Be Safe! Simple Strategies For Death-Free Living

So, just how dangerous is life anyway? I mean it is a death sentence any direction we go in from the moment we are born. It really makes no difference if you last a year or a hundred years, you are still going to kick it one day.

Which brings us back to the original question. “How dangerous is life?”

Well thanks to Melissa Heckscher we now know a few of them we never thought of and a way to avoid many of the ones we see each day. I wonder how she came up with some of the solutions. I mean, how many times did Edison fail with the light bulb, or Thomas Adams who tried to make toys, masks, rain boots, and bicycle tires out of tree sap before he used the same stuff to make chewing gum. Sort of makes you a little hesitant about that stick of Wrigleys, huh? Boots to gum.

So, did Ms. Heckscher research each of the situations described in her book? Did she drink the soda’s, the water, eat all the Sushi and then relax in a chair in front of the TV? Did she spend hours in the bathroom testing each flush, measuring the number of germs on a toothbrush?

Who cares? At least we did not have to do it ourselves. Did you know that the safest way to store a toothbrush is in the medicine cabinet? Seems that billions and billions of germs land on those bristles everytime you flush. Wouldn’t want that in your mouth would you? I use an electric brush that comes with a cover, but now I tend to put a paper cup over it when I am finished.

Or did you know that Tuna is the safest sort of raw fish? You did? Well, do you know why? HA! That’s right, it is because Tuna is a deep-water fish, so it has less chance of being filled with all sorts of parasites and creepy crawlies.

This book is great. Everything from little known information about Dogs to safe distance from a TV screen. From what to do in a lightening storm to the safest way to use you local ATM, this little gem takes a look at some of the subtle dangers as well as the ones we never think about.

Heck, I didn’t even know why the middle lane of the highway is the best one to drive in. I just always used it because I thought it had less traffic. But I did know how to defrost meat. You work in restaurants for 20 years, and you learn something.

And I may never look at a public restroom the same way again. Be Safe! is a guide to navigating the dangers of mundane life. You can learn when is the best time to have surgery, so mark you calendar for summer. But I won’t tell you which month, you have to buy the book.

Learn what is the safest time to head to the bank. Or go swimming, or where to live. Or that the best seat at a baseball game is right behind the backstop where you are protected by the fence. And you want fruit? Stick with pineapple, since the thick skin will keep stuff like bugs and bacteria out of the fruit itself.

This book is a paranoids dream, and will give hypochondriacs a whole new set of worries. Handy, educational and even fun Be Safe is a treasury of minutiae and trivia that can be enjoyed over and over again. 

But, don’t worry. Everything is fine; just keep saying that, over and over. And lay on your side when you sleep, and for the love of Mike don’t wear black and white stripes near sharks.