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Post by annabella on Jun 29, 2014 15:24:18 GMT
I don't do countdowns to vacation on facebook because I find that so sort of bragging annoying, no one cares.
However with that advent of iphones it seems like everyone is now posting daily pics on vacation and no longer doing proper albums. When I travel internationally I'm not paying for my phone to work anywhere.
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Post by auntkelly on Jun 29, 2014 15:32:52 GMT
My husband nags me all the time about not posting pics on FB while we are away. However, last time we went to the lake for a long weekend he pulled the car out of the garage and started loading it in plain view of the whole neighborhood, including the 15 or so workers who were remodeling a house down the street.
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Post by ferblover on Jun 29, 2014 15:37:16 GMT
I don't say hey we are leaving, but I post vacation pictures and such. We have someone that checks our house for us when we are out of town. I also have the nosy neighbor across the street and she would call the police if there was something suspicious going on. Lesa This word for word, down to the nosey neighbor who texts me that my garage is open (because my go to helper neighbor is just putting away our garbage cans from garbage day).
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2014 15:38:14 GMT
I post and don't worry about it. All of my Facebook friends are family and IRL friends. If I friended people I didn't really know, then I wouldn't post plans.
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Post by Dalai Mama on Jun 29, 2014 15:51:16 GMT
I have close neighbours and an alarm system. I tend not to worry about it.
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Post by peasful1 on Jun 29, 2014 16:07:33 GMT
A- My FB friends are friends and family. If I can't trust them with the knowledge that my house is empty, why would I be FB friends and share other details of my life with them? That seems so odd.
B- We have a house alarm and good insurance.
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Post by paigepea on Jun 29, 2014 16:14:38 GMT
I don't take about vacations or when we're living on Facebook, but I have out the odd picture up while we're away. It wouldn't be clear, though if we are currently away or are back already just from the picture posted.
I really don't like when dh posts / tags himself when he's away for work or a getaway. I don't know what his privacy settings are, he's often open to people I don't know because of work, and I don't like anyone knowing he's away and we're home without. He usually remembers, but forgets the odd time. But I'm a nervous nelly.
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Post by jayfab on Jun 29, 2014 16:15:37 GMT
I post and don't worry about it. All of my Facebook friends are family and IRL friends. If I friended people I didn't really know, then I wouldn't post plans. This. Plus I have someone there staying with the 3 dogs so I feel it's ok.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2014 16:31:16 GMT
I see all my friends doing this and think it'd be fun to while on vacation. But, I never do because I'm worried that it's an open invitation "Hey criminals, my house is empty."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2014 16:48:00 GMT
Okay, something has me puzzled. If I posted that we were going on vacation and it showed up on my children's and friends FB would the people they are friends with see it? I can't figure out exactly who can see what that is posted on friend's and family facebook pages. How far can the 'ripple' of information go?
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Post by MichyM on Jun 29, 2014 17:06:55 GMT
I see this all the time on FB. The countdown to vacation, etc... Makes me shake my head. My ex is away right now and concerns about his countdown to travel on FB was actually brought up to me by a mutual friend.
That said, I posted pictures during my recent month away. However, my condo is on an upper floor in a very secure building vs a stand alone home. Might be dumb, but it makes me feel more relaxed about what I can post.
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Post by ctpea on Jun 29, 2014 17:14:56 GMT
I may be excited and throw out there where we may be going but no specific and rarely do we post info or pictures until we are back home. You can not be too careful!!
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Post by IAmUnoriginal on Jun 29, 2014 17:15:55 GMT
A couple years ago, DH's sister had her home broken into when she was visitng DHs parents several states away. One of the first questions the police asked was if she'd posted about her travel to any social media. She had posted for days with a countdown to the trip, pics from the airport, pics during the trip and a sad farewell post. The police found who broke in -- the older teenage son of one of her co-workers. We've been much more conscientious since then about what we post.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2014 17:24:01 GMT
I'm not worried about posting on FB. I'm more concerned about the house construction going on at the end of our cul de sac.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2014 17:40:43 GMT
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Post by cmpeter on Jun 29, 2014 17:41:41 GMT
We went to HI for a week and left our garage door open and the door from the garage into the house unlocked. Oy!
I post on FB, I am only friends with friends I know IRL (with the exception of one person who lives in FL and I know her from 2Peas.)
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Post by purplebee on Jun 29, 2014 17:50:54 GMT
No, I don't mention being away from home, dh doesn't do fb, and I remind 19 yo ds not to tell the world via the net about the family being gone. I might post pics after the fact, however. And no, I wouldn't give anyone other than ds a warning about oversharing your travel plans.
Chris
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Post by chlerbie on Jun 29, 2014 17:59:45 GMT
We went away to North Carolina at the beginning of June with a group of friends,and I was a little wary about it, though I can't really put my finger on why I was. Anyone who is LOCAL is my friend and I can't see any of them thinking to themselves, "Hey, Stephanie's gone--let's go raid her place." My page is private, so it's not out there for the world to see. We have great neighbors and we had someone coming to our house daily to hang out and feed our cats. In the end, I DID put up photos and was tagged in my friends' photos and posts. And we came home to our place intact.
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Post by scrappinghappy on Jun 29, 2014 18:10:01 GMT
Every one I'm friends with would know anyway.
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Post by tracylynn on Jun 29, 2014 18:14:37 GMT
I don't post specific dates/times I'm leaving necessarily, but I'll post when I'm on vaca.
When I'm gone, I either have a dog sitter staying at the house or someone checking in (if my dog is boarded).
And frankly, I'm not friends with a ton of people on Facebook - only family and friends. People who are going to know I'm gone anyway.
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Post by swtonscrappn on Jun 29, 2014 18:18:36 GMT
I dont post anything when Im on trips...I will load pictures when I get back. I have the odd position that my own siblings may rob me or move in and party while Im gone. Even though I live 2 hrs away from them. Just dont trust my own family.
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Post by CeeScraps on Jun 29, 2014 18:21:29 GMT
Nope I don't post and I remind my dd not to post anything either. She gets bummed, but totally understands.
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Post by pynke on Jun 29, 2014 18:24:08 GMT
If we are all going to be away then no. If it is just me then yes.
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Post by whipea on Jun 29, 2014 18:38:00 GMT
Tidbit: Houses are never "robbed", only people. Robbery is a violent crime against a person. Houses get burglarized which is a property crime.
Not a good idea to advertise your absence, house sitter, alarm or not. Why is it so important to invite possible trouble? Further, burglary scenes can be awful. Not just the missing property, but filth such as human feces, urine, vomit and other gross gifts the offender may leave in your home.
I guess I seem paranoid, but studying crime/criminal behavior is my profession.
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Post by mamanay on Jun 29, 2014 18:38:22 GMT
I may post a random photo or two if I forget, but then I usually have my mil house sitting.
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Post by eebud on Jun 29, 2014 18:45:07 GMT
I don't post until I am back. Yes, I know someone whose home was broken into and the person found out due to their fb postings. I believe they met the person while their new home was being built. They went on vacation about 2 weeks after they moved in and it was broken into while they wee gone. The guy was caught. I think they had security cameras or something like that. The friend still posts photos while they are on vacation.
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Post by sunshinestate on Jun 29, 2014 18:55:18 GMT
A few weeks ago, a friend posted that she and her husband were trying out a new place for breakfast. She linked the restaurant's location and a cute little selfie of the two of them. 3 hours later, she posted that they had been burglarized while out for breakfast. Coincidence? I don't know. She had a few more posts after that about what was stolen (including guns), etc. Shortly thereafter, she deleted all the posts about the break-in. So I definitely think they found a link between FB and the break-in. I was always surprised that she posted so much about where they were because her husband is a retired police officer.
The thing is, while you may have only very close friends and family that you trust on FB, you never know who has access to the computers and FB accounts of those friends and family. JMO. Personally, no, we never advertise when we're away from home.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jun 29, 2014 19:05:56 GMT
Every time someone *likes* one of your posts, all her friends can see what she *likes*, right? So we have no idea who is seeing our posts, right?
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Post by tracylynn on Jun 29, 2014 19:55:32 GMT
Every time someone *likes* one of your posts, all her friends can see what she *likes*, right? So we have no idea who is seeing our posts, right? Not if you have your security locked down to 'friends only'. I have the security on mine set so only friends can see my stuff.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jun 29, 2014 20:33:35 GMT
Every time someone *likes* one of your posts, all her friends can see what she *likes*, right? So we have no idea who is seeing our posts, right? Not if you have your security locked down to 'friends only'. I have the security on mine set so only friends can see my stuff. It just seems like I see a lot of things from friends who swear they have those security settings too. I know all mine are set to Friends Only.
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