(Great info to have for investigating officers and one more point of entry to check.....)
Technology is so wonderful - how to break into a home in less than 6 seconds with audio/visual aids!! Please look at your garage door!
After our home inspection it was noted that our garage door had a dent in it. Rhys and I were in the garage last night talking about it and trying to figure out how it got a dent in it. Finally figured out someone tried to break in. Then I searched youtube and found the below video. Please watch it. I took the pull string off of ours and zip tied the lever up to the slider. Now you have to cut the zip tie in order to release the lever. Please pass on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=CMz1tXBVT1s
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Kidnapping
NEW FORM OF KIDNAPPING
Please take a minute to read this. This is very scary and could happen to
any of us. Seems like every nice thing people do for one another can be
perverted.
A new twist on kidnapping from a very smart survivor:
About a month ago there was a woman standing by the mall entrance passing
out flyers to all the women going in. The woman had written the flyer
herself to tell about an experience she had, so that she might warn other women.
The previous day, this woman had finished shopping, went out to her car
and discovered that she had a flat.
She got the jack out of the trunk and began to change the flat. A nice man
dressed in a business suit and carrying a briefcase walked up to her and
said, 'I noticed you're changing a flat tire. Would you like me to take care
of it for you?'
The woman was grateful for his offer and accepted his help. They chatted
amiably while the man changed the flat, and then put the flat tire and the
jack in the trunk, shut it and dusted his hands off.
The woman thanked him profusely, and as she was about to get in her car,
the man told her that he left his car around on the other side of the mall,
and asked if she would mind giving him a lift to his car.
She was a little surprised and she asked him why his car was on the other
side.
He explained that he had seen an old friend in the mall that he hadn't
seen for some time and they had a bite to eat, visited for a while, and he got
turned around in the mall and left through the wrong exit, and now he was
running late.
The woman hated to tell him 'no' because he had just rescued her from
having to change her flat tire all by herself, but she felt uneasy! (Trust
that gut feeling!)
Then she remembered seeing the man put his briefcase in her trunk before
shutting it and before he asked her for a ride to his car. She told him
that she'd be happy to drive him around to his car, but she just remembered
one last thing she needed to buy (Smart woman!!)
She said she would only be a few minutes; he could sit down in her car and
wait for her; she would be as quick as she could. She hurried into the
mall, and told a security guard what had happened, the guard came out to her
car with her, but the man had left. They opened the trunk, took out his
locked briefcase and took it down to the police station.
The police opened it (ostensibly to look for ID so they could return it to
the man). What they found was rope, duct tape, and knives. When the police
checked her 'flat' tire, there was nothing wrong with it; the air had
simply been let out. It was obvious what the man's intention was, and obvious
that he had carefully thought it out in advance. The woman was blessed to
have escaped harm.
How much worse it would have been if she had children with her and had
them wait in the car while the man fixed the tire, or if she had a baby
strapped into a car seat? Or if she'd gone against her judgment and given him a
lift?
I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a
life.
A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle. I was going to send
this to the ladies only; but guys, if you love your mothers, wives, sisters,
daughters, etc., you may want to pass it on to them, as well.
Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the
world we live in has a lot of crazies in it. Better to be safe than sorry.
PLEASE BE SAFE AND NOT SORRY!!
Please take a minute to read this. This is very scary and could happen to
any of us. Seems like every nice thing people do for one another can be
perverted.
A new twist on kidnapping from a very smart survivor:
About a month ago there was a woman standing by the mall entrance passing
out flyers to all the women going in. The woman had written the flyer
herself to tell about an experience she had, so that she might warn other women.
The previous day, this woman had finished shopping, went out to her car
and discovered that she had a flat.
She got the jack out of the trunk and began to change the flat. A nice man
dressed in a business suit and carrying a briefcase walked up to her and
said, 'I noticed you're changing a flat tire. Would you like me to take care
of it for you?'
The woman was grateful for his offer and accepted his help. They chatted
amiably while the man changed the flat, and then put the flat tire and the
jack in the trunk, shut it and dusted his hands off.
The woman thanked him profusely, and as she was about to get in her car,
the man told her that he left his car around on the other side of the mall,
and asked if she would mind giving him a lift to his car.
She was a little surprised and she asked him why his car was on the other
side.
He explained that he had seen an old friend in the mall that he hadn't
seen for some time and they had a bite to eat, visited for a while, and he got
turned around in the mall and left through the wrong exit, and now he was
running late.
The woman hated to tell him 'no' because he had just rescued her from
having to change her flat tire all by herself, but she felt uneasy! (Trust
that gut feeling!)
Then she remembered seeing the man put his briefcase in her trunk before
shutting it and before he asked her for a ride to his car. She told him
that she'd be happy to drive him around to his car, but she just remembered
one last thing she needed to buy (Smart woman!!)
She said she would only be a few minutes; he could sit down in her car and
wait for her; she would be as quick as she could. She hurried into the
mall, and told a security guard what had happened, the guard came out to her
car with her, but the man had left. They opened the trunk, took out his
locked briefcase and took it down to the police station.
The police opened it (ostensibly to look for ID so they could return it to
the man). What they found was rope, duct tape, and knives. When the police
checked her 'flat' tire, there was nothing wrong with it; the air had
simply been let out. It was obvious what the man's intention was, and obvious
that he had carefully thought it out in advance. The woman was blessed to
have escaped harm.
How much worse it would have been if she had children with her and had
them wait in the car while the man fixed the tire, or if she had a baby
strapped into a car seat? Or if she'd gone against her judgment and given him a
lift?
I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a
life.
A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle. I was going to send
this to the ladies only; but guys, if you love your mothers, wives, sisters,
daughters, etc., you may want to pass it on to them, as well.
Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the
world we live in has a lot of crazies in it. Better to be safe than sorry.
PLEASE BE SAFE AND NOT SORRY!!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Gas Credit / Debit Card
CHECK THIS OUT! I WILL START USING CLEAR BUTTON
PLEASE PASS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS.
Using credit/debit card to purchase gasoline? Read this note very carefully. I did not know about the clear button, but I will be pushing the clear button before I swipe my gas or debit card and after just to be safe.
People are getting really desperate due to the constantly rising gas prices. A friend just told me about something that happened to one of his coworkers.
She used her credit/debit card to purchase gas at the pump (like most of us do). She received her receipt like normal.
However, when she checked her statement, there were two $50 charges added in addition to her purchase. Upon investigation, she found out that because she did not press the 'clear' button on the pump, the employee inside the store was able to use her card to purchase his/her own gas!
To keep this from happening, after you get your receipt, you must press the 'CLEAR' button or your information will be stored until the next customer inserts their card.
Be sure to tell all your friends/family so that this doesn't happen to them!
I had never noticed the clear button but I got gas the other day and sure enough it is there. I shall be using it from now on.
PLEASE PASS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS.
Using credit/debit card to purchase gasoline? Read this note very carefully. I did not know about the clear button, but I will be pushing the clear button before I swipe my gas or debit card and after just to be safe.
People are getting really desperate due to the constantly rising gas prices. A friend just told me about something that happened to one of his coworkers.
She used her credit/debit card to purchase gas at the pump (like most of us do). She received her receipt like normal.
However, when she checked her statement, there were two $50 charges added in addition to her purchase. Upon investigation, she found out that because she did not press the 'clear' button on the pump, the employee inside the store was able to use her card to purchase his/her own gas!
To keep this from happening, after you get your receipt, you must press the 'CLEAR' button or your information will be stored until the next customer inserts their card.
Be sure to tell all your friends/family so that this doesn't happen to them!
I had never noticed the clear button but I got gas the other day and sure enough it is there. I shall be using it from now on.
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