I know some of you own GUNS but this is something to think about...---

If you don't have a gun, here's a more humane way to wreck someone's evil plans for you. Did you know this? I didn't. I never really thought of it before. I guess I can get rid of the baseball bat.

Wasp Spray - A friend who is a receptionist in a church in a high risk area was concerned about someone coming into the office on Monday to rob them when they were counting the collection. She asked the local police department about using pepper spray and they recommended to her that she get a can of wasp spray instead.

The wasp spray, they told her, can shoot up to twenty feet away and is a lot more accurate, while with the pepper spray, they have to get too close to you and could overpower you. The wasp spray temporarily blinds an attacker until they get to the hospital for an antidote. She keeps a can on her desk in the office and it doesn't attract attention from people like a can of pepper spray would. She also keeps one nearby at home for home protection. Thought this was interesting and might be of use.

On the heels of a break in and beating that left an elderly woman in Toledo dead, self defense experts have a tip that could save your life.

Val Glinka teaches self-defense to students at Sylvania Southview High School . For decades, he's suggested putting a can of wasp and hornet spray near your door or bed.

Glinka says, "This is better than anything I can teach them."

Glinka considers it inexpensive, easy to find, and more effective than mace or pepper spray. The cans typically shoot 20 to 30 feet; so if someone tries to break into your home, Glinka says "spray the culprit in the eyes". It's a tip he's given to students for decades.

It's also one he wants everyone to hear. If you're looking for protection, Glinka says look to the spray. "That's going to give you a chance to call the police; maybe get out." Maybe even save a life.

Please share this with all the people who are precious to your life

Wow! Good info to know! Thanks!

Great idea! I will get some and tell others.

What a great idea!
There is a gun somewhere in this house, but I wouldn't even know what bullets go in it or how to use. Good protection?

Wow, this is timely.

My mom is terrified of snakes and a couple of days ago she was in her yard and a snake showed up and scared her. She quickly grabbed her wasp spray and sprayed him. He disappeared under the fence.

Yesterday she went to lay out in her hammock and noticed when the breeze blew from the north there was a horrid smell. Apparently the snake went under the fence and died. Now she feels bad.

Anything that keeps snakes away is GOOD stuff, lol!

Some snakes are very beneficial.

The tricky part is knowing which ones are and which ones aren't.

Seems to apply to a lot of things -

mushrooms, medicines, people - - - -

Thanks for the info! 8-)

It pays to not take these emails at face value, but to spend a few minutes researching in google.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/prevent/waspspray.asp

http://www.suite101.com/blog/graywri...s_pepper_spray

thanks for the links. I was concerned about this topic after my mom's experience with the snake. If it could kill a snake then it probably could do some real damage to a human. I would stick to the pepper spray or the police dept :wink: