Thanksgiving Turkey, Black Friday, Wrapping Paper, Presents, Holiday Travel…What About Your Personal Safety?
The holidays are upon us! While the next few weeks bring plenty of celebrating, feasting, and visiting with friends and family, it also brings plenty of stress. All of the hustle of the holidays can increase stress and make you forget basic safety points. 33rd Street Bail Bonds offers this online guide to inform and educate consumers on how to keep safe during the holidays.
While you might be traveling over the hills and through the woods to grandmother’s house for Thanksgiving dinner, you should be aware of these safety tips:
•Leave early. Leave enough time to make your destination be it by flight or car. Remember that the roads will be busy, weather could be bad, and everyone else is in a rush to get where they are going.
•Make sure your home is secure before leaving. Lock doors and windows. Stop newspaper delivery. Have lights on timers and have a trusted friend or neighbor check on your home. If you have a security system, arm it. Going home to a house that has been burglarized is no fun.
•Have all electronics powered up and ready to go. Don’t forget to pack the chargers.
•If traveling by car, don’t drink and drive.
•Watch out for aggressive drivers.
•Take frequent breaks.
•Don’t post your plans on social media.
•Be patient. Remember that everyone is stressed and people might be at their breaking point. Road rage can run rampant and people can get in an argument over something as trivial as a person cutting in line.
Once Thanksgiving is over, the shopping begins!
While shopping on Black Friday or even Thanksgiving Day can be fun, there are still safety concerns. Here are a few safety tips to remember while shopping:
•Drive carefully and be extra cautious in parking lots. People are often in a big hurry and have a tendency to speed in parking lots as well as zip in and out of parking spaces.
•Be considerate and patient. While you might have your turn signal on and be patiently waiting for a parking stop, another shopper might be rude and take it from you. Don’t get into an argument or fist fight over a parking spot.
•Park in a well-lit area.
•Always lock your car and secure all of your packages in the trunk.
•Never leave your purse unattended. Never carry too much.
•Don’t argue or fight over an item.
While many people prefer to go to a physical store to shop, other people like to shop online…Beware of Porch Pirates!
Searching a website, finding the perfect gift, and purchasing it online is simple and easy. The hard part is then waiting for the gift to arrive. Unfortunately, many criminals know that people are ordering gifts and stalk neighborhoods to steal packages off of people’s front stoops. These “porch pirates” don’t make life fun.
Here are a few tips on protecting yourself from these type of crooks:
•Track your packages and know when they are arriving.
•Have your package delivered to work or family member if you know you won’t be home.
•Require a signature for your packages.
•Send your packages to a Fed Ex or UPS location to pick up there.
•Leave instructions that you want your package delivered to the back door
•Insure your packages
•Consider using a “locker service”. Amazon has lockers where consumers can send and receive packages.
Our team at 33rd Street Bail Bonds in Orlando, Florida hope you to stay safe and out of jail this holiday season. If you or a loved one is arrested over the holidays and charged with assault, shoplifting, theft, drugs, intoxication, domestic violence or any other charge, please call us at 407-425-7200 or 407-425-3303 to start the bail bond process. We are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year.
All of our bail bond agents are experienced and knowledgeable. We are here to help you navigate the ins and outs of the bail bond process. We can help you fill out paperwork, explain the bail bond process, and answer any questions that you may have regarding the criminal justice system. Our bail bond agents listen and treat you with the utmost respect.
33rd Street Bail Bonds is the oldest and most trusted bail bond agency in Central Florida. We are family owned and have been helping clients since 1971 and serve all of Central Florida including Osceola, Seminole, Lake, Volusia, and Orange counties. We can help you too! Please give us a call at 407-425-7200 or 407-425-3303!
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