| Even though you may live in a safe or protected | | | | you never know when some young person may |
| community, it can never hurt for a senior citizen | | | | think that because of your age, that you would |
| to carry a nice, powerful yet compact pepper | | | | be an easy target, for them to push you down, |
| spray. A small, easy to use self defense item | | | | grab your purse or wallet, and run away! Won't |
| such as this is perfect, unless, of course, you | | | | they be in for a shock when you spray a stream |
| have some sort of physical limitation that would | | | | from six feet away, directly into their face? |
| prevent you from using the self defense item of | | | | Although the pepper sprays don't cause any long |
| choice for most folks in their golden years. You | | | | term harm or damage to the attacker, he will be |
| don't have to be an athlete to pull out a small | | | | out of commission for 20 or 30 minutes, with his |
| container and spray it at someone just as if you | | | | eyes slamming shut, and an intense burning |
| were spraying a bug! | | | | sensation. He will have difficulty breathing, he'll be |
| In the event that you cannot use a pepper spray, | | | | coughing and choking, and he certainly will no |
| just for protection, of course, or if you feel | | | | longer be able to concentrate on taking from you |
| uneasy about carrying one, you should definitely | | | | whatever it was that he was considering before |
| consider a personal alarm or electronic whistle. | | | | the pepper spray blast to the face! |
| These are devices that are battery operated, and | | | | We live in a time where people have to protect |
| if anyone ever tries to bother you, grab your | | | | themselves more than ever before, and whether |
| wallet, or what have you, simply push the button, | | | | you get an electronic whistle or alarm, or a |
| and the device will emit a rather loud whistling | | | | pepper spray, or both, the main thing is to carry |
| sound that will certainly attract attention. | | | | something to increase the odds of you walking |
| Some senior citizens prefer to carry both the | | | | away unscathed! Items such as these are not |
| pepper spray AND the personal alarm or | | | | normally found in a convenience or grocery store, |
| electronic whistle, after all, you can never be too | | | | but they usually can be bought online from a |
| careful, right? These days, with crime on the rise, | | | | website that sells self defense items. |