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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 10/27/2012 1:39:22 AM

needlesandpins

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Actually, it does. It's the same reason the authorities caution against announcing vacation plans or posting vacation pics in real time on social media. Crooks are too lazy to get real jobs but they are clever enough to pick up on these things.

Stats?

Local cops and news get bent out of shape for all sorts of things that have no basis in reality; people have a very bad mechanism for risk assessment, individually. Which is why our fear does not often match the things that are most likely to harm us.

This is one of them.

why even bother to try and act like you know any better than the great advice being given? if it were your advert then fine, be as much of an ignoramous as you like. but it's not and the advice is being given to someone else.

it is actually sound advice, and better heeding than not rather than taking the risk. there is no need to add such detail at all because he's advertising for a woman to have board and lodging in return for cooking, cleaning, and looking after the cats.

to the OP. leave out the 'bragability' details because they are not needed. all anyone needs to know is the details of what you need, and very specifically that you are not looking for sex. maybe word it as room to let in exchange for domestic duties. also meet in public for the first time too to make her feel safer, and to cover yourself.....protects you from alligations as well as protecting your address from someone just wanting to case the place. of course don't give out your address to them until you are happy for them to see the house.

i did something similar to this in my teens. i did have rent to pay, but it was low in return for watching the house while the guy was away. i could really do with a roof over my head right now, but i have a boy, two dogs, and i love meat too much......aside from the fact that you are not exactly local to me lol

good luck

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 10/27/2012 4:14:05 AM

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needles`idea about meeting in public (ie coffee shop) initially is a good one.

descrite did make a few good points. One is that funeral homes offering that service doesn`t mean it`s a big risk. My scan on that was ìts another thing they can charge you for...or make part of a `deluxe service package`. Not saying robberies during funerals don`t happen. There`s some real scummy people out there. Just not common. Judge for yourself.

chocolat`s research puts the risk level in perspective. one can`t assess threat levels by media attention or anecdote. her numbers make the risk look more along the lines of shark attack fears. Do you not ever go swimming in any ocean because 2 people a year (not real figures) encounter a shark at the beach?

Do you drive on the road? Do you get in a plane? Do you ever have unprotected sex with anyone?

Life is risk. Some you take. Some you don`t. Some you go for...but in a way that at least dramatically reduces your exposure.

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 10/27/2012 6:21:43 AM

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We always have someone stay at the home of the deceased during a funeral, either a friend or family member. There have been 2 times around here that I know of that homes were broken into during a funeral.

I don't think the risk is as high nowadays, since they no longer list the exact addresses in the obituaries, but it can and does happen. Some sleazebags will look for any way to get something for nothing.

Plus, there is someone there to let folks if they bring food. That is a big thing with southerners. Grief? Fried chicken and homemade pound cake will help!!!

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 10/27/2012 3:17:10 PM

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Wow...this has turned into something else....I do want to thank all those who offered advice....I've decided to learn to cook after all this!

Granted, it'll be tea, canned soup, and a bunch of prepackaged foods but...it's better than "death by craigslist"!

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 10/27/2012 3:24:16 PM

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HA! If you change ya mind and want good old southern cooking, lemme know!

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 10/27/2012 3:40:27 PM

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But the very fact that funeral homes provide such a service strikes me as indicative of the level of risk involved even though I've never even heard of something like this.

Oh? That strikes you as indicative of the level of risk? A company that is in business to play on modern superstitions about corpses offers another service that caters to fear, and that strikes you as indicative of a level of risk?

See my previous post.

For giggles, also see: kidney thieves, robbers waiting under cars in parking lots, plastic sheeting on your windows according to a threat color, flashing your highbeams at oncoming cars, metal detectors in schools, and eating mayonnaise at picnics.

Letting bugaboos get in the way of living your life is a tragedy. Let the man run his CL ad without any hysteria and panic, please.

This reminded me of a fascinating book I picked up called "Risk: A Practical Guide for Deciding What's Really Safe and What's Really Dangerous in the World Around You" . The study analyzed mostly media-driven fears and actual dangers. Tends to support your points.

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 10/27/2012 4:01:44 PM

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Speaking of media-driven fears, I was hearing two feet of snow due to a cold front/Hurricane Sandy collision. Now we're down to an inch or two

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 10/28/2012 10:00:53 AM

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cl being what it is, I, personally, would be wary of putting something out there that was that explicit about your personal space. I think you will attract some insincere people. People have been robbed, etc. from posting on cl. It happens with tremendous frequency. Maybe I'm just paranoid....

Not to mention some thing similar has happened before but the person who answered the cl ad murdered the person in their sleep.

You may not think it's possible for a woman to murder somebody...but just watch deadlywomen on Id.

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 10/28/2012 2:54:29 PM

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Okay...I'm selling my car and never leaving my house again.

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 10/28/2012 4:26:18 PM

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it is actually sound advice, and better heeding than not rather than taking the risk.

What qualifies it as "sound"?

Do you also believe in voodoo?

Why not?

Lookie has the best advice.

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There have been 2 times around here that I know of that homes were broken into during a funeral.

Gosh, twice? That you've heard of? Around there? Obviously, it's trending.

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 10/28/2012 4:49:35 PM

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Yep 2. I think that is a considerable amount, since it was actually folks I know, not something on the news. But, others might not find it to be worth worrying about.

https://www.google.com/search?q=craigslist+robbery&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Googling Craigslist gets that. I was looking for a theft that happened here a few days ago. It was result 1.

So, trend or not, I would not use Craigslist to advertise what Lookie is offering. I would also not list the address and time of funeral of someone I know.

You are absolutely entitled to do as you wish.

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 10/29/2012 3:23:11 AM

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ORIGINAL: descrite

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it is actually sound advice, and better heeding than not rather than taking the risk.

What qualifies it as "sound"?

Do you also believe in voodoo?

Why not?

Lookie has the best advice.

quote:

There have been 2 times around here that I know of that homes were broken into during a funeral.

Gosh, twice? That you've heard of? Around there? Obviously, it's trending.

what qualifies it as sound is it's a safety measure that is worth taking. no-one looking at the advert actually needs to know the details of what Lookie actually has in the house either.

as for Voodoo, what the hell has that got to do with anything?

you are right though, Lookie has the best advice. if he wants to run the advert then remember it's a woman he's advertising for, not a thief.

any sort of safety advice is a good thing, and that is all there is to it.

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 10/30/2012 6:37:10 PM

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Sounds like you want a live in housekeeper- I wish you didn't live so far away, or I would apply!

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 10/31/2012 9:43:57 PM

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any sort of safety advice is a good thing, and that is all there is to it.

Really?

"Wrap your kid in bubble wrap, before it goes to school-- this will keep it more secure throughout the day than kids who aren't bubble-wrapped."

That's "any sort" of advice. Are you going to heed it?

Why not?

Because the efficacy is questionable/dubious/ridiculous (tantamount to voodoo, which is how voodoo plays into the conversation).

Why do we do things that work? Because they work. Why not do things that might work, even though there's no proven evidence of them ever working?

Well...I don't know about you...but my time, money, effort, and energy is finite. I would much rather make those expenditures on things that give me an actual return, as opposed to a false sense of security. The discomfort a kid would feel wrapped in plastic, the expense of buying the wrapping, and the time it took to put on and take off each day is massively disproportionate to any actual benefits.

See also: the entirety of DHS, the GWOT, and MAD.

Do you have a lightning rod on your house? Why or why not? Do you have insurance? Why or why not? Does your insurance company force you to get a lightning rod? Why not?

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Not to mention some thing similar has happened before but the person who answered the cl ad murdered the person in their sleep.

Let me see if I understand this...the victim took out an ad on CL, and the murderer went to the victim's home while the victim was sleeping, and killed the victim?

Ummm....

How would this be any different than a murderer finding your address in the phone book, randomly? How did the CL ad exacerbate the situation in any way?

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 11/1/2012 1:29:41 AM

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my god you are a 2b2 troll

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 11/1/2012 9:54:03 AM

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Man, you had Me until that veg stuff. A gal needs a good piece of meat now and then.

(Don't think I'm kidding, man. I'd do damn near anything to be back in the lower 48 just now.)

Loll LP, funny how freezing nipples off is fun for kink & SUCKS as a fact of daily life. -50 is just not designed for humans...especially when we look like a quick meal for a polar bear!

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 11/1/2012 10:02:52 AM

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Wow...this has turned into something else....I do want to thank all those who offered advice....I've decided to learn to cook after all this!

Granted, it'll be tea, canned soup, and a bunch of prepackaged foods but...it's better than "death by craigslist"!

Washington state? Is it at least the not rainy all the time part? Fair warning I'm organic garden & wheat free so its good healthy food all the time. Maybe trade for a farm where i can raise food & manage that kink MLM from other thread?

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 11/1/2012 12:33:33 PM

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my god you are a 2b2 troll

needles

He came in to the boards with a chip on his shoulder and the whiff of dirty sock from the very first threads he posted on. At least I hope there's some butthurt involved, if he's this nasty in person I feel sorry for those who have to deal with him like family.

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 11/1/2012 12:50:45 PM

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I have also posted adds to clear unwanted stuff out and with common sense and an eye to safety the adds do work. But i would never go too far over board with information either and i would also add that any person that is going to be moving in is also going to go through a criminal background screen might also weed out some problems. But question the heck out of them most defiantly .

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RE: Gonna try out a Craigslist ad here on all of you... - 11/1/2012 5:05:14 PM

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Okay....I've decided....having read everyone's posts, all good stuff....

I'm going to put razor/concertina wire up around my entire 5 acres....8 foot fence, buried 3 feet in concrete (ergo, 11 foot total fence), lasers and cameras every 35 feet, a full 360 degrees, 47 full panoramic video, anyone that actually makes it to the door without significant burns or internal hemorrhaging has to have a full DNA screening (fuck....I just found some candy the kids didn't take last night....okay...back to the discussion at hand....), 3 doors at the front entry...each with varying chemical analysis as they enter the home. Sniff sniff.....

Laser sensors on the top of the house in 4 locations and in 11 locations at ground level....I want to know every movement.

Windows will be wired with motion sensors as well as heat sensors.

Every electrical outlet will have a chemical tox screen device in it in case someone opts to put Serin gas inside the home via the electrical outlets.

The cat door will be wired for both sensors as well as electrical invasion devices....if it ain't my cat....it's dinner. In 37 seconds.

I was gonna try and save a few bucks getting some chick who needed a cheap place to stay who wanted to cook, figuring it'd save me easily 3 grand a year.....now, I'll be stopping at the bank next Thursday to borrow $300,000.00 to keep myself protected from all these insaneamaniacs......

More to come....

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