Vaccines work.

Never, *ever*, mix bleach and ammonia.

The result of mixing them is ~~chlorine~~ chloramine gas. ~~aka mustard gas~~.

If you need to call 911 and you're too busy helping the victim (CPR) specifically point at someone and say "you! Call 911!" Instead of "somebody call 911!" It snaps a person out of bystanders effect and they act.

Maybe not your life but possibly others.

In an emergency situation pick 1 person to specifically call 911. In lots of stressful or emergency situations there are significant delays in calling 911. Some people assume that others will call 911 while other panic/freeze up and dont think to call 911.

If you're faced with an situation where 911 is necessary, pick a specific person to contact 911.

"There are no rules if a stranger puts their hands on you"

Yell, scream bloody m****r, kick, bite, make the biggest scene you possibly can and run away as fast as you can.

Make sure your kids understand that this is the exception, the time they MUST draw as much attention as possible and do ANYTHING it takes to get away and get help.

If you ever almost drown to the point of throwing up water or passing out, even if you feel 100% fine, get to a hospital. Your lungs can unwittingly self-fill up with fluid over the next few hours.

Soy sauce is deadly if consumed in large quantities at once. So no stupid soy sauce dares or challenges please.

If the ocean is retreating there is a tsunami coming, evacuate the beach immediately.

Never pull out a gun or any weapon unless you are prepared to k**l or die. Weapons escalate the situation to another level. If you have a weapon, intend to use it and risk having it used on you.

Maybe not your life, but someone else's. Most drowning is silent. The victim quite literally cannot speak to call for help, as they are too desperately trying to get any air at all. Drowning can look simply like a person bobbing in the water until they no longer come back up. Keep a watch out. Especially if it's kids.

Do not delay getting out of a burning building. The flames are not what will k**l you. The smoke will get very thick and toxic very quickly and you will not be able to see the way to get out.

If you are ever buried in rubble (earthquake, tornado, building collapse etc).

Don’t shout. You’ll lose your voice and waste energy.

Instead, grab a piece of rubble and knock in patterns of threes. Humans are expert pattern makers and pattern notices.

Rescuers will hear the distinctive pattern sound and go toward it.

Once you can hear people, then use your voice.

Edit: cite my source. I learned this from the Podcast The Big One. It’s about how to realistically survive a massive earthquake day by day with certain scenarios.

If a tornado looks like it isn’t moving, it’s heading right towards you.

As my other boomer opinion, being overweight or obese doesn't need to be glorified, and should be treated as a serious health issue. Right now media and culture absolutely gloss over the negative aspects of being fat, and not in a nuanced way.

Not saying that fat people need to be insulted or made fun of or discriminated against or whatever, and of course we don't need to put a moral or character judgment on weight. There's a way to acknowledge the complex causes of obesity and treat fat people with respect while keeping in mind that being fat puts you at risk for premature death through all sorts of fun diseases and is objectively bad for your health.

Social media is a cancer to society.

DVDs are better than streaming. No ads and you're guaranteed to own it forever, even if Netflix removes the movie/show.

OK, I am going controversial on this one-

Biological males should not compete against biological females in sports, I don't care how people identify.

Please put your shopping cart in the cart corral, not next to my car.

Service charges for using a credit or debit card at a restaurant. I am not paying you to take my money. It has always been a cost of doing business. What's next charging the customer for part of the light bill?

The generational s**t is stupid-- especially boomer hate. It's all so tiresome.

If there is an accident or disaster do something useful instead of standing there recording it on your phone, or at least get the hell out of the way.

Also, it's not a combo unless it COMES WITH A DRINK. Enough of this $13 "combo" plus another $3 for a basic-a*s soft drink.

For god’s sake if you’re shopping, don’t block the entire aisle and pretend you don’t see people waiting to get through.

I’m sick of smelling w**d everywhere I go.

No one wants to hear:

Your music

Your phone conversations

Whatever video you're watching

The game you're playing on your phone

Etc.