People Share The ‘You Know, Just To Be Safe…’ Thing They Did That Saved Their Life

Safety guidelines exist for a reason. They keep us safe during dangerous activities. Now, this may seem obvious, but a surprising number of people choose to disregard their instincts or the rules of safety to get something done.

The following stories are not written by people who chose to ignore the rules but by people who understand they need to be followed to prevent possible tragedies.

These internet users know that it is never wrong to do something simply for the sake of safety. Sometimes the simplest and seemingly obvious guidelines are the most important ones to follow. We could all learn to be a bit safer from these people’s close calls.

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#1 Almost Cracked An Eye

Always wear safety glasses. It’s easy to talk yourself into doing something really quick without putting them on, despite the voice in your head warning you. In the middle of grinding something, I stopped to put on my glasses. When I continued, a chunk of metal flew up and cracked the right lens.

Spidey senses: 1, Murphy’s Law: 0.

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#2 Only Has To Happen Once

I knock out my shoes and squeeze the toes for good measure because one time, there was a giant tarantula in one of them. It only happened once, but once was enough to convince me that it is a good habit to have.

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#3 Better The Lashing Than Crashing

At a small farm town about 20 minutes away from my actual town, everyone was out partying. I didn’t realize that our DD had been consuming adult beverages all night. When it was time to go, I couldn’t even tell she was tipsy.

But something wasn’t right, so I didn’t want to drive back with them. For whatever reason, I opted to get picked up by my mom instead.

I put up with the verbal tongue-lashing from her when she came to pick me up. Well, my friends in the first car were apparently veering across the road, got picked up by the cops, and all of them had to spend the night in jail. Glad I opted for my mom.

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#4 No Vampirism For Me!

I was about to put a new load of laundry into my washing machine in the dark. I saw what looked to be a large sock still in the washing machine.

I put my hand halfway into the washing machine, then pulled my hand back out and thought huh, I usually don’t leave things in my washing machine… I turned on the light and it was actually a bat, just sitting in there.

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