Staying Safe

wee bear wrote: »

that happened to someone i know, outside coppers, very recently, the taxi man asked her to get in the front but luckily she wasnt very drunk and didnt get into the front seat but when she opened the back door there was a guy hiding on the floor!!! she managed to run away, luckily for her,

i tell you that has scared the b'jesus outta me!!! im really freaked now.

i would never get into the front of a taxi no matter how drunk i was, its ingrained in me i think, but i know plenty of girls that do and until that happened, never even thought that it might be dangerous.

really really scary!!
how do you really protect yourself when you are in a taxi??
in the front he could have somebody i n the back or could stick a knife into your side, but in the back he could lock all the doors i guess!! are we scr*wed either way???

How weird. That's the 5th time I've heard that story today. Twice I've been told that the guards caught up with the guy, and twice they didn't. Wee Bear, which camp does your friend fall into?

I wonder is it the same guy who hides in the back seats of all taxis, or is there a club of "really small hiding men" somewhere? Whoever they are, they must have great pull in the country to ensure none of this ever hit the news or courts.

wee bear wrote: »

thoie if your being sarcastic its not very funny, because that really did happen to somebody i know, so your contribution is pretty unhelpful!!!

In that case I apologise. Everyone else I heard it from that day didn't know the person, but had heard that it had happened to their hairdresser's niece's granny's chiropodist. I hope your friend is feeling better.

wee bear wrote: »

im presuming you are a man

Wrong

wee bear wrote: »

and maybe girls being attacked in taxis isnt as scary for you, but it sure is for a lot of us, so maybe keep your sarcasim to yourself!!

I think if you look back further in the thread you will see that I am trying to contribute usefully to this discussion. I still maintain that throwing around scare stories do not help us to get home safely, but give everyone an impression that it's not safe to go out at night. The fact remains that if you're out and about alone at night, you need to be vigilant. Stories like yours can be useful in reminding us to double check that the taxi is empty before entering, but that being said, taxis are generally a pretty safe way to get home - there are many respectable drivers out there who take pains to ensure that you get home safely and quickly. I think it's also important that friends watch out for each other. In my group of friends if we're getting separate taxis, the couples usually go last to ensure that the singles get safely into a taxi, and not get standed on the side of the street alone. We take note of how the others are getting home (cab numbers etc if appropriate), and generally text someone to say we're home safe.

I kicked my sister in the gee when we were kids. She went down. I don't believe it was as painful as when she kicked me in the nuts though. My sainted mother used to carry a pepper shaker with the lid loosely screwed on it her handbag, and reckoned that a faceful of that (take the lid off first) would do the trick.

As an alternative to the kick or knee in the nuts, consider this method: if up close and face to face, with your arm by your side, make a fist and swing it (thumb/finger area in front) into the nuts - as hard as you can. Works a treat. Believe it - there is nothing like a good impact to the nads to put a guy out of action.

There's an old schoolboy chant that goes:

Rah rah ree
Kick him in the gee
Rah rah rollox
Kick him in the other knee