Safety Tips for Sellers

[cherie]

I just came across this article, which I thought deserved passing along as it’s got some damn good advice for we “internet playgirls”

http://www.amateurcoalition.com/masters/guides/safety/index.html

Notice that one of the first things listed is don’t use your real name/address for your domain name registration!? It continues to astonish me that anybody (yes, I am thinking of you Panty Cop!) would think a woman doing this would use her real name and address where any psycho stalker in the world could look it up!? ?:ohmy:

Anyhow, I hope this list of commonsense advice can be helpful to somebody.? ?:)

xox
Cherie

[chandiespanties]

Good link 🙂

Number 23 made me smile….

“If at all possible, dress “down” while in public. It’s better not to appear in every day life looking the same as you do on the web.”

So that’s why I always get stared at in the grocery store 😉

C x

[darkhairedkaren]

17)Get a dog if you don’t already have one. According to the Los Angeles Police Department?s Threat Management Unit “this is one of the least expensive but most effective alarm systems.” Not only are dogs great “alarms” but they can also be intimidating to a stalker or would be attacker.

I take issue with #17.  If you need an alarm system, get an alarm system.  A dog is a living, feeling creature that needs love, care, and attention every day.  A “guard” or “attack” dog comes with the additional responsibility of obedience training, discipline, and socialization; you are responsible for ensuring the dog does not bite or harm other people or dogs (unless in a situation where you are in serious danger).  Many of these dogs are VERY strong, so if you don’t have the physical strength to control and restrain a dog like this (with your bare hands), you have no business owning a dog like this.  Your dog’s actions are your responsibility and you need to make sure you own a dog for the right reasons.

[Cindy_PantyParadise]

Well they do have some good points but for many of us its too late to make these changes and some of us cant have PO Boxes or a dog for that matter HAHA .. Plus I wouldnt dream of leaving the house looking a mess either.  I personally never worried about such things because there is no where online that has my real address – even if people knew my name it would be mighty hard to find me!

But in all reality this was obviously written by someone with far too much time on their hands and who wishes for an ideal world…. my, my if only I had their problems lol

*sorry …am very drunk on Jagermeister
Love to u all xx …. can you tell lol *sozzled* 

[cherie]

Whew, Karen, you have strong feelings about the dog thing, don’t you?

You’re perfectly right of course, a dog requires a lot more committment than a non-living alarm system.  But I don’t think the author meant getting a big trained-to-attack beastie, but rather that any dog (even a little pug) will bark at intuders, and possibly even go further to defend it’s mistress if the situation called for it.  This protectiveness is one of the things dog lovers love about their animals!

I say this speaking as a cat person who decided to get a dog after having kids – I feel a lot safer knowing that dog is in the backyard with them, even though it’s a a smallish mutt inclined to cowardice.

xox
Cherie

p.s.  Cinders, you may not leave the house looking a mess, but I bet you put on a bit more clothing than in your web pics, hehehe!  😉

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[quote author=Cindy_PantyParadise link=topic=521.msg3130#msg3130 date=1129576048]
*sorry …am very drunk on Jagermeister
Love to u all xx …. can you tell lol *sozzled*? [/color]

Shame on you!? lmao lmao

But shame on me too for finding the thought of Cindy all tipsy and loosey goosey strangely arousing!? jo

[Cindy_PantyParadise]

Well luckily for you PK I couldnt stay online long enough to drag you in the chat and corrupt you and even Amy too … now looking at it in morning day light – im not so loosey goosey anymore .. rather more [glow=green,2,300]gooey? [/glow] (in the head may I add) lol
lmao

[darkhairedkaren]

[quote author=cherie link=topic=521.msg3133#msg3133 date=1129580046]
Whew, Karen, you have strong feelings about the dog thing, don’t you?

You’re perfectly right of course, a dog requires a lot more committment than a non-living alarm system.  But I don’t think the author meant getting a big trained-to-attack beastie, but rather that any dog (even a little pug) will bark at intuders, and possibly even go further to defend it’s mistress if the situation called for it.  This protectiveness is one of the things dog lovers love about their animals!

I say this speaking as a cat person who decided to get a dog after having kids – I feel a lot safer knowing that dog is in the backyard with them, even though it’s a a smallish mutt inclined to cowardice.

xox
Cherie

p.s.  Cinders, you may not leave the house looking a mess, but I bet you put on a bit more clothing than in your web pics, hehehe!  😉

lmao  I can’t imagine a pug protecting me from anything bigger than a rabid bunny.

I’m quite touchy on the subject of protection dogs because there have been enough negligent/ignorant owners in my province that the politicians decided to BAN pit bulls.  Even though 99% of these dogs (not even a real breed) will never attack, enough casualties occurred that the government needed to be seen as doing something.  Now there are thousands of these dogs being surrendered and abandoned, and being unable to find them homes, shelters are euthanising them.  Any pit bull pups born after a certain date will be destroyed automatically; of course idiots will keep breeding them even after the ban date, so that’s even more innocent dogs being put to death.  It makes me furious that stupid people irresponsibly bred and owned these dogs (that killed people, including strong young men.)  It makes me cry, thinking of the number of dogs that have died because of their actions. 

Irresponsible or uninformed owners of chihuahuas and other small dogs aren’t a big deal.  They aren’t dangerous and you can always find a home for a small, cute dog.  It’s when someone gets a large dog for the wrong reasons; the dog may hurt or kill someone, and if it is abandoned/surrendered, it has a much harder time finding a new home.  A dog owner is responsible for a life, just as the parent of a child is.

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