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Posted: 3/18/2022 8:54:20 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, crime never happens in rich areas.  Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: You should move somewhere else if you feel that scared about leaving your precious home. Do you keep your work hours secret as well? Yeah, crime never happens in rich areas. Rich areas are typically gated, and even if they aren’t usually utilize off duty cops to run security for them, or patrol the area. |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 8:54:36 AM EST
[#2]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You should move somewhere else if you feel that scared about leaving your precious home. Do you keep your work hours secret as well?  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 8:54:57 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In the 70's and early 80's my local,very rural newspaper actually had a column on the front page announcing folks travel plans. The locals would notify the paper of their plans,I guess for bragging rights. Even redneck criminals figured that out real quick. Reminds me of the shit birds who would burglarize houses during funerals when they knew for sure everyone would be gone at a specific time, and possibly the neighbors as well. |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 8:58:20 AM EST
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My prior employer used to post people's Business Trips and approved PTO on the company website. I had to explain why putting "Mech will be away in Mexico for the next week" where all my dirt bag coworkers could read it was a bad idea.
They stopped. |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 8:59:07 AM EST
[#5]
I tell people I am leaving.
Then I sit at home and wait. 
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Posted: 3/18/2022 8:59:46 AM EST
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Quoted: Tell people for months your going to hawaii for 2 weeks ? Tell them the day your leaving? Post online that your on vacation and wont be home for weeks ? I NEVER do that. I tell coworkers im staying home to do projects, i tell others either nothing, or say im going " this summer ", i never tell anyone when im leaving, never post anything when on vacation either. Hell , i once almost cancelled vacation, we were getting into the car to leave, sketchy neighborhood kids walked by and my kids announced.." were leaving for disney, going to be gone 8 days ! ", i felt sick instantle, i almost blew up i was sonpissed, that they blew opsec at the last second after i spent weeks telling people we were staying home, . Ugg.. a relative had neighborhood kids help load his luggage, told them leaving for 10 days...house robbed. Lol This morning on facebook, a woman posted.... " going on vacation may 20- june 5th, need a house sitter ! Yeah, you just announced your going to be gone and maybe might have someone check your house once every other day, genius.  My SIL, she posts pics and updates the entire time they are on vacation, i always know when they are not home. Im like WTF, just begging to get robbed. Huh?? What?!?? 
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Posted: 3/18/2022 9:01:55 AM EST
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I am going for a trip across country next week. I don't cares who knows about it. Packing up the van Saturday and leaving first thing Sunday morning. My biggest worry? Someone will move into my spot down here by the river.
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Posted: 3/18/2022 9:03:45 AM EST
[#8]
sometimes I post AARs / pics.
but not before depart. Ahm goin to Hawaeeeee!!        |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 9:14:01 AM EST
[#9]
My coworkers and immediate neighbors know when I’m gone so they can keep an eye on the place but we always have a house sitter anyway since we have a bunch of dogs and cats so it’s never truly empty here. I make sure my wife doesn’t post pictures of our vacations until after we are back though
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Posted: 3/18/2022 9:18:04 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm leaving for Miami for a week on Monday. Big deal. Some of you guys live in constant fear. It must be so tiresome. Word. |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 9:18:26 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: i have to schedule my work vacation time around 30 other people. our days off are all on shared work calendar open for our entire team to see. i don't have a choice do i? ETO from (date) to (date). Where and why is nobody’s business. |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 9:19:34 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't socialize. Me either. Most people annoy me. |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 9:21:29 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: These things are important when you're calling other people "idiots". Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted:Are you one of those idiots 
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Posted: 3/18/2022 9:31:25 AM EST
[#14]
I figure that if the attention whores who constantly feel the need to boast about their whereabouts on social media get their stuff looted, then that's karma.
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Posted: 3/18/2022 10:19:44 AM EST
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I’m paranoid as well. I canceled the newspaper because of this reason alone. The only one I tell is my next door neighbor (a retired single lady). Besides that, I have light timers all over and do my best to make the house look occupied. A camera in the front notifies me of a package delivered and I get someone to pick it up so there’s no sign of a vacation
I’ve driven by other homes in the neighborhood where there’s a stack of newspapers piling up at the end of the driveway. Plain stupid |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 10:36:09 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Go ahead and post that same message on NextDoor. |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 10:57:54 AM EST
[#17]
I don’t go anywhere for “vacation” because I’m poor. But if I did, I’d tell maybe 3 people.
My neighbor, who I trust with my life My family, who I trust more than that And the person at the hotel desk If you’re not one of those people, then you don’t need to know. |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 1:45:07 PM EST
[#18]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm leaving for Miami for a week on Monday. Big deal. Some of you guys live in constant fear. It must be so tiresome. I use to live in Richland County, so there's that....  |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 1:53:43 PM EST
[#19]
Quote HistoryQuoted: If you're that worried, you need a security system. Yup, added one a while back. |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 1:55:11 PM EST
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: These things are important when you're calling other people "idiots". Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted:Are you one of those idiots I typed that without glasses , at the hospital waiting for my womans heart procedure to get finished and was distracted.
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Posted: 3/18/2022 1:59:08 PM EST
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You should move somewhere else if you feel that scared about leaving your precious home. Do you keep your work hours secret as well? Im retired and home pretty much 99% of the time, you would have to work hard to catch my house unattended. |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:02:05 PM EST
[#22]
OP, I just wanted to tell you I’m off this Monday, March 21st and 22nd. I’ll still be available if you want to PM or @ me or make a thread about me.
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:02:13 PM EST
[#23]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yup. Parents got robbed back in the days before we announced vacations. It doesn’t encourage or discourage people from robbbing you. Mostly because the people who robbed us didn’t follow us on social media. They knew our schedules. If someone wants to rob you they’ll find a way. When I swing by and your cars are gone, but you said you’re home doing projects it’s an obvious ‘I’m actually a liar and I’m gone.’ Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Tell people for months your going to hawaii for 2 weeks ? Tell them the day your leaving? Post online that your on vacation and wont be home for weeks ? I NEVER do that. I tell coworkers im staying home to do projects, i tell others either nothing, or say im going " this summer ", i never tell anyone when im leaving, never post anything when on vacation either. Hell , i once almost cancelled vacation, we were getting into the car to leave, sketchy neighborhood kids walked by and my kids announced.." were leaving for disney, going to be gone 8 days ! ", i felt sick instantle, i almost blew up i was sonpissed, that they blew opsec at the last second after i spent weeks telling people we were staying home, . Ugg.. a relative had neighborhood kids help load his luggage, told them leaving for 10 days...house robbed. Lol This morning on facebook, a woman posted.... " going on vacation may 20- june 5th, need a house sitter ! Yeah, you just announced your going to be gone and maybe might have someone check your house once every other day, genius. My SIL, she posts pics and updates the entire time they are on vacation, i always know when they are not home. Im like WTF, just begging to get robbed. Yup. Parents got robbed back in the days before we announced vacations. It doesn’t encourage or discourage people from robbbing you. Mostly because the people who robbed us didn’t follow us on social media. They knew our schedules. If someone wants to rob you they’ll find a way. When I swing by and your cars are gone, but you said you’re home doing projects it’s an obvious ‘I’m actually a liar and I’m gone.’ I rent a car when i go on vacation, so no worries about wrecking a personal vehicle 500 miles from home, vehicles parked in driveway like usual, lights on timers, etc. |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:03:16 PM EST
[#24]
Sure, but it's not like I tell them where the claymores are.
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:06:30 PM EST
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: In the 70's and early 80's my local,very rural newspaper actually had a column on the front page announcing folks travel plans. The locals would notify the paper of their plans,I guess for bragging rights. Even redneck criminals figured that out real quick. That sounds like a serial killers dream, don't even have to put on pants or leave the house to murder someone, and the cops will haul the body off for you
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:22:49 PM EST
[#26]
Unfortunately I know someone that does
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:26:08 PM EST
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I tell the people I can trust and my neighbor so they know if someone is snooping adding my place that's they're up to no good Yep this |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:27:09 PM EST
[#28]
Our house is out in the sticks. Awesome view, hot tub, room for dogs to run. We give my inlaws from town the keys to the place and some gas money and they are more than happy to move in for the duration of our trip. They even bring their own guns. My wife can post ever minute of our trip online and I don't have to worry about it.
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:28:51 PM EST
[#29]
I tell friends as these things usually come up in conversation.
I tell my boss and a few other managers at his level so that everything can get coordinated and I'm not bothered while on vacation. I tell a coworker that lives near by and she checks for mail and packages and makes sure the place hasn't burned down. I do the same for when her family is out on vacation. Neighbors and everyone else can find out after the fact. |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:29:23 PM EST
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Its been my practice to let customers of my FFL side gig know well in advance that I'll be gone between certain dates. Every time I'm gone it becomes clear that some people don't listen. I dont get it. Are you asking them to read between the lines to come clean out your safe so you can collect insurance or what? |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:36:08 PM EST
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: My wife use to do that all the time. I had to jump her ass several times (along with the kids) to quit posting pics from the beach or telling the entire world our plans unless they wanted to come home to a ransacked house. We went to Hawaii about 5 years ago. It was killing her to not post pics of everything we did. I did tell her to send pics to the kids, but they had to know to not post up on Instafacetwittergram. Years ago on Nextdoor a neighbor was posting vacation pics and bragging about where they were. I sent her a PM telling her she should delete these posts and sent pics of her house various times of the day showing how no one was home(they were around the corner from me) and showed her how easy it would be to go through their home while they were away since they were so proud of their vacation and announcing to the world no one was home. She about shit herself, took everything down and publicly thanked me after the trip and warned others to not be stupid like she was. You should have burgled her house and then told her , "sorry, I let you know to late" |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:36:32 PM EST
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I rent a car when i go on vacation, so no worries about wrecking a personal vehicle 500 miles from home, vehicles parked in driveway like usual, lights on timers, etc. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Tell people for months your going to hawaii for 2 weeks ? Tell them the day your leaving? Post online that your on vacation and wont be home for weeks ? I NEVER do that. I tell coworkers im staying home to do projects, i tell others either nothing, or say im going " this summer ", i never tell anyone when im leaving, never post anything when on vacation either. Hell , i once almost cancelled vacation, we were getting into the car to leave, sketchy neighborhood kids walked by and my kids announced.." were leaving for disney, going to be gone 8 days ! ", i felt sick instantle, i almost blew up i was sonpissed, that they blew opsec at the last second after i spent weeks telling people we were staying home, . Ugg.. a relative had neighborhood kids help load his luggage, told them leaving for 10 days...house robbed. Lol This morning on facebook, a woman posted.... " going on vacation may 20- june 5th, need a house sitter ! Yeah, you just announced your going to be gone and maybe might have someone check your house once every other day, genius. My SIL, she posts pics and updates the entire time they are on vacation, i always know when they are not home. Im like WTF, just begging to get robbed. Yup. Parents got robbed back in the days before we announced vacations. It doesn’t encourage or discourage people from robbbing you. Mostly because the people who robbed us didn’t follow us on social media. They knew our schedules. If someone wants to rob you they’ll find a way. When I swing by and your cars are gone, but you said you’re home doing projects it’s an obvious ‘I’m actually a liar and I’m gone.’ I rent a car when i go on vacation, so no worries about wrecking a personal vehicle 500 miles from home, vehicles parked in driveway like usual, lights on timers, etc. In before: “Rented a car to go on vacation and came back to my catalytic converter stolen from my car parked in the driveway.” |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:39:37 PM EST
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: i have to schedule my work vacation time around 30 other people. our days off are all on shared work calendar open for our entire team to see. i don't have a choice do i? Do they demand that you let them know you will be gone away from the house? |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:40:11 PM EST
[#34]
Everyone is on a need to know basis. Everyone. Not because I'm paranoid. Because it's none of their business and they don't need to know. Simple.
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:42:40 PM EST
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Arfcom mods: Can we get one of those new tags ("EPIC", "TROLL", etc.) that says "DWIGHT SCHRUTE"??
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:42:43 PM EST
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Rich areas are typically gated, and even if they aren’t usually utilize off duty cops to run security for them, or patrol the area. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: You should move somewhere else if you feel that scared about leaving your precious home. Do you keep your work hours secret as well? Yeah, crime never happens in rich areas. Rich areas are typically gated, and even if they aren’t usually utilize off duty cops to run security for them, or patrol the area. Lol. Ok. |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:43:22 PM EST
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: In the 70's and early 80's my local,very rural newspaper actually had a column on the front page announcing folks travel plans. The locals would notify the paper of their plans,I guess for bragging rights. Even redneck criminals figured that out real quick. |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:49:29 PM EST
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I’m paranoid as well. I canceled the newspaper because of this reason alone. The only one I tell is my next door neighbor (a retired single lady). Besides that, I have light timers all over and do my best to make the house look occupied. A camera in the front notifies me of a package delivered and I get someone to pick it up so there’s no sign of a vacation I’ve driven by other homes in the neighborhood where there’s a stack of newspapers piling up at the end of the driveway. Plain stupid Yep that's a clear sign no one is or has been home. My dad also taught me to never put empty boxes of expensive items you bought at the road for trash day. Either cut it up or take to work and throw in the big dumpster. I see giant TV boxes at the curb all the time , especially around Christmas. |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:50:56 PM EST
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, crime never happens in rich areas. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: You should move somewhere else if you feel that scared about leaving your precious home. Do you keep your work hours secret as well? Yeah, crime never happens in rich areas. Who said anything about "rich" areas? You know there are middle and lower income areas with low crime, right? |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 2:55:59 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Quote HistoryQuoted: Originally Posted By LowBeta:I usually post on Nextdoor for two or three trustworthy young people to stay in the house while i'm gone so it appears occupied. The last time I did that, I came home to a cracked glass egg and a waterlogged Porsche. |
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Posted: 3/18/2022 3:00:32 PM EST
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Not telling people online or advertising a trip isn't paranoia or living in fear. It's just smart. Why do they need to know unless they are checking on your place and grabbing the mail? And so many people post their vacation plans on Facebook these days, no one is impressed by it. They'll just mutter under their breath about wishing they could take a vacation right now and that's the end of it. It certainly isn't flexing on anyone. It's just dumb.
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