brother Reed, were held up at gun point in a Pizza Hut restaurant in Salt Lake City on West Redwood Road. One of the things, Frank, Don's father, did, was to throw his wallet under the table. He & Bertha had been on several cruises & he may have been given that tip by a "tourist gude." However, it didn't work in a restaurant & probably wouldn't in any closed place. Instead, the gunman made him pick up the wallet & stuck the gun in his belly. We were fortunate he did not pull the trigger. Frank was the only one in the entire restaurant who could identify the make of the gun. Bertha was amazed & asked him how he knew. The rest of us were also amazed. Frank replied we'd have looked at the gun too if it was stuck in our gut. Yes, we may have looked at it, but the rest of us wouldn't have been able to identify it.

Yes, most women do just sit in the car when they get in. I have my key out, ready to unlock my car & I put it in the ignition as soon as I get in. One time, before my mission, I was sitting in my car. I had just come out of the bank & got in the car. I was sitting there getting situated & along came a couple of men talking. The older man, turned at my car, still talking to the other man, opened the car door & climbed in. The other man just stood there staring at him & I ... I was shocked! I said, "What are you doing?" He apologized, got out & hurried over to the other car