On 01/26/2014 10:38 AM, Michael Black wrote:

On Sun, 26 Jan 2014, The Real Bev wrote:

On 01/25/2014 07:34 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:

On 1/25/2014 2:36 AM, The Real Bev wrote:
Where there are idiotic laws making self-defense difficult, I recommend
a can of wasp and hornet spray. Reaches 10' or so, unlike mace/pepper
spray, it doesn't wear off, and if the attacker fires a gun, it'll
ignite and become a flame thrower.

I like that. And if you don't have to fend off an attacker you can use
it against wasp nests.

You should check Snopes, and a couple other web sites. Wasp spray isn't
suited for self defense.

You use what you have. A rolled-up magazine is better than nothing.

Isn't that what they teach in self-defense courses?

The real thing about those courses is they aren't about "what to use" but
actually doing.

I've never gone out of the house without some sort of knife, since I was
at least 15. But it would never occur to me to use it as a weapon. Even
if it did, I don't think I could follow through. We do get squeamish.

I don't know about that. Look at usenet arguments.

I'd like to think that I could do whatever was necessary in time of
need, but I've been lucky so far.

If attacked by a thug, I suspect it's way too time-consuming to find
exactly the right blade in your Leatherman to use for self-defense.

So things like a rolled up newspaper is more in the realm of what some can
use, and then run.

I think I got it from reading about those self-defense courses, but one
time when a bicyclist went through a red light when I was crossing, and
worse, a bus was stopped at that corner so the cyclist didn't know if any
pedestrians were crossing, he ran into my arm, which caused him to attack
me like I was the problem.

My daughter's mini-doxy does stuff like that -- when startled, nip
SOMETHING!

I remember seeing sunglasses in his pocket, and taking them and throwing them.

I seem to recall he want after the
sunglasses. Wouldn't work when someone was planning to do you damage, but
it has potential for distracting some random attack.

Someone in a bicycle newsgroup suggested that if you are chased by a
dog, turn and yell GET OFF THE COUCH! which will confuse him long enough
for you to escape. Might not be a bad idea to carry a few spare tennis
balls along when you ride too...

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Cheers, Bev
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