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Issue #51; June 30, 2003 Ask Boomer Al is the fun newsletter of BoomerJournals.com. If you don't want to receive it, we don't want to send it to you. Unsubscribe info is located at the bottom of each issue. _.·´¯) Contents (¯`·._ 1) This week's questions 2) What's up with this? 3) Boomer HA! HA! 4) Attitude Counts! _.·´¯) Questions (¯`·._ Ask Boomer Al Issue #51; June 30, 2003 Dear Boomer Al We just had a burglary at our home in the country. We’ve lived here for years and nothing like this has ever happened before. They came through a window. We can’t afford a security system. We’re an older couple. What more can we do? I’m having nightmares and my husband wants to buy a gun. What do you think? We enjoy your column and look forward to your help. Distraught Dear Distraught Helen and I know the feeling. When we had a furniture business many moons ago we had break-ins in both our business and home. On one occasion we had a peeping tom who scared Helen half to death from a second floor window. I almost caught him but alas he lived to snoop another day. Here are some simple suggestions. Security systems are less expensive than you think. Look into it. Improve your locks on doors and windows. They even make locks today that allow you to keep the windows slightly opened but secure. A dog is a tremendous deterrent. We got a German Sheppard who was a wonderful family pet and stopped the problem cold. Thieves don’t want the difficult places. They look for easy marks. Outdoor lighting that is motion sensitive will provide inexpensive but effective deterrent. You do have options at your disposal. The feeling of being threatened and violated will pass. If it persists I would see a doctor about a temporary sleep aid, and perhaps even some counseling to come to terms with it. I would also invite a local police officer to visit and perhaps look your home over to make suggestions to improve your security. Also be sure to have a phone on your nightstand at easy reach. This was probably a one time event but don’t just be victims, take steps to protect yourselves. Al Dear Boomer Al I read your column every week. I need help! I own a successful company that’s growing but recently I’ve been accused of sexual harassment by a lazy woman that we had to warn about her job performance recently. The harassment never happened! I’m a very happily married man and father. My lawyer suggested I settle out of court to avoid the publicity. I don’t agree. What do you think? Angry Dear Angry You wouldn’t be the first happily married daddy to have a brain cramp and she wouldn’t be the first woman to file false charges to get revenge. Like your lawyer explained already some fights are worth it and some aren’t. Win or lose people would remember the charges and assume they’re probably true. If what you say about her is true, everyone at work knows the truth. If you are indeed happily married your wife will no doubt trust your version. There is always the danger that the trial will not go your way. Then what, a civil suit to reclaim your tarnished image not to mention the legal fees and disruptions to your family life and community embarrassment? Sexual harassment is a real problem and a complex issue. Let somebody else test the law in court. I’m with your lawyer in this situation as long as the settlement is small. If not I would discuss my options with this or another attorney. Just remember however, you lose whether you win or lose. She doesn’t know it yet but so does she. What may have started as a way to scare you and exact some revenge could backfire. We live in a litigious society where right is not always an advantage. We’ve legislated ourselves beyond the realm of common sense in many areas. Whatever you do, people will forget quickly. They have their own troubles. Al Need to buy or sell a house ... check this out! _.·´¯)What's up with this?(¯`·._ The sniping in Iraq is not unexpected. I mentioned weeks ago that this would be the hard part. The simple way would be to exact revenge ten fold for every American death and it might end. The other way is to remain steadfast and take the high road. We can see by what has gone on in the Palastinian situation that neither route works unless the religeous zealots include truth in their pronoucements. The fundamentalist will not sit still for a secular government in Iraq. American style democracy will never work there. They have no concept of live and let live. There's is a tribal society where rules are enforced with a gun and male insecurities are dealt with through intimidation of their women and children. The only answer is education, but then again most of the autocratic leaders in the Middle East have western educations. The solution is to let the rest of the world in and diminish our commitment. We're after terrorists. Let someone else rebuild the country. We still have much to do in Pakistan, Afganistan, Iran, and Syria. I repeat. Islam is not a peaceful religion. See what they do, not what they say. There are many in Iraq who would support us but they are cowardly and weak so far. I was thinking the other day about a Billy Joel song "The Cat's in the Cradle" ... wasn't it his song? What goes around comes around ... but is there anything we can do about it anyway? Just my opinion. Don't like it? So tell me off at ... The Forum at Boomer Journals _.·´¯) Boomer Ha Ha! (¯`·._ Two brawny men came to my house to install some new floor covering in the kitchen. Once they had moved the stove and refrigerator out of the way it wasn't long before the job was done. As they were getting ready to leave I asked them to put the heavy appliances back in place. The two demanded $45 for this service stating it was not part of their contract. I had no choice but to pay them. As soon as they left, however, the doorbell rang. It was them. They asked me to move my car which happened to be blocking their van. I told them my fee was $45. _.·´¯)Attitude Counts! (¯`·._ "Talk is cheap. While words can sway opinions and move the hardest of hearts the truly wise person watches for appropriate action. We have all heard the saying that what you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you're saying. People will dwell on your deeds long after your words are forgotten." Have fun. It's later than you think. Al Automotive tips on buying, leasing, repair rip-offs, automobile insurance reduction, and more! Read this page now Check out my Home Business E-book ... Typical "Boomer Al" irreverent humor and lessons from over the years. Remember that it's an e-file ... not a paper book so download it after you pay for it :) Basics of Small and Home Based Business _.·´¯) General Info (¯`·._ Ask Boomer Al is an opt-in ezine available by subscription only. We do not use or endorse the use of spam. Your e-mail address is safe, and will never distributed for reason. Ask Boomer Al is a copyright @ BoomerJournals.com To contact us with feedback, questions or kudos, e-mail editor@BoomerJournals.com To subscribe, please go to: Subscribe Enter your email address, select "subscribe" and submit! To unsubscribe, please go to: Unsubscribe Enter the email address you would like to remove from our list. Select "unsubscribe" and submit the form. Please feel free to use exerpts from this newsletter as long as you give credit with a link to our page: http://www.BoomerJournals.com _.·´¯) Help Us Grow! (¯`·._ If you enjoyed this ezine, please forward it to a friend or two and help us grow. 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