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Pre-Maintanence, and not the SPAM post!

Posted by (PA) on

I agree completely that the topic started on this is pure AI-SPAM.

However, seeing the replies there it looks like this the discussion is not without some interest, so I've started it afresh, surely that robot will not find this. If the powers-to-be strike this, I apologize in advance!

For me, I had (had, as I have downsized into a managed Co-op) always been on top of things with my mechanicals so I had no concerns there. So on leaving the house for an extended period, it was just insuring all H2O sources (not the main) were securely off, first level storm sashes down, heat set at a low point on timer thermostat to insure some heat without waste should a serious cold snap come through (although winter trips ended 20 years back when we started going to Europe), timers on lamps in living room and front bedroom, as they faced the street. Hold on mail delivery as I had neither a mail slot through my door nor a mailbox, and nothing says "I'm away!" to someone coming by your door better than a pile of mail on your doorstep between the storm door and main door.

And a fussy/OCD one. This would be when i would run a fresh back-up of my iMAC onto an external drive, along with excess bank cards and car keys. These went into a small box placed in a very non-obvious crawl-space over my rear back bathroom. Should the unthinkable happen and these was a break-in and my computer taken, the back-up would still be there.

And as to that aforementioned OCD, rechecking some things multiple times, including everything other than the clothing in my pack.

Posted by
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Thanks, Larry, I agree this is a useful topic if started by an actual forum participant (you!!) and not a spambot!

I have been having a run-around trying to get my mail held for a few days. The USPS website is not working correctly (and my carrier confirmed this) and she told me in her daily meetings their supervisor had told them people needed to go to the main PO so they could confirm their identity to put in a hold as there were a lot of scammers getting people's mail held or redirected. Went to the PO, filled out the yellow card and the staffer at the desk said, no she did not need to see ID. OH Well...mail held and the carrier told me yesterday she'd received my card and all was well.

We've got people coming in to water plants and are just going to be gone a few days. I'll also tell the across the street neighbor our plans....our version of a neighborhood watch, hahaha!

Posted by
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You bet, it's always good to check the safety boxes when leaving home!

Here's something that drives me nuts (not that I've all that far to drive.) We tend to travel a lot in the fall...which is a big ramp-up period for November elections. Canvassers for various candidates have a bad habit of sticking/hanging their materials into/onto front doors when you're not home and advertising that fact to eyes that might be watching for unoccupied properties. There's not a thing we can do about it as it's legal in our suburb for political purposes as long as materials are not taped, nailed, glued to the door. etc.

We have our neighbor watch for and remove that stuff when they see it but they're snowbirds and gone by early-mid October (we watch their home for these visible flags when we're here) so it can sit there awhile. For all that local law enforcement goes on about all the safety precautions we should take, I can't believe they let this one fly! Grrrr.

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