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I’m about to tell you a story. It’s about a woman I know and a spooky night at her office building. It happened last spring and it goes like this. Tammy was finishing up with some last minute paper work. She shoved her personal belongings into a shoulder bag with her laptop, snatched her purse from her desk and headed out. Up the elevator she went, to the top of a parking garage. She always had to park up top because it was all that was left when she arrived each day. The elevator chimed and she stepped off. The sun was falling in the background as she proceeded toward her car. There were plenty of other vehicles parked about, but no people in sight. That’s when she spotted a strange man. He was standing near a van in a far corner and appeared to be watching her. She proceeded with haste to her car. As she pulled out a set of keys from her purse, she noticed the man moving toward her out of the corner of her eye. This is when she stopped. She turned and stared at the man for a moment to let him know she knew. Now the man paused. Tammy hit the self start button on her keypad and resumed her stride, reaching the car. The man then retreated. She entered her car and drove off with a great sigh of relief.

Tammy’s story is a great one because it’s minor in a way, but real as ever. She didn’t scream at the top of her lungs, pull out a gun or set off a raging Python alarm, but she did make an intrepid gesture. She stood her ground and sent a message to a potential attacker. The message said I’m aware of your presence and I’m not frightened. Typically assailants don’t like this attitude and awareness. They go for the meek ones who scare easily.

Now, let’s talk about alarms. Personal alarms or a Python alarm for your car, both can be effective. In fact, Tammy had a Python alarm installed in her Pacifica not long after that. She wants to be sure no one can sneak inside when she at work. That would be an awful surprise. But a Python alarm is also good for other things like causing a ruckus when you feel threatened. There’s nothing like a loud screaming alarm system to draw some attention. This is where personal alarms can come in handy as well.

Take advantage of these devices! Have a Python alarm system installed in your vehicle for a little extra security. And don’t be afraid to make eye contact with someone if they’re following you. Let your presence be known and keep your head high.

When I was a little girl I loved going to the swimming pool each and every day of the summer. My mom was a single mom and she had to work, and that meant we spent our days with our babysitter. Her teenage daughter took us to the local pool each day and I would love to be there. In fact, there would be days when you could not get me out of the pool. When it rained we could not go swimming and I would be very disappointed. This went on for quite a few summers until my mom no longer needed to work all the time and we could stay home with her. Though I was a great swimmer, I was always scared of the diving board.

The pool in our town was small, but our town was small too. Though it was not the biggest one around, it was always clean, and when thinking about size versus cleanliness, I always prefer that something is clean. There were two diving boards there and one large slide. The smaller diving board was only about four feet from the water and though it took me a while, I finally got the courage up to use it. When it came to the large diving board, well that was a different story entirely. I was only eight then and that board seemed to climb up into the sky.

It took me a long time to get the nerve up to climb up on the high diving board and though thinking back, it wasn’t even very big. I finally got up there one day and had to climb back down. I never really considered myself to be afraid of heights because I loved to climb high up in trees. The thought of hurling myself down from that height was unthinkable. I love to be up high, but when I was in a tree, I never dreamed of jumping down, even when water was involved. This was just something I knew I needed to do, so I tried again.

I finally go the nerve up to jump off that high diving board and though it was not as bad as I thought it was going to be, it was not something that I ever did again. Even now when I am swimming I don’t really care for the high diving board. I guess there is just something scary about diving in head first from that height that I might never get over. Now that I am over 30, I don’t think there is anything that anyone can do to change my mind.