> Barbara Mcnay said to All
 > About: Stay Away! - 04-11-98  15:47hrs
 > -D.A.R.E., Is key to Life!
 >  BM> Say, I have a question for you folks.  Occasionally, I stop at the
 >  BM> side of a highway in a rural area among flat, treeless or bushless
 >  BM> fields, for various reasons.  Sometimes the reason is car trouble, 
nd
 >  BM> in that case I appreciate it when somebody stops to help.  Sometimes,
 >  BM> though, I not only do not need help, I don't want anybody to 
pproach.
 >  BM> Let's say I've got to go, or freshen up, and have the necessaries for
 >  BM> accomplishing this without getting out of the car.  How, in a case 
like
 >  BM> this, can I make the would-be good Samaritan understand, even before 
he
 >  BM> gets out of his car, if possible, that I want privacy, not help?
 >  BM> >--->
 >  Seriously: Create your own flouresent "Black on
 > Orange/Yellow" sign
 >  which states this and keep it at hand so you can
 > place it in your rear
 >  window at your leisure.
Ah.  Okay, that's a good idea.  "Taking refreshment--help not needed."
 >  They also sell portable mini signs (similar to ones
 > seen on freeways)
 >  which you could set in the rear window that can be
 > programmed from a
 >  keypad which could be located in the front seat with
 > you.
An even better idea, but probably prohibitively expensive.  However, if I 
traveled a lot and was obliged to stop a lot without waiting for the next 
maintained traveler's rest stop, or if my car became unreliable, something 
like this would definitely be worth consideration, as it would eliminate the 
problem of putting the appropriate sign in and taking it out of the back 
window, each time I stopped.
 >  Or you could simply purchase mace/pepper spray in the
 > event they bother
 >  you while stopped.
I hadn't been concerned with the possibility of being molested; rather, in 
such a situation, I was simply wishing to avoid the embarrassment of being 
caught with my pants down.  Heh.  But that is something to keep in mind.
 >  Other than that...Unknown! :)
Thanks for the ideas!
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