Posts belonging to Category 'personal safety'
July 3, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
Being mindful of personal safety is more than just taking precautions. Sometimes it requires knowing a bit more about how and why things work. After all, if you know how and why they work, you’ll also have a better idea of how and why they can fail and what the results might be. Take pressure [...]
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Tags: high pressure testing, pressure test, pressure vessel testing, self reliance | 
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June 29, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
For the sake of your own personal safety, I suggest you stay away from police and what they’re involved in unless you’re a witness to a crime or a witness for the accused. Many of us are intrigued by police actions – whether it’s a barroom brawl or a domestic violence intervention – we want [...]
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June 15, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
Sometimes our curiosity gets in the way of personal safety. When you hear gunfire or screeching tires, what’s the first thing you’re likely to do? For most of us, it’s simply get ourselves in a position so we can take a look at what’s going on. That’s a good way to get hurt as well. [...]
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May 2, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
I know it seems that a post about long pants isn’t worthwhile, but all you have to do is wear shorts while strolling through bug infested bramble, and you’ll experience a rebirth of their value. Let’s not take for granted an item of personal protection that is important when you’re doing work outside. First let’s [...]
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April 22, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
When it comes to personal safety and security, we can take: precautions and assure our safety chances and perhaps come out lucky undue risks and possibly have serious regrets Each of these options have been exercised by all of us at one time or another. How do we make decisions as to which path we’ll [...]
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April 19, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
I wear hearing protection when I do just about anything that involves shooting firearms, running heavy equipment, cutting grass, roto-tilling or working with shop tools. Even low decibel noise can promote hearing loss if it has a high frequency or you’re exposed to it for a long duration. Concert performers are known for suffering hearing [...]
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February 1, 2010 | Posted by DDFD
I believe in keeping a low profile. I do it for peace of mind and personal safety (criminals notice the outward signs of prosperity too). Truth be told, there are many other reasons for this– my divorce only accelerated my desire for privacy. I try to keep a low profile from my: Ex wife Family [...]
Categories: low profile living, personal safety | Tags: low profile living, personal safety, privacy, self reliance | 1 Comment »
January 24, 2010 | Posted by Mark Z
One aspect of a self-reliant lifestyle that cannot be ignored is aging. If this lifestyle appeals, presumably it’ll appeal throughout the rest of our lives, which means growing old in it. For this reason, the pursuit of the lifestyle must include steps to ensure that you will be able to continue it until you die. [...]
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December 31, 2009 | Posted by Clair Schwan
We’ve heard people preaching fire safety all our lives, from fire drills to lessons learned as a result of accidental fires. That’s one of the reasons that accidental fires aren’t nearly as common as they used to be. The other reason is commercial products have been made much more fool-proof. There are many and varied [...]
Categories: personal safety | Tags: fire extinquisher, fire safety, personal safety, self reliance | 2 Comments »
December 28, 2009 | Posted by Clair Schwan
As a new year approaches, personal safety ought to be one of the resolutions you make – every year. Whether it’s at work, at home, on the road or in the shop, safety should be first and foremost. Unlike a cat, you only have one life, and you should be focused on making it a [...]
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