Personal alarms - when you are parking or renting out and moving overseas

Alarms
For Car Parks And Public Places
The idea is that you hang it around your neck. You pull the pin by tugging on it - not a button so you can't push it accidentally.

If you see somebody coming towards you, immediately put your fingers on the pin. It emits a loud sound which attracts attention and hopefully frighten them off.

That's fine for a car park.

For Estate Agents and Home Owners Showing Prospective Tenants
What about when you are showing somebody around a house or flat? Somebody I know advertised a flat. The first time, she was showing a man around. She asked how many would be coming. She did not want to be alone and outnumbered.

It's a security risk to the property. You are showing a person around one room, and the other person goes back to look at another room. Where are they? What are they stealing or damaging?

The second arrangement I know of was this: A pleasant woman phoned and arranged to come over. 'Alone or with somebody else?'
'With my husband."
She arrived with her husband and her parents as well. Four six-footers!

She could scream for help. Neighbours might be out, not hear, or think it was the TV.

Useful Websites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_alarm

https://www.suzylamplugh.org/FAQs/personal-alarms

https://safepersonalalarm.com/buynow-uk/salespage-safe.
Before buying anything I shop around and read reviews.
https://www.amazon.com/Safe-Plus-Personal-Alarm-Extremely/dp/B00GY1TDEI

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker

Should You Guard Privacy and Shred Your Boarding Passes For Security?

Problem
Some people show their boarding passes on media and this is a security risk. Also throwing them away is a risk.

Answer
Some people prefer not to print their boarding pass but keep it on their mobile.
What if you lose your mobile or internet connection? Or a third world airport official claims you need a printed copy so he or she can charge you for printing it (either official charge or a bribe).
In theory if you have ID the airport staff can print your boarding pass.
I like to photograph my boarding pass. However, I shall think twice now.
If you shred your own boarding pass or other document with scissors put the two halves in different bins at different locations on different days.

For details discussion see:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/08/why-its-still-a-bad-idea-to-post-or-trash-your-airline-boarding-pass/

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.