Great Truths About Life That Little Children Have Learned:

1. No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats.

2. When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.
3. If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the
second person.
4. Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.
5. You can't trust dogs to watch your food.
6. Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
7. Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.
8. You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
9. Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.
10. The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap.
Great Truths About Life That Adults Have Learned:
1. Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to a tree.
2. Wrinkles don't hurt.
3. Families are like fudge . . .mostly sweet, with a few nuts.
4. Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
5. Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.
6. Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the joy.
1. Hire qualified / experienced chowkidars only.
2. Check the antecedents / credentials of chowkidars and domestic servants before hiring
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them. Insist on references from their previous employers. Furnish their full particulars to
your police station in the format suggested by them.
Always employ different chowkidars for day and night duties.
Secretaries of the Socities should be advised to brief all the security men/ chowkidars/ lift
men about various aspects of security. some of them are;
o To make enquiry if a taxi or autorikshaw is seen parked inside the compound or
outside the building for a long time.
o To make enquiry with the people bringing in or taking out heavy parcels,
suitcases, etc.
o Inform Police in case they find any vehicle parked inside the building (if
ownership is not known) for a long time.
The secretary of the society should be advised to brief all the residents on the following:
o That whenever they employ any new servant, police station should be informed.
His photographs, fingerprints and other details must be obtained.
o Whenever any family plans to go out of the city for a long time, they should
inform Police (beat officers), so that special watch can be kept.
o They should be advised to install a door with iron bars inside the flat, superior
quality night latches and special eye lens on the main door, so that the door is
opened only after identifying the visitors. Ideally, interaction with strangers and
vendors should be through the grilled door. Also install a high wattage light
source with pilfer proof cover outside the main door.
o They should not keep huge cash, valuable ornaments etc., in the house but may
use bank lockers.
o They should avoid discussing money transactions and other important family
matters in the presence of servants/ outsiders.

They should not humiliate the servants on petty matters. Nor should they
penalise them for small damages.
It is important to inform the Police about any suspicious happening or unclaimed object
found in suspicious circumstances. Extend full cooperation to the Police.
A special register should be maintained at every society and kept in the custody of the
chowkidar or in the society's office. Whenever Police officers visit the area, they should
make an entry in such registers.
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