detach yourself from material trappings - it's the only way.... Ohhmmmmmm.... On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 14:35:37 -0600 (CST), Brian Hurt <bhurt at spnz.org> wrote: > On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 smac at visi.com wrote: > > > I guess this is one of the ways homes get robbed, over heard conversations. > > Not a major one. Let's see, what sequence of events is necessary for this > to be a problem: > A) You get work done at your home by a worker > B) said worker wanders around your house to notice what you have > C) said worker comments on what you have in the local bar > D) Said comment was overheard by a burglar > E) Burglar finds out where you live ("I was over at this > guys place and..." doesn't help) > F) Burglar decides to go rob your house > > If any one of those things doesn't happen, you house doesn't get robbed > simply because you had a guy over to fix your ceiling. > > Rather than hanging out in bars hoping to evesdrop on talkative repairmen, > your average burglar is more likely to be out driving around and casing > neighborhoods. > > When you buy new electronic or computer equipment, fold the boxes up and > put them into trashbags when you throw them out. Much more likely than > overhearing the worker talk about your new 52" flatscreen TV is that the > burglar has driven by your house and took note of that big box for the new > TV you're throwing out with the trash. When you go on vacation, even a > few days, have a neighbor pick up your mail and advertising circulars- > nothing says "I'm not home!" quite like a pile of advertising circulars by > the front door (except at my place, where they say "I haven't bothered to > throw them out yet"). > > The other thing to do to prevent your house from being broken into: get a > security alarm and/or a big dog. People go into house robbery because > it's a low risk/high reward form of crime. They're furniture movers > seduced by the dark side. It doesn't matter that the security system is > nothing more than a sign planted in the front yard, or that the large dog > is a complete wuss who is more likely to cower in the closet than attack > the burglars- they might *not* be. You've just made your house too risky > to rob. > > It's impossible to make it impossible to rob your house- any security > system can be worked around. It's fairly easy to make your house not > worth the trouble to rob. This is the secret to all security, house, > computer, and otherwise. > > Brian > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org > Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list