The 1987 movie Adventures in Babysitting illustrates what teenagers, or anyone for that matter, should not do if one wishes to avoid a survival situation. Or, if you happen to be in a survival situation, it illustrates what not to do in one.

One, if you take a cab to downtown Chicago, make sure you have enough money for a round trip.
Two, even if you drive another person's car, be sure it has a spare tire.
Three, don't leave home or place of employment without your purse.
Four, if you wear glasses and are in a bus station in downtown Chicago, don't remove your glasses and lay them down where someone could steal them.
Five, if you get mixed up with an organized crime ring, don't take anything of theirs. They will be hunting for you to get it back.
Six, even if a street gang member calls your babysitter a witch, stay out of street gang affairs.
Seven, while awaiting rescue because you didn't have the money for a round trip cab, at least have cash stashed away for a hot dog.
Eight, if organized crime members are chasing you and you use an elevator to escape, don't press the buttons with chocolate-covered fingers.

Jeanette Isabelle