toivo
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The female realtor I worked with recently carries a SIG P238. She's not the only one in her office who carries.
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This woman disappeared in 1986 and was never seen again.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Suzy_Lamplugh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Suzy_Lamplugh
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Pleasantly Surprised
My wife and I attended a meeting recently that found us sitting around banquet tables with others. The subject of occupation came up and it happens that the woman seated next to me was a realtor. She is late 50s, early 60s. We live in a rural area and she mentioned that she frequently leaves home early or after supper to show a property.
Someone said, "I couldn't do that. Too spooky."
The woman, a very quiet, reserved type said, "I'm very careful, and I always carry."
The guy on the other side said, "Wait, what?"
She opened her clutch purse and revealed her carry piece.
"I always carry." she said quietly. Then went on drinking her coffee.
I had a big smile on my face but I have to say, I wouldn' have guessed.
My wife and I attended a meeting recently that found us sitting around banquet tables with others. The subject of occupation came up and it happens that the woman seated next to me was a realtor. She is late 50s, early 60s. We live in a rural area and she mentioned that she frequently leaves home early or after supper to show a property.
Someone said, "I couldn't do that. Too spooky."
The woman, a very quiet, reserved type said, "I'm very careful, and I always carry."
The guy on the other side said, "Wait, what?"
She opened her clutch purse and revealed her carry piece.
"I always carry." she said quietly. Then went on drinking her coffee.
I had a big smile on my face but I have to say, I wouldn' have guessed.
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What caliber for sub-prime?
WardenWolf
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Not to change the subject, but I worked a job once where I'd have to go do computer repair in customers' homes in Phoenix. I went to one, and was absolutely certain I had the right address. It was in a very bad neighborhood, and I arrived 10 minutes early. I knocked on the door and the woman said there were no computers anywhere in the house and she had no idea what I was talking about.
I high-tailed it out of there and called my boss to tell him I wasn't going back there, because the whole thing screamed of a setup. Had I arrived on time, almost certainly someone would have been there to rob me or keep me busy inside while someone broke into my car. I didn't work there much longer after that.
Any time you do that kind of work, it's a risk, and you should always carry if you can. You're meeting unknown people in unfamiliar places, and once they have you inside you're already on the defensive.
I high-tailed it out of there and called my boss to tell him I wasn't going back there, because the whole thing screamed of a setup. Had I arrived on time, almost certainly someone would have been there to rob me or keep me busy inside while someone broke into my car. I didn't work there much longer after that.
Any time you do that kind of work, it's a risk, and you should always carry if you can. You're meeting unknown people in unfamiliar places, and once they have you inside you're already on the defensive.
Officers'Wife
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Unpleasantly surprised
My cousin and her husband (a judge of all things), two of her friends and I were having dinner in a little restaurant in Collegeville. This... gentleman that we found out later had been thrown out of the Wagon Wheel Inn started making some... crude and suggestive remarks to all of us. My cousin in law suggested the man sit down and have some coffee and let us eat.
The Mensa applicant then pointed out there were four women at that table and he could only ... one at a time so he might as well share.
To which cousin in law- completely without emotion mind you - said (and I quote) Ladies, I would suggest you show him what you have got.
On seeing a Colt Commander, two Glocks, a Ruger and a baby Browning thrown on the table the ... gentleman suddenly remembered he had business elsewhere.
After calling me an LBFM he didn't even say goodbye... Rude, very rude.
My cousin and her husband (a judge of all things), two of her friends and I were having dinner in a little restaurant in Collegeville. This... gentleman that we found out later had been thrown out of the Wagon Wheel Inn started making some... crude and suggestive remarks to all of us. My cousin in law suggested the man sit down and have some coffee and let us eat.
The Mensa applicant then pointed out there were four women at that table and he could only ... one at a time so he might as well share.
To which cousin in law- completely without emotion mind you - said (and I quote) Ladies, I would suggest you show him what you have got.
On seeing a Colt Commander, two Glocks, a Ruger and a baby Browning thrown on the table the ... gentleman suddenly remembered he had business elsewhere.
After calling me an LBFM he didn't even say goodbye... Rude, very rude.
RustyShackelford
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Both sides....
Doing security work in everything from HUD public housing to seven figure type mansions of well known celebs & professional athletes I can tell you directly there are risks-concerns on both sides.
These posts remind me too of a low end apt complex I worked in where a bldg engineer came into the office telling us how he just found 03/three milspec rifles,
in a unoccupied unit. 2 of the guns were loaded(chamber and magazine). If I recall, 2 of the military rifles were AKs/SKS, the other was a old Mauser style bolt action.
The owner/property manager contacted the sheriff's office and they took them into custody. No one ever asked or claimed the firearms either.
I agree with being cautious if you do in-home visits or work with the public. To keep track of employees or to use alarms or duress codes is smart.
If you are unaware with duress codes, it's a simple word or phrase that sounds meaningless but will inform the other party that you or someone is under duress or in immediate danger.
As a tenant or property owner(business or personal), you need to be alert to danger signs too.
To have CCTVs or security systems that can clearly show vehicles or license tags, is a good idea.
Doing security work in everything from HUD public housing to seven figure type mansions of well known celebs & professional athletes I can tell you directly there are risks-concerns on both sides.
These posts remind me too of a low end apt complex I worked in where a bldg engineer came into the office telling us how he just found 03/three milspec rifles,
in a unoccupied unit. 2 of the guns were loaded(chamber and magazine). If I recall, 2 of the military rifles were AKs/SKS, the other was a old Mauser style bolt action. The owner/property manager contacted the sheriff's office and they took them into custody. No one ever asked or claimed the firearms either.
I agree with being cautious if you do in-home visits or work with the public. To keep track of employees or to use alarms or duress codes is smart.
If you are unaware with duress codes, it's a simple word or phrase that sounds meaningless but will inform the other party that you or someone is under duress or in immediate danger.
As a tenant or property owner(business or personal), you need to be alert to danger signs too.
To have CCTVs or security systems that can clearly show vehicles or license tags,
is a good idea.
george burns
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Also most alarm keypads, have a built in silent alarm code that acts like it's shut off while in reality it is sending out a home invasion code.
I know on the models in my development it is activated by pressing all the middle numbers, making it look normal. Like 2580. followed by a 1 or 3 for home or away. Ask your security company if you have it built in, as I said most do have it, they just don't tell you about it for fear of problems with people trying it out.
I know on the models in my development it is activated by pressing all the middle numbers, making it look normal. Like 2580. followed by a 1 or 3 for home or away. Ask your security company if you have it built in, as I said most do have it, they just don't tell you about it for fear of problems with people trying it out.
RustyShackelford
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signs, forms .....
As a legal-civil action-risk mgmt point, I'd consider having the applicant-leasee sign forms clearly explaining that the property(s) being inspected or shown have audio-video security/alarm systems.
This avoids the bogus "I didn't know I was recorded." claims and the nut bars who are looking to sue anything that walks or crawls.
I worked on a client's property in 2014 for approx 3 months. It was a new private medical center-office & they wanted a high tech security system.
I advised the manager-point of contact to post new security signs that would document exactly what was on the property(active security measures) so a trespasser or burglar would see the warning signs posted.
Rusty
As a legal-civil action-risk mgmt point, I'd consider having the applicant-leasee sign forms clearly explaining that the property(s) being inspected or shown have audio-video security/alarm systems.
This avoids the bogus "I didn't know I was recorded." claims and the nut bars who are looking to sue anything that walks or crawls.
I worked on a client's property in 2014 for approx 3 months. It was a new private medical center-office & they wanted a high tech security system.
I advised the manager-point of contact to post new security signs that would document exactly what was on the property(active security measures) so a trespasser or burglar would see the warning signs posted.
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