Showing posts with label In the News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label In the News. Show all posts

Friday, July 11, 2008

Great Advice!!

I received this forward from a friend of mine and I think its a great advice. You can never be to safe anywhere. Recently my sister SUV got stolen right inside the house. How the thieves open the automatic gate and drove the car away without anyone knowing or the neighbours dog barking still puzzle us!!


Put Your Car Keys Beside Your Bed At Night!!!!!!

Tell your spouse, your children, your friends, your neighbors, your parents. Put your car keys beside your bed at night. If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to break into 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 have and requires no installation. Test it. It will go off almost 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. It works if you park in your driveway or garage. If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to break in your house, odds are the burglar or 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 be shared with everyone. Maybe it could save a life or a sexual abuse crime. It would be useful for any emergency, such as a heart attack, where you can't reach a phone. One Mother has suggested to her husband 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. This is good for the elderly or anyone who lives alone, use as a signal for the neighbors to get help.

Friday, June 6, 2008

$6,100.00 For A Watermelon!!!

I was reading Yahoo news this morning and came across this article.

TOKYO - A jumbo black watermelon auctioned in Japan on Friday fetched a record $6,100 making it one of the most expensive watermelons ever sold in the country.

In a society where melons are a luxury item commonly given as gifts, the watermelon's hefty price tag followed another jaw-dropping auction last month, when a pair of "Yubari" cantaloupe melons sold for a record $23,500.

The 17-pound, black-skinned "Densuke" watermelon, a variety grown only on the northern island of Hokkaido, was purchased Friday by a marine products dealer who said he wanted to support local agriculture, according to Kyodo News agency.

The price was the highest on record for a Densuke watermelon, said Kazuyoshi Ohira, a spokesman for the Tohma Agricultural Cooperative in Hokkaido. Most retail at department stores and supermarkets for a more modest $188 to $283, Ohira said.

And what makes a watermelon worth $200, much less $6,000?

Ohira says it's the unusual black skin and unparalleled taste. "It's a watermelon, but it's not the same," he said.

(News and photo from Associated Press)

Even if I am a millionaire there is no way I am going to pay that kind of money for a watermelon!!