random tip

[cos]

When giving someone a ride, it is a good idea, after dropping them off at the house they're going to, to wait and watch until the go inside, before driving off - as long as it's possible to do without obstructing traffic. I think I first heard this as a safety tip (when dropping off a woman alone at night), but I think it's much more likely to be useful for more mundane reasons like they forgot their key, or they expected someone to be home who isn't there, or it's the wrong house, or oops their cell phone is still in your car, etc. Anyway, it's a really simple thing that makes a lot of sense and yet I didn't think of it until I heard someone suggest it (many years ago), so perhaps I have readers who haven't thought of it yet either and could benefit from seeing it suggested.

Any other random useful tips you'd like to pass along?

Comments

[lil-brown-bat.livejournal.com]

Always keep a small first aid kit in your purse, briefcase, or whatever moves around with you. Most people just have them at home or in your car and injuries are not limited there.

First aid kits are good; training is better. Carrying a first aid kit is probably not going to be helpful unless you know how to use it. It's quite common for people to not know the proper use of much of what's in their first aid kits, and if you think you're going to be able to read the little booklet and act appropriately in a (real or perceived) emergency, well...you're not. If you care enough about being prepared to spend some money for a first aid kit, then make sure you also care enough to spend some time learning how to use it (and please, for god's sake, buy the kit after you get the training, not before -- most kits are ripoffs and some of them, particularly the sexy-looking ones you buy in outdoor stores, are full of stuff that shouldn't be used except by someone with more training than you'd get in a couple hour long street first-aid course).