List yours: Better Safe than Sorry

[JERI]

What are somethings in life that you do in order to be safe than sorry?

See I found last night that my car was broken into (the self-serving bastards).
I've always parked the car outside the garage, in the parking bays by the street. The garage can certainly fit two cars, but since the neighbourhood's always been safe, the thought of parking it inside the garage to avoid break-ins like this never crossed my mind.

Well I learned my lesson. :( I'm gonna park my car inside the garage from now on.

God knows there must be many other things "that never crossed my mind". What are somethings that you do to avoid possible adversities against yourself, would you like to share it/them?

[lysander]

I always make sure there's an extra toilet roll nearby.

[TheDirtSyndicate]

I always make sure there's an extra toilet roll nearby.

perfect response.
end thread.

[aesir]

I hit the lock button on my car's remote about 10 times before I leave it... Just to make sure it locked.

[dfacto]

Always check the stove when walking by. Otherwise you'll walk up to it at some point and realize that it's been on for the last 5 hours.

Ditto for any door that needs to be locked.

[ah.heng]

that your alarm is set at 7am and not 7pm.
that includes your backup.

[dogfood]

Keep an emergency $20 in a part of your wallet that you don't normally access.

[Kian]

Keep an emergency $20 in a part of your wallet that you don't normally access.

not trying to be funny, but same goes for a rubber.

[dogfood]

not trying to be funny, but same goes for a rubber.
Nah, just keep one on at all times.

You never know...

[Infinit]

I got my keys chained to my pants so I can't loose them

[nofingers]

I always use the remote door lock on my key chain instead of the locks on the inside of the door. So I always have my keys in hand when locking the door. Luckily, the last time I lock my keys in my truck, I was able to jiggle the back window loose

[strych9ine]

I pull out.

[Ilaekae]

1. Never hold a semi-auto between your knees so you can use both hands to cock it.

2. If you don't have any sense of smell left, get a wife or girlfriend with one so you don't kill yourself with a late-night snack from the back of the frig. Ditto for husband/boyfriend.

3. always wear a pair of suspenders if you sweatpant are a bit old and you have to go to the store for something. Trust me.

4. If you stack 30 sheets of 3/4" plywood on end against a wall and realize you left your hammer just out of reach behind them, don't try to tilt the pile forward just a bit to reach it...both you and the plywood will end up in the basement. Trust me again...and NO...I don't wanna talk about it...

5. If you drink gin while working with oils, and you forget which glass has the turp and which the gin...the gin is almost always the one with the paint in it...ummm...trust me again...

6. Don't ever drink three six-packs and a bottle of wine on a five-story flatt roof. REALLY trust me on this one...

7. At 3am on a deserted road/street, always walk in the middle of the road.

8. If you're trying to get something off a high shelf that weighs more than 50 pounds and the thought crosses your mind just as it starts to clear the edge above you, "I must have put that up there 30 years ago..."--immediately stop and dive to the right or left at least five feet...no matter what's in your way...

9. Alwas carry a thread and needle, string, buttons, and a pocket knife.

10. do not reload your .005 mech pencil by balancing the lead in your palm and pushing down with the pencil.

11. Always stop at ten on a list like this because after that, you'll be afraid to come out from under the couch for at least a week.

[Sady]

10. do not reload your .005 mech pencil by balancing the lead in your palm and pushing down with the pencil.

Hahahaha!

Well, here´s one of mine... use different mugs for cold water and hot coffee. :x

[Shamagim]

Haha, I know a guy who didn´t knew number 10......and I think the lead is still there...



-If you get a puppy, leaving him alone for more than 6 hours might not be a good idea, they get bored you know....and wacom pens have an interesting shape and texture that they might enjoy tearing apart.

[sve]

Never go to very nice grocery store with import products hungry.

[CaptainInsano]

I have an extra 2 gallons of gasoline in the trunk of car just in case I run out of gas, including a miniture battery jumper and a road-side assit kit.

I've gotten so paranoid about locking my keys in my car that I have a key IN the car that I use when I actually drive, and hide it somewhere. I have another key on my key chain, and another key glued somehwere on the outside of my car beneath the exterior of the car.

lol @ Ilaekae, I always carry a pocket knife too.

@ dogfood. I do the emergency $20 thing too.

[timpaatkins]

I got my keys chained to my pants so I can't loose them


Loser. Ive never lost my pants.

[Kian]

Ilaekae: You seriously should write a book! It'd be one of the greatest reads ever.

[luxun]

I have an extra 2 gallons of gasoline in the trunk of car just in case I run out of gas, including a miniture battery jumper and a road-side assit kit.

I've gotten so paranoid about locking my keys in my car that I have a key IN the car that I use when I actually drive, and hide it somewhere. I have another key on my key chain, and another key glued somehwere on the outside of my car beneath the exterior of the car.

lol @ Ilaekae, I always carry a pocket knife too.

@ dogfood. I do the emergency $20 thing too.


what car do you drive? and where do you live.

[timpaatkins]

what car do you drive? and where do you live.

Dont even think about it, He'll kill you with his pocketknife.

[young paddy1]

if you drop a large kitchen knife just dodge it DO NOT try to catch it, wrists bleed a lot.

always zip your pants up slowly and carefully, nobody wants an extra crease in their balls

[timpaatkins]

Always carry some toiletpaper in my pocket, in case I have to blow my nose, or it gets runny.

Make damn sure your MP3 player is fully charged before you go out for an hour long jog.

lock door and turn sound off computer before masturbating, even though you think your alone.

[le capitan]

I pull out.

i dont know if you're joking or not, i hope so but still: not a good idea. remember kids if you cant afford a rubber you are cheap.

be careful around electric fences.

[El Oso]

always clear your cache before you leave work (or take a lunch break)

[TheDirtSyndicate]

never, and i mean NEVER drink absinthe on top of a warehouse/loft apartment, especially if they have skylights.....trust me on this.
you dont want broken ribs...

[DavePalumbo]

keep your spare car keys in your wallet. A spare set on your key ring is beyond pointless.

I also like to keep spare cash socked away in my apartment incase I'm late getting out the door and don't have time for an ATM

Also, a spare $5 hidden in the car incase I forgot to bring money for the turnpike toll

Also, I try to avoid serious involvement with emotionally imballanced or volatile people

[TheDirtSyndicate]

keep your spare car keys in your wallet. A spare set on your key ring is beyond pointless.



indeed!
i dont know how many times i've locked my keys in my car....in the ignition...with it running.
:(

i keep spare key in my wallet.

[Jens]

Umh do not store you mechanical pencil (the ones with the pointy metal tip) in your pocket. I've had the tip going in my flesh or under my fingernail so many times. One time it went like one cm under my nail. I've also had it in my leg, hurt my little sister with it. Can't even imagine what would've happened with that thing in my pocket if i had fallen.

Make sure you have ink and paper for your printer, when all your work is due for school. A friend of mine saved me last time!!

Don't feed your printer with 300 gr paper. ALSO don't do this when your work for school is due. arg!

Don't cut towards you when cutting with an exactoknife or lino cutter

Don't think you can do complete assignments the day before your work is due.

[DavePalumbo]

Don't cut towards you when cutting with an exactoknife or lino cutter

It may not exactly be a "better safe than sorry" sort of thing, being that it's really not putting you out of your way to do, but good god is it sound advice. I learned my lesson for real the second time. I wonder what percentage of CA members have a finger print or two that don't quite line up

[Ilaekae]

Jeez, you mean you people still have fingerprints?

[timpaatkins]

Use a spoon and not your bare finger to check consistency of the melted sugar youre turning in to toffee to bake a birthdaycake for the sister of a girl youre trying to impress. Itll make you look like a fucking idiot.

Dont call your girlfriend a everytime you get in to a jealous rage because she is talking to dudes all the time. They dont like it. Feel free when they actually cheat on you though.

[dfacto]

Don't think you can do complete assignments the day before your work is due.

What are you kidding? That's when the magic happens baby.

[Slash]

*Always check for an adams apple first.

*Always triple check if you have your wallet and keys. you dont look like an idiot touching your thighs and ass all the time. :P

[Snarfevs]

Don't delete from the folder tree in the windows explorer. Traversal to the root directory you just deleted a subdirectory from can do bad things.

When you flatten image, make sure you squarely hit save as/save for web.

[Jens]

from today, don't make coffee with extra strong espresso coffee powder good for 8 cups when you only put water in the coffeemachine for 2 cups. And then when you realize it's too strong just add milk and sugur untill it tastes good.....

[MarkHarchar]

If your parents have a tendency to "pop over", don't walk through the house in buck looking for a bar of soap for your shower lest it lead to a high speed sprint back to the bathroom while you make Daffy Duck noises as you run by.

Like I could make that up....

Oh, even though putting a raw egg in the microwave to "hard-boil" it instead of actually boiling seems like a good idea.......it isn't. :rolleyes:

[Ilaekae]

"*Always check for an adams apple first"

Damn, Slash! Where was wisdom like this before my first marriage?

[davi]

opps i thought this said better safe than sony..

:xbox:

[Ilaekae]

I have never doubted once that you really ARE from Cleveland...


:P

[El Oso]

Apologize every other day to your wife/girlfriend, wether you actually did anything or not.
ex. "I'm sorry about that whole thing the other day..." Dont worry, they will agree with you.

[dfacto]

Choose active cooling over passive. Otherwise you may have to throw down more cash later on.

[asoir]

Plan something you're going to draw on the front cover of your new sketchbook...or you'll sorely regret it....

[Redder]

If she says she's eighteen she's not and always put the toilet seat down.

[tensai]

back your shit the fuck up to multiple hard drives or you might loose your thesis design project and 10.000 photos including your wedding pictures in a combined hardware failure and burglary...

yes, trust me on this one.

[Snarfevs]

Do not let someone with substantially less computer expertise than yourself attempt to repair your computer. No matter what your father insists.

Took me 6 hours at a console with findpart to recover the drive he tried to make a 1-disk raid array. Crazy bastard.

[DavePalumbo]

back your shit the fuck up to multiple hard drives

now that is a perfect example of a "better safe than sorry"

and an offshoot of Snarfevs: don't skimp on hiring good help for important jobs (electrical, automotive, etc). You get what you pay for, 9 times of of 10

[TheDirtSyndicate]

if you're sticking your knife through the side of a bag of cocain to test the quality, make sure you do it over a table and not shag carpet.....
trust me on this.... when that bag splits......$$$$$ go bye bye

[Snarfevs]

and an offshoot of Snarfevs: don't skimp on hiring good help for important jobs (electrical, automotive, etc). You get what you pay for, 9 times of of 10

Difference here is that a) he was a friend-of-the-family with no formal training who I would not have picked for a job in the first place and b) I've changed many a motherboard. I actually spent some time repairing systems for the salvation army. A car engine would be something different and neither of us would be changing it.


Oh another: make sure you're typing your password into the password box when another student is watching you log in.

[TheDirtSyndicate]

"Oh another: make sure you're typing your password into the password box when another student is watching you log in."

especially if your password is something embarrassing....haha

[Snarfevs]

Oh another very important one:

Check the shower floor before stepping in. Nothing quite as disturbing as looking down and watching someone's genetic heritage lazily drift past your foot. Narrowly avoided a very traumatic experience there.

[Saimon]

Don't think you can do complete assignments the day before your work is due.

Yeah this is what happened to my final year video game project between the hours of 3 and 6 oclock in the morning....

http://www.newmedia.lincoln.ac.uk/svickers/files/penguin2.zip

(its about 13 Meg, not worth the wait reeeally, but if youre bored...
Oh and if you do download it alternate between holding left and right to make the penguin waddle, the closer you are to falling over when you change direction the further youll travel...)

PS: requires a Windows PC

[timpaatkins]

if you're sticking your knife through the side of a bag of cocain to test the quality, make sure you do it over a table and not shag carpet.....
trust me on this.... when that bag splits......$$$$$ go bye bye


+1

I did the same but with a heroin needle and my arm.