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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2015 13:33:39 GMT
The OP Never responded unkindly until SHE was called an idiot and various other names. I don't know anyone else that wouldn't have responded in kind. The one that started the whole name calling is pretty much known as a bully on here. So I'm not surprised. We could have all called her, naïve? maybe, but an idiot numerous times? Her ACTIONS were certainly called idiotic, the OP herself was not called an idiot. Are you talking about Myshelley? She's certainly blunt sometimes but I wasn't aware she was considered to be a bully My guess is she is talking about Myshelley, someone I have never seen bully anyone. Yes she is blunt and sometimes has very different opinions to other people. She has never to my knowledge followed someone around the board making rude or disparaging remarks, she's never intimidated or threatened anyone. One rudish remark on a thread does not make her a bully.
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Post by rickmer on Dec 17, 2015 13:46:17 GMT
see and i thought OP was going to be about MEETING someone she "met" on craig's list. i was ready to remind the peas about the taylor swift loving/flip flop hating guy that i posted the link to his ad earlier this year from craig's list (the one who included photos of his "bits" and, ironically, a picture of him... in flip flops) and recommend she request a full medical history (physical and mental) and a criminal check before deciding where to meet. so my advice is probably not relevant here.. (of course i am an idiot as well as i thought OP was saying an HD employee might be able to help out too...)
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Post by craftsbycarolyn on Dec 17, 2015 14:00:13 GMT
This post has me rethinking and double thinking questions I should ask on here. I thought this place was different from the original 2 peas...FFS she ask a question.
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Post by caro on Dec 17, 2015 14:19:40 GMT
Sorry you got jumped on, OP. It's too bad our questions have to be worded so appropriately on here. I understood exactly what she was asking only because even in our large town, our local police have offered their services by providing a safe place to meet Craigslist people.
It's advertised on our local news stations.
If OP lives in a small town maybe the police offer their services differently.
No reason to jump all over her.
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Post by gar on Dec 17, 2015 14:22:12 GMT
This post has me rethinking and double thinking questions I should ask on here. I thought this place was different from the original 2 peas...FFS she ask a question. Aww come on....it was quite some question.....
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Post by bbkeef on Dec 17, 2015 14:24:27 GMT
I for one appreciate this post. I did not know there are PD's that offer their parking lots up for CL transactions. I think that's pretty cool-I don't think it's common in my area yet. I would bring a friend with me or make sure I'm on camera in a public parking lot. My single friend has people come to her house a lot to buy stuff and I am usually on the phone with her or I make her text as soon as the person leaves.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2015 15:14:11 GMT
I think a lot of people don't understand how 911, non-emerg phone lines, and police departments work, and it's not necessarily the OP.
Where I live (and worked as a 911 dispatcher for 16 years; 9 cities, 13 fire depts) the non-emerg calls and the 911 calls come into the exact same center. The exact same people answer both types of calls. The technology and training is more than sufficient for those people to know which is which and how to prioritize calls. The vast, vast majority of all calls are not emergencies, although almost everyone calling believes otherwise.
Police departments, both large and small, absolutely do sometimes offer a standby like the OP mentioned. They won't forego a true emergency for one, and they will divert on the way to or from the scene of such a call for a true emergency. It is community service and promotes goodwill.
One of the funny things about the areas set up in PD lots for buyer/seller meet-ups is that the officers aren't normally hanging around the station (we always had to dispatch an officer from the street to go to the station to meet a caller since they're generally out patrolling.) So while the PD lots offer a nice, public place to meet, they're really no safer than another large, public lot. Officers are as likely to be close to a shopping district as they are the station. If I were going to meet in a PD lot, I'd do it at shift change because that's when everyone is there.
It wasn't really a dumb question the OP asked, and if anyone truly believed it was, there was an opportunity to educate everyone instead of belittle someone.
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Post by papersilly on Dec 17, 2015 15:24:02 GMT
The OP Never responded unkindly until SHE was called an idiot and various other names. I don't know anyone else that wouldn't have responded in kind. The one that started the whole name calling is pretty much known as a bully on here. So I'm not surprised. We could have all called her, naïve? maybe, but an idiot numerous times? The person she called an "idiot" understood her sentence to say HD offered CL assistance (which IS how her sentence technically read but most of us understood what she meant) and expressed surprised that HD would offer such a service when getting basic service at her HD is difficult. And for THAT she was called an idiot. She did not call the OP an idiot or any other name. Exactly. That IS how her sentence read, thus, my sarcastic response. to be fair, while I didn't call her an idiot outright, I did say we should reassess who the idiot is considering who asked the original question.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Dec 17, 2015 15:38:16 GMT
(I've only read the OP, in case that matters) I would complete the transaction in the Police department parking lot, front and center. No one wanting to do illegal stuff would agree to meet there. Do not call the police line (even the non-emergency line) to have them hold your hand for a purchase.
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Post by MorningPerson on Dec 17, 2015 16:08:16 GMT
I think a lot of people don't understand how 911, non-emerg phone lines, and police departments work, and it's not necessarily the OP. Where I live (and worked as a 911 dispatcher for 16 years; 9 cities, 13 fire depts) the non-emerg calls and the 911 calls come into the exact same center. The exact same people answer both types of calls. The technology and training is more than sufficient for those people to know which is which and how to prioritize calls. The vast, vast majority of all calls are not emergencies, although almost everyone calling believes otherwise. Police departments, both large and small, absolutely do sometimes offer a standby like the OP mentioned. They won't forego a true emergency for one, and they will divert on the way to or from the scene of such a call for a true emergency. It is community service and promotes goodwill. One of the funny things about the areas set up in PD lots for buyer/seller meet-ups is that the officers aren't normally hanging around the station (we always had to dispatch an officer from the street to go to the station to meet a caller since they're generally out patrolling.) So while the PD lots offer a nice, public place to meet, they're really no safer than another large, public lot. Officers are as likely to be close to a shopping district as they are the station. If I were going to meet in a PD lot, I'd do it at shift change because that's when everyone is there. It wasn't really a dumb question the OP asked, and if anyone truly believed it was, there was an opportunity to educate everyone instead of belittle someone. Thank you for helping (probably all of) us learn something new. I had no idea this was a thing. And I couldn't agree more with you on your last sentence about educating vs. belittling.
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Post by mirabelleswalker on Dec 17, 2015 16:40:15 GMT
The police in the city where I work no longer come to your house if it's burglarized and they view stolen cars as an issue between you and your insurance company. If there aren't enough resources to do criminal investigations, they couldn't possibly show up for a CL deal.
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Post by smartypants71 on Dec 17, 2015 16:46:45 GMT
What would I do?
I think it depends on the product being bought/sold, the amount of cash involved, and your general feeling about the other party in the transaction.
I've had transactions where I've let a couple of ladies into my house to look at a big chair I was selling. The last time I bought something (concert tickets), they guy wanted to meet in a bar. I brought SO and another couple. The guy ended up being super nice and bought us all a round of drinks.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Dec 17, 2015 17:01:58 GMT
Funny thing is I would probably be one of the first people to pile on thinking this was a really stupid question. But I actually assumed she was thinking that she knew vaguely about the safe trade space at the police department and just worded her question wrong and was trying to figure out how that works.
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caro
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Post by caro on Dec 17, 2015 17:45:27 GMT
Our local police station offers their lobby inside the station for transactions.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Dec 17, 2015 18:14:56 GMT
the non-emerg calls and the 911 calls come into the exact same center. The exact same people answer both types of calls. I've wondered about where the non-emergency calls were answered. Your post was educational for me. Thank you. In fact, I've learned a good bit on this thread... not all of it complimentary to the people involved. Lighten up, friends. It's the holidays.
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Post by lurkingsince2001 on Dec 17, 2015 18:56:32 GMT
I think a lot of people don't understand how 911, non-emerg phone lines, and police departments work, and it's not necessarily the OP. Where I live (and worked as a 911 dispatcher for 16 years; 9 cities, 13 fire depts) the non-emerg calls and the 911 calls come into the exact same center. The exact same people answer both types of calls. The technology and training is more than sufficient for those people to know which is which and how to prioritize calls. The vast, vast majority of all calls are not emergencies, although almost everyone calling believes otherwise. Police departments, both large and small, absolutely do sometimes offer a standby like the OP mentioned. They won't forego a true emergency for one, and they will divert on the way to or from the scene of such a call for a true emergency. It is community service and promotes goodwill. One of the funny things about the areas set up in PD lots for buyer/seller meet-ups is that the officers aren't normally hanging around the station (we always had to dispatch an officer from the street to go to the station to meet a caller since they're generally out patrolling.) So while the PD lots offer a nice, public place to meet, they're really no safer than another large, public lot. Officers are as likely to be close to a shopping district as they are the station. If I were going to meet in a PD lot, I'd do it at shift change because that's when everyone is there. It wasn't really a dumb question the OP asked, and if anyone truly believed it was, there was an opportunity to educate everyone instead of belittle someone. I'll just chime in here to add that while I appreciate this posters point about how PDs work where she is, they don't work that way everywhere, including anywhere I've lived. And any time I've dealt with the non-emergency side of things, they have been very clear that if it is an emergency I have the wrong department and they will transfer me or that I need to hang up and dial 911. Where I lived previously, 911 calls were routed to call centers and non-emergency numbers went to the actual departments which sometimes weren't even in the same town. Frankly I am not impressed with the idea that I might call about something that isn't a true emergency and be trying to not waste critical resources and yet be doing exactly that. As for the pile on, this one is pretty mild by Pea standards. I expected much worse. I have to wonder what the hand-slappy ones are seeing that I don't. She asked a question that raised eye-brows and when called on it came out swinging. It made me wonder what was going on until I realized she had posted recently about having a time of it lately and being in a not so great place. If that's true, I hope she feels better soon.
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Post by twoboyzmom on Dec 17, 2015 21:06:40 GMT
To those offering insight and advice, thank you. Wound up not meeting him amyway, I think he was a scam artist and kept changing what was included, price, etc , so no worries. To those that think I was ridiculous for asking, I'll keep the rest of it to myself.
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Post by mnmloveli on Dec 18, 2015 1:34:43 GMT
More parents need to teach their children, if you have nothing helpful or encouraging to say, don't speak. Merry Christmas twoboyzmom and all the other helpful posters on this thread.
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