Hints from Heloise: Precaution urged earlier than you journey | Information, Sports activities, Jobs

DEAR HELOISE: I don’t wish to sound morbid, however you by no means know what’s going to occur on a visit. Whenever my husband and I’m going on a visit, I take an image of our tickets, passports and another essential paperwork on my telephone, then ship them to my son earlier than we depart. I let him have a duplicate of our plans in overseas nations and our lodge info, and I keep involved by sending postcards to family and friends.

Why all of the precaution? A pricey buddy of ours was in an accident years in the past and couldn’t talk essential info to anybody. He was in a coma for 2 weeks and missed his return flight house, which made his household frantic. His spouse didn’t know the place he was staying and solely had previous photographs of him.

Thank God he was returned to his household, but when he had died, nobody may need recognized what had occurred to him.

–Georgia N., in Charleston, South Carolina

DEAR HELOISE: Seven years in the past, I almost misplaced my son. His father took him boating out on the ocean, however earlier than they left, I reminded him that our son was solely 7 years previous. So, his father ought to make sure that he had a life vest on. He put a life vest on our son, however he didn’t shut it. While zipping round in his boat, our son flipped out of the boat and out of the life vest as a result of his father didn’t shut the vest correctly.

If you might have a toddler, all the time make sure that the vest is closed and securely on the kid. I thank the heavens that I taught him to swim when he was 5 years previous. He began swimming towards shore, however a pair who noticed what had occurred raced to rescue him of their boat.

I don’t anticipate a 7-year-old to have the sense of hazard that an grownup would have, however his father knew higher. So, thanks for reminding folks to show their kids to swim. It helped save my son’s life till he might be rescued.

— Ava E., in Hollywood, Florida

DEAR HELOISE: I like to recommend that younger {couples} set up the observe of taking an image of themselves in entrance of each place they dwell at all through the years, whether or not it’s a home or an condominium. I additionally advocate doing this in entrance of each automobile they’ve ever owned.

— J. Keith C., in Omaha, Nebraska

J., it’s all the time enjoyable to look again and see what we seemed like and that we had been better-looking than we realized again then. It’s additionally enjoyable to see the place we lived and the way the streets have modified, and possibly it’ll spark up some very glad reminiscences.

— Heloise

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