Always glad to be of service!speedsix wrote:...well, two of my neighbors musta read wgoforth's post...cause they BOTH left their TV boxes out behind MY house...weasels...but at least you gotta give 'em credit for thinkin'...
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- Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:09 pm
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- Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:01 pm
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RHenriksen wrote:Exactly what I did after my last big TV purchase! Leaving the empty box outside would have been a big neon sign, 'Break into THIS house!'Maxwell wrote:Whenever we get a new, expensive toy like electronics I always shred the box with a shop knive so it can go in a large trash bag. It can be a lot of work but to me it is worth it not to advertise new targets. Getting broken into once was enough.
Our trashcans are dumpsters in the alley running behind our street and they are shared by half a dozen houses. Guess they'd have to guess WHICH house. Could really confuse them and put the trash in the dumpster for the NEXT set of 6 houses
- Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:58 am
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