Old 11-18-2014, 02:58 PM
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tessagin
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We don't have a GPS. We know where home is. If I ever text DH it's to forward a photo. Since it's the holiday season, I'm very aware of my surroundings more than ever. I also carry. When I walk to my car (and I see this often), I don't hit the unlock button on my remote until I get right to it. As soon as I open the door, before I even sit in the seat, I lock it. We got rid of our landline/house phone a long time ago. We never used it. The only piece of paper with any reference to our address, which is billing (p.o. box) is for our insurance. Our home address is not on it. If the police need to see our registration, I can show them a photo of it from my phone. I don't have addresses in my phone other than e-mails. Also when we buy an appliance, the box it came in is not put into the dumpster for pick up or on the curb for heavy brush pick up day. DH takes it to work and puts it into his dumpster. If you have to put the cardboard on the curb, turn the boxes inside out and duct tape them together. Also a word of warning. I was at my neighbors' house and a guy pulled up in a van. He brought a box with a bow on it. The box was stenciled with the words "Pretty Posies". The truck had a hand-painted posy on it. He came to her door with clipboard in hand and the box. Asked for her to sign and he could help her put the flowers in a vase as an added feature to their business. She said "no and he could just put the flowers on her stoop. He told her he really needed to do this. She still said no and asked why he didn't have his tags on his van. They fell off. She informed him that people who knew her knew she was allergic to flowers and he could stick 'em where the sun didn't shine. He got really nasty. He didn't know I took a photo of his van and him. She pulled out her 38 and that was all it took for him to move on down the road. This lady used to be a former police woman and she knows how to use it. They did get the guy and his accomplices. This was a couple years ago but "Tis the season"
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