OT New Poll - other things we do?

Why don`t change your locks , call the police and put a complaint about your ex , entering your house Unlawfully ??? As to opening Luggage ,, it is now more than common prcactice to open more luggage randomally , in EVERY airport in the world ... mirjam

It is not for everyone - I have met many people like myself who prefer to absorb unpleasant facts, deal with them inside myself and positively hate outsiders digging around in my head to find out how I feel about this, and could it be because I am not adjusted to this.

I do admire all these counsellors though, they have built themselves a job and there is no way it can be proved, or disproved that they help or hinder. It's intangible and it pays well.

I completely understand the shoe thing. I discovered long ago that if I really wanted to get a lot done at home I have to get up and get ready just as if I were going to my paid job. Granted, I can wear jeans and t-shirts at my paid job, but I actually have to put my shoes on and brush my teeth and hair before I feel motivated to work. My problem is I usually spend Sat. mornings reading and then don't get motivated until around 2 or so! :)

The sink, well, it was nice for awhile but not enough motivation to keep it up. :)

Joan

Yep, clothes, shoes, and contact lenses make for a much more productive me than otherwise.

For me, the sink thing started spreading to other parts of the house and really tied into the 30 second rule (if it will take less than 30 seconds, do it right now). Things stayed a lot tidier when I was keeping my sink clean. Unfortunately, most of that went right out the window when we started this last round of renovations and prolly won't come back in again until things settle.

Elizabeth

LOL, I guess I must hate shoes (prolly true enough). The only time I would say I really put in the effort to wear shoes for chores is for serious digging in the garden. Hmm, managed that once this year. Yet I'll go outside barefoot and pull weeds for little while at a time frequently.

As for getting dressed to clean, I'll do that for window washing. The rest of the time I draw the blinds/curtains and wear less. :-) Makes it easier to jump in the tub for a good soak when I'm done.

I can understand that. I don't even enter my kitchen in the morning, so the whole motivation eludes me. :-) Heck, I can bypass the kitchen for a few days without any problems. OK, I have issues with our kitchen, and it was not the selling feature in buying our house. :-) When we talked about how I felt about it, I clearly stated "I could live with it for 5-7 years, if I only went into it once a week." Five years later, it still hasn't grown on me (can't place my finger on what's wrong, but other people actually like my kitchen).

Tara

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PP , i asked the same question ???? But probably she killfiled me ,,, i wonder how a lady who killfiles everybody who doesn`t agree with her , doesn`t do this Obvious thing , change locks, call the police and ask them to WARN him .. etc... mirjam

Or take out an injunction on him!

By the way, I hope no one EVER puts their address or even their phone number on their keys! It`s such an obvious precaution, but it`s amazing how many people do!

Pat P

Changing locks while he still had documents showing he lived at that address would only keep him out for half an hour till a locksmith could come over to make him a new key to "his" house. It would cost me much more to change the locks than it would cost him to get a new key, so this was not a game I wanted to play every week or two. Now that his driver's license has expired, the locks were changed, and he's now changed his tactics to what vandalism he can conduct without coming into the house.

I *had* a keep-away order from the court, but when I tried to get the judge to punish him, she asked for eyewitnesses (none, because all the neighbors work during the day) or fingerprints (none, because the police wouldn't come out to take them). If the only proof I had was "who else could it be?", she wasn't going to punish him.

As far as the police were concerned, if he had ever been in the house legally, they weren't going to take fingerprints, because his prints could be there legitimately. (I have since had a chat with one of their superiors, who said that after he'd been out for over a year, his legitimate prints should have been gone: cleaned away or printed over.) Since he wasn't BREAKING and entering, they wouldn't come out; since he wasn't stealing anything of value, they wouldn't come out. According to them, the inexpensive items I said were stolen had simply been misplaced, and when I found the door unlocked it was simply me being too flaky to remember to lock it. (Again, their superior isn't too impressed with the people who told me this.)

So, having an order and having the police willing to do the investigation so that order can be enforced are two different things.

Sadly, I`m not joking. The local Police had to ask me to warn our neighbourhood watch members about it as it has actually happened in our town!!!

Pat P

It makes perfect sense to some people: "if lost, return to". And with reverse phone directories so easily available, even putting your phone number on the keys could give them your address.

My mother's solution was that our keys had "please return to

We have a collection of keys for all the neighbor's houses so when kids (and adults, for that matter!) get locked out they can come here to pick up a key. Rather than identifying them by house number, lest someone unscrupulous somehow get their hands on the keys, I identify them by pet names. Everyone on the street knows which is Pokey's house and where Orbit lives, but a thief wouldn't!

Sue

Why not just keep a set or two of spare keys at home! You can always just check at the Police Station to see if lost keys have been handed in. If they`re not handed in - all you`ve lost is a bunch of unidentifiable keys! No need to look for a more complicated solution than that, surely. We always leave a spare front door key with a friend and with a member of the family so that at least we can still get into the house where we have a couple of full sets of keys.

Whatever you do don`t hide a key anywhere outside! If YOU`VE thought of a "safe" place to hide it, you can be sure that a thief will think of it too!

As for medical information - most folk I know have this on a bracelet or neck pendant, and this is routinely checked for by paramedics.

Pat P

We have the front door keys to various friend`s houses too. I get a silly keyring for each - like a clown for one friend, who is a bit of an idiot! LOL! His wife knew just why I`d picked a clown for him! This system has proved really useful on occasion, particularly if someone is taken ill and lives alone.

Pat P

While house keys are easily duplicated, car keys are not. And they are mighty expensive to have a spare ( up to $80 U.S.) That's enough to make you very aware and not lose your keys!! :-)

Dianne

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