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Leave it unlocked so your neighbor can get in if they need to borrow someth... ohhh...
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Jun 8, 2014 22:32
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You should have closed this thread after my first reply. 
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Jun 8, 2014 22:33
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Kazvall posted:You should have closed this thread after my first reply. But by leaving the thread unlocked, his mad neighbour can wander in.
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Jun 8, 2014 23:26
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Start having lots of sex in the front room. Next time she lets herself in, ask if she wants to join in.
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Jun 9, 2014 00:43
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spog posted:But by leaving the thread unlocked, his mad neighbour can wander in. You got it, pal!
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Jun 9, 2014 00:47
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J Corp posted:So loving what? What possible reason do you have for not locking your doors? There are some people I know who don't lock their doors specifically because they like feeling like they live in a place where they don't have to lock their doors. As to why they feel that locking their doors is some kind of hardship, I have no idea.
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Jun 9, 2014 00:47
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I don't have to lock my doors but I do, because my neighbours (a teacher if small children and someone who has always been self-employed) have no sense of boundaries. Maybe there is a moral here
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Jun 9, 2014 00:56
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I've stayed in small towns where people don't lock car or home doors it happens. This is hosed just tell neighbor to not let their weirdo jobless sister to ever come over. Also always lock up.
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Jun 9, 2014 01:57
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So you've got random construction workers around all the time with all the construction going on, and your young daughters in the house and you don't lock your doors? Father of the year.
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Jun 9, 2014 04:02
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What is this "I know people that live in small towns that don't lock their doors" argument actually supposed to be arguing against? People keep saying it, but how is it relevant to this thread at all? If you're one of those people you probably don't sperg out when a neighbor comes into your house and have to ask the internet what to do.
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Jun 9, 2014 05:03
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beejay posted:What is this "I know people that live in small towns that don't lock their doors" argument actually supposed to be arguing against? People keep saying it, but how is it relevant to this thread at all? If you're one of those people you probably don't sperg out when a neighbor comes into your house and have to ask the internet what to do. Well, I don't know about that. I lived in a small town where no one locked their doors, and it was still generally agreed upon that you didn't walk into someone's house without knocking or something. It's stupid not to lock your door, yes, but that still doesn't mean you're inviting people into your home to come and go as they please.
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Jun 9, 2014 06:05
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I'm fascinated by the people emerging in this thread who think this lady you don't know coming into your house to help herself to your things is no big deal, and characterize your response to her as "sperging out". I realize people here may live different lifestyles than I, but seriously, somebody you don't know coming into your house is just no big deal?
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Jun 9, 2014 06:46
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the posted:OP doesn't have his fax straight, none of this adds up. He doesn't have fax at all, which is Elder Sister's problem. OP start locking your doors especially when you are far away from them, when you have kids of your own. If you have a screen door you could leave that unlocked as it indicates you are home. Tell them to knock next time as you were pooping or changing or whatever and you'll do the same for them. If you're feeling awkward you could frame it as "You walked in while I was changing, how about we just knock on each other's doors from now on?"
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Jun 9, 2014 09:33
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Is she hot?
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Jun 9, 2014 12:24
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So if I wanted to burgle someone, I'd just drive out to some small town where everyone's too oblivious to lock their door and grab their laptop?
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Jun 9, 2014 13:03
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Strategic Tea posted:So if I wanted to burgle someone, I'd just drive out to some small town where everyone's too oblivious to lock their door and grab their laptop? Judging by the crime reports that come across my desk, you'll also want to target tools. Lots and lots of tool seem to be swiped from rural properties.
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Jun 9, 2014 13:24
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PT6A posted:Well, I don't know about that. I lived in a small town where no one locked their doors, and it was still generally agreed upon that you didn't walk into someone's house without knocking or something. It's stupid not to lock your door, yes, but that still doesn't mean you're inviting people into your home to come and go as they please. photomikey posted:I'm fascinated by the people emerging in this thread who think this lady you don't know coming into your house to help herself to your things is no big deal, and characterize your response to her as "sperging out". I realize people here may live different lifestyles than I, but seriously, somebody you don't know coming into your house is just no big deal? Nowhere have I (or anyone else that I can see) said that someone coming into your house is "no big deal" or that it is ok to do so uninvited. The inability to deal with the situation without consulting the internet is the sperging. beejay fucked around with this message at 13:52 on Jun 9, 2014 |
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Jun 9, 2014 13:44
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Strategic Tea posted:So if I wanted to burgle someone, I'd just drive out to some small town where everyone's too oblivious to lock their door and grab their laptop? Possibly, but consider it likely that in such a place, everyone knows everything about everybody else, and will notice any strange vehicles/activity in the area and call the overzealous small town cops, and/or grab their gun and investigate themselves.
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Jun 9, 2014 13:55
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beejay posted:Possibly, but consider it likely that in such a place, everyone knows everything about everybody else, and will notice any strange vehicles/activity in the area and call the overzealous small town cops, and/or grab their gun and investigate themselves. Plus, this is an area that still use fax machines, so you aren't going to be scooping up much in the way of hi-tech consumer goods.
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Jun 9, 2014 14:19
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J Corp posted:So loving what? What possible reason do you have for not locking your doors? It's almost as if we're dealing with a cultural norm that varies between regions! There are places where almost everybody thinks like this. It seems dumb, I agree, but I think the internet has been around too long for it to be reasonable to be surprised by it.
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Jun 9, 2014 16:07
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Is there a legitimate reason for not locking your door? I mean, I live in a great area and could probably never lock my door, but I do it anyway because why the hell not? Also, then you don't have to confront anyone about it ever, you basically force her to have to knock and wait. Is this hard?
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Jun 9, 2014 19:08
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Stop harping on this guy for not locking his door, you idiots. That's not the root cause of this nor does the OP give a poo poo about his door being locked or unlocked. It's about a stranger thinking it's OK to be on another's property and in his home and how the OP can tell politely that this isn't OK (which was solved at  ).HungryGhost posted:so you can go into their house but they can't? How can someone be so daft 
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Jun 9, 2014 19:21
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If you didn't want your personal space violated like that, you shouldn't have left your house unlocked and looking so enter-able  But seriously. Just go over and tell her it's not alright to do that poo poo. If she then causes issues talk to the neighbors themselves, but directly addressing her is definitely your first bet in this situation.
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Jun 9, 2014 19:39
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Would you reach in and grope someone's dick because their fly is open?
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Jun 9, 2014 20:38
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What you mean is, would you reach in and grope someone's dick because their fly is closed, but not locked.
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Jun 9, 2014 21:17
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photomikey posted:What you mean is, would you reach in and grope someone's dick because their fly is closed, but not locked. I wear one of those chastity belts so my cock is always locked.
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Jun 9, 2014 21:21
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kmcormick9 posted:For now, I am still debating whether or not to address it with the neighbor. yes, jesus christ why would you think you cant. he's not going to stop your daughters playing together because someone he's related to is mentally ill. next time you're having a beer go 'yo, this was pretty weird, she let herself in my house the other day, what's up with that' and have a conversation about it.
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Jun 9, 2014 23:26
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avatarinwin posted:Is there a legitimate reason for not locking your door? Because I was home.
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Jun 9, 2014 23:26
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kmcormick9 posted:Because I was home. Yeah this is what I was going to say. Does every other person here come home and immediately lock the door behind them every time?
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Jun 12, 2014 05:31
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Just say something next time you see the father, and don't say it like this: "Do not illegally enter my home." Explain what happened, that you felt uncomfortable--after all you weren't wearing cloths, and ask if the guy can do his best to be sure that next time nobody walks into your house. Or if this were in certain parts of my great country--the USA--you can gun down your neighbors the next time they're on your porch while chanting about the constitution and "castle doctrine." Personally though, I'd go with option 1.
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Jun 12, 2014 05:46
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OP, do you normally have a problem with confrontation? Most people here would have no trouble telling a person they don't know, "Who the gently caress are you and what are you doing in my house?"
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Jun 12, 2014 15:11
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Dr_Amazing posted:Yeah this is what I was going to say. Yes. Especially after someone knocked on my door, did not get an answer, and proceeded to walk into my apt. When busted they mumbled something about "recycling cans" before making a hasty retreat.
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Jun 12, 2014 15:19
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Dr_Amazing posted:Yeah this is what I was going to say. Yes. More to the point, I have a house with a door that has this handy feature of "locking automatically when closing the door".
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Jun 12, 2014 15:28
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OP if you have a good enough relationship with your neighbor, as it seems you do, you should have no problem going over and addressing the problem directly with both him and his sister. Most reasonable people understand boundaries and what is and what is not considered appropriate behavior. Even if the girl was family, walking into your home without an invitation or having informed you prior is seriously not cool. As mentioned before, unless the girl has some developmental disorder she has no excuse for doing what she did and you should've told her so the moment you found her wandering around your house. Also, unless you were trying to suggest that she's been stealing more than just ink, I dont see why her employment status is relevant.
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Jun 12, 2014 15:50
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I kind of understand why he didn't say anything at the time. It is a bizarre situation, and when you are shocked and surprised and the other person is acting like they didn't do anything wrong, sometimes the right words don't come out.
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Jun 12, 2014 16:25
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booby trap all your doors and windows but don't forget that you put in a tripwire over the front door because the loaded shotgun you set to be triggered will blow your head to smithereens.
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Jun 12, 2014 18:55
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Dr_Amazing posted:Yeah this is what I was going to say. Yes, every time. Sometimes the police come around and let themselves in to your house if you've left your door unlocked just to prove a point. Admittedly the neighbour shouldn't assume an unlocked door means 'come on in' but then if you live in a neighbourhood so blissful you genuinely don't feel a need to lock your door, maybe the norms about letting yourself in to people's homes are different too.
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Jun 12, 2014 21:04
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Lock your doors all the time. I do it and always will.
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Jun 13, 2014 00:29
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Cerebral Mayhem posted:OP, do you normally have a problem with confrontation? Most people here would have no trouble telling a person they don't know, "Who the gently caress are you and what are you doing in my house?" Same here, if someone were to intrude in my residence I would have no problem saying "hey, what are you doing here? Get out" and talk to them later about it not being cool for them to just invade my privacy like that.
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Most places where people don't lock their doors happen to also be areas where gun ownership is around 100%. At least that's the case here in Oregon.
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