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[Gracie]

So, I woke up a little while ago to the police at my door. My car and my neighbor's car were broken into last night (more like very early this morning). Stupid me, I left my car unlocked with my bank debit card in there along with probably around $40 in cash (including both change and paper money), which was stolen. I guess I am way too complacent. My neighborhood is pretty safe and we don't have a whole lot of crime. Soooo . . . that's how my day is going so far.

Yuck Chris. So you did cancel your debit card yes? Not much to do about the theft unless you have a zero deductible insurance policy. Damage to your car? I hate hate HATE that we live in a time in which people assault people in so many ways. I know what you mean about not expecting these kinds of things though--we live in a higher crime area than you but that kind of thing is very rare in our neighborhood too. Still it happens. The sense of violation is usually harder to take than the loss of your property.

Yup. That was the first thing I did after talking with the police. I already got my replacement card (for an extra $12, rush shipping) instead of having to wait 5-10 business days. I know that's a scam, but I really need my card. Lol.

Meh, I don't feel violated. I feel more annoyed. The only reason why my car was targeted was because I left it unlocked.

The only time I left one of our vehicles unlocked was when the primary battery in the Prius was almost dead and I didn't know it, a crack addict picked that night to hit our neighborhood.

I have a backhoe and 200 acres, I just dare someone to show up and try to rob the place...
Being rural Alaska, though, most of the crooks prefer to stick closer to "civilization". It's safer for them.

Nicky Santoro: [voice-over] A lot of holes in the desert, and a lot of problems are buried in those holes. But you gotta do it right. I mean, you gotta have the hole already dug before you show up with a package in the trunk. Otherwise, you're talking about a half-hour to forty-five minutes worth of digging. And who knows who's gonna come along in that time? Pretty soon, you gotta dig a few more holes. You could be there all fuckin' night.

 

[gallantwarrior]

Hmmm. I'm needing a few things for my fall wardrobe. Which one do you think I should order?

I don't know, Foxy. All four are scrawny, unattractive specimens. Are you sure you need something like that for your fall wardrobe.

 

[Gracie]

I was thinking that, myself. Models are so....boney.

 

[Montrovant]

I thought the question was about the outfits, not the models.

 

[Ringel05]

Yuck Chris. So you did cancel your debit card yes? Not much to do about the theft unless you have a zero deductible insurance policy. Damage to your car? I hate hate HATE that we live in a time in which people assault people in so many ways. I know what you mean about not expecting these kinds of things though--we live in a higher crime area than you but that kind of thing is very rare in our neighborhood too. Still it happens. The sense of violation is usually harder to take than the loss of your property.

Yup. That was the first thing I did after talking with the police. I already got my replacement card (for an extra $12, rush shipping) instead of having to wait 5-10 business days. I know that's a scam, but I really need my card. Lol.

Meh, I don't feel violated. I feel more annoyed. The only reason why my car was targeted was because I left it unlocked.

The only time I left one of our vehicles unlocked was when the primary battery in the Prius was almost dead and I didn't know it, a crack addict picked that night to hit our neighborhood.

A good thing is that I've noticed the police have been patrolling my neighborhood in the last couple of days. My neighbor told me that she saw the police here in our parking lot at like 2 in the morning. I guess there have been quite a few car break ins around here in the last several weeks.

No neighborhood is safe, I always take precautions, lock everything and keep my eyes open no matter where I am. Even when driving the vehicle is locked, especially in town where a carjacking is most likely to occur.
The police will provide temporary increased patrols in your area but like temporary means they will eventually have to focus elsewhere. A slight amount of paranoia is healthy, it's our built in defense mechanism, keeps us safer.

Dude, you live in El Paso, or course no neighborhood is safe. (Further comment might become too political for the CS.)

Believe it or not El Paso is one of the safest cities in the nation, up till 2014 it had been rated number one for four years straight. Where it is now I don't know, but it still ranks in the top 10 (I think). The border towns are generally the safest, the crooks use them to pass though and to hide in, federal moneys and federal law enforcement flooded most border cities in 2010 pushing crime way down.

 

[Foxfyre]

Foxy, looks like the hurricane remnants went mostly west of us so we didn't get a whole lot of rain here, more than usual but not the deluge they were initially predicting. You all in Albuquerque look to be in the sights though, looks to be coming right at you. Don't drive through high flowing water.........

Nope. We got a couple of showers out of it but it pretty well fizzled for us. But that couple of showers were nice.

 

[Foxfyre]

Good night all. It's well past the witching hour here and I am pretty well out of it. But tomorrow is another day.

 

[Kat]

g'nite Foxy

 

[Gracie]

I'm off too. Night folks.

 

[Dajjal]

I am getting a nervous twitch wondering when I am going to get ripped off by computer hackers. Nothing has happened since yesterday but I am nervous that I have a virus. Well at least my radio proof credit card case arrived. Such is life in the computer age.

 

[Foxfyre]

Hmmm. I'm needing a few things for my fall wardrobe. Which one do you think I should order?

I don't know, Foxy. All four are scrawny, unattractive specimens. Are you sure you need something like that for your fall wardrobe.

Well I wouldn't be buying the model. And I'm not really an off the shoulder strapless type either though that style does appeal to me as attractive. And I wouldn't wear the see through tie dye job. The red one does look costumy and uncomfortable and the one on the right, well. Just not me. I guess I'll have to go another year being untrendy.

 

[Foxfyre]

I am getting a nervous twitch wondering when I am going to get ripped off by computer hackers. Nothing has happened since yesterday but I am nervous that I have a virus. Well at least my radio proof credit card case arrived. Such is life in the computer age.

It is highly unlikely you will get ripped off by computer hackers unless you are seriously careless or too trusting. Just don't click on any popups unless you are absolutely certain they are okay, don't give anybody any personal information on the phone, don't give anybody access to your computer unless you are absolutely certain they are who they say they are and you solicited their help, and run a virus scan now and then and you're good to go.

 

[Foxfyre]

Dajjal's understandable paranoia reminds me of one day at work years ago when I was still working for the other guy. I was searching for something related to work--can't remember what--but accidentally got on something that started rapid fire porn photos, one after another, that just kept coming. I couldn't exit the website, could not reboot, couldn't do anything. Finally had to turn off my computer at the computer to get out of it. It was horrible and I was terrified somebody was going to walk in the office while that was going on.

 

[Foxfyre]

And okay, this is one of those days:

 

[Ringel05]

Dajjal's understandable paranoia reminds me of one day at work years ago when I was still working for the other guy. I was searching for something related to work--can't remember what--but accidentally got on something that started rapid fire porn photos, one after another, that just kept coming. I couldn't exit the website, could not reboot, couldn't do anything. Finally had to turn off my computer at the computer to get out of it. It was horrible and I was terrified somebody was going to walk in the office while that was going on.

Don't feel alone.

 

[Foxfyre]

And oh, how much I want to do this:

Yeah, yeah, I know. I really REALLY need to go find something productive to do.

 

[saveliberty]

World might be a bit safer if you keep your slippers on today.

 

[Ringel05]

We're back to bright sunshine after days of heavy overcast with periods of rain, it's 81 degrees with a nice strong breeze..... We've had the house open since yesterday though it was kinda muggy last night.

 

[Foxfyre]

World might be a bit safer if you keep your slippers on today.

Well I wear my Minnetonka moccasins as slippers and I do have them on. But um, why?

 

[Foxfyre]

We're back to bright sunshine after days of heavy overcast with periods of rain, it's 81 degrees with a nice strong breeze..... We've had the house open since yesterday though it was kinda muggy last night.

Agree. We'll be back into the mid to upper 80's again today, but the sky is clear, the sun is shining. Last night was muggy - over 80% humidity here and that is almost unheard of.