It's actually not all that uncommon in large cities for officers not to be sent to what is deemed a domestic situation. It's a dirty little secret. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie & Miss Mercy, avon representative" <mercy421@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 4:13 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Owning a home > Hi, Linda. Wow! Actually, what you did wasn't a bad thing, because it made > the guy think you weren't alone, and that was good. As for the dispatcher, > who trained them? Why didn't they send an officer? Geez! Anyway, I'm glad it > all ended up all right. Take care. > -- > Julie Morales > Email & Windows/MSN Messenger: mercy421@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype mercy0421 AIM > mercylab421 > http://juliemorales.avonrepresentative.com/ > Currently in Winchester Regional, Virginia Partly Cloudy, 80°F Wind:E-090° > at 6mph > Food is our common ground, a universal experience. ~ James Beard > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Adams" <ladams@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 7:03 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Owning a home > > > Hi, Julie. You always hear in self-defense classes that you're supposed to > scream. Well, only a little squeak came out. The guy had thrown my clothes > all over the house but did no other harm. The time when someone broke in > when I was home, it was Valentine's night in the middle of the night. I > could hear someone using a tool to drill to get in. I think that that was > worse because of the suspense. I called 911, but the dispatcher only told > me to go to the door and ask who it was "in a real loud voice." When I > could stand it no longer, I went to the door and yelled through the door > that if he didn't leave, I would get my husband up. The man had been > drinking and realized that I was not his old girlfriend. Looking back, I > shouldn't have bluffed (I've never been married). Apparently that place had > had a long line of women of ill repute moving in and out of it before I > moved in. > > Anyway, I lived through it, proof that I had a wonderful Protector watching > over me. I came away from both incidents without a scratch. > > Linda Adams > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Julie & Miss Mercy, avon representative" <mercy421@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 4:22 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Owning a home > > > > Oh, my God! Linda, if that had happened to me, I would have had a heart > > attack, I'm almost positive! Wow! That had to have been terrifying! Take > > care. > > -- > > Julie Morales > > Email & Windows/MSN Messenger: mercy421@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype mercy0421 AIM > > mercylab421 > > http://juliemorales.avonrepresentative.com/ > > Currently in Winchester Regional, Virginia Partly Cloudy, 82°F Wind:E-080° > > at 5mph > > Man must exist in a state of balance between risk and safety. Pure risk > > leads to self-destruction. Pure safety leads to stagnation. In between > > lies > > survival and progress. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Linda Adams" <ladams@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 5:03 PM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Owning a home > > > > > > Hi, Laura. I live in a condo that has an entrance that leads into a > > hallway > > before I get to my door. This is wonderful because neighbors are right > > across the hall and beside me if I need anything. I once lived in an > > apartment with a private entrance in Houston, and it got broken into > > twice--once while I was home and once while I was not. On the occasion > > when > > I hadn't been home, I walked in the door and opened the hall closet to > > hang > > up my jacket, and a man jumped out of the closet at me! Luckily he was > > looking for a former tenant there, but I vowed never to live in a place > > with > > a private entrance again. With private entrances, neighbors are unaware > > of > > what is happening at other people's doors and are not as easily > > accessible. > > > > Also, every bit of outside maintenance is taken care of for me from > > landscaping to shoveling snow to replacing screens on high windows. I > > only > > have the responsibility of everything inside my own condo. The fees can > > get > > expensive, but it is worth it. > > > > Linda Adams > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 1:48 PM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: Owning a home > > > > > >> I've been trying to stay out of this, but it's > >> becoming harder and harder. > >> > >> Lora, you seem to have made the emotional decision to > >> own a home, and there are some advntages, of course: > >> you have hav a yard and a large dog and tax and > >> interest deductions, and if you enjoy gardening, you > >> can garden--and you don't have to worry about making > >> too much noise for your neighbors, or your neighbors' > >> noise, depending on how close together houses are > >> where you decide to live. > >> > >> But as I read E's posts, I think of all the reasons > >> for not owning a house--the constant upkeep, both > >> financial and, if one does it oneself, effort. We're > >> lucky that my husband likes to and is cable of fixing > >> a lot of things, both inside and outside the house, > >> himself. But it seems as if it's constant. I've lived > >> both in apartments and houses, and I personally prefer > >> the former, because if something goes wrong I can call > >> the landlord. Also, as a single person, I felt a sense > >> of security in an apartment--a relatively small > >> building, so one didn't worry about a lot of > >> strangers, but if something happened there were > >> neighbors easily at hand. I remember one time, before > >> I was married, that my roommate and I had a fight in a > >> nearby apartment and we banged on the door and called > >> the police and protected the woman. > >> > >> With children, having a home is an advantage, as they > >> have more room to play and one doesn't have to worry > >> about the noise--though we did have to be sure not to > >> let them out to play in the yard before 9, because our > >> neighbors wanted to sleep. Now, at night, since our > >> dining room, where we watch tv, is opposite our other > >> neighbor's new bedroom (they rebuilt the house), we > >> have to close the windows after 9. And on the other > >> side of the house, when I work at the computer with my > >> bedroom wndow open, I "enjoy" the Chinese soap operas > >> and music coming from that neighbor's house. And we > >> live in an area where 3 to 5 foot side space is > >> required between houses (depending on when the house > >> was built). > >> > >> Your daughter, as I recall, is about to move to > >> Hawaii? so you don't have children. There are condo > >> communities where you can have a home rather than an > >> apartment and where the greenery is taken care of and > >> paid for by the condo fees. Depending on your age, > >> there are retirement communities; my brother and > >> sister-in-law are renting a wonderful house in such a > >> place, as did my dad. And the communities, retirement > >> or not, have, I believe, lists of people who are > >> approved to make repairs if you need them. It's > >> something to consider when the time comes. Maybe by > >> that time you'll be old enough for a retirement > >> community--some have an age as young as 55. There is > >> security and lots of activities and good > >> transportation, usually, and of course you can > >> continue working--and without worrying about the > >> security of your home while you're gone. > >> > >> Just my thoughts. > >> > >> Cindy > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ > >> Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! > >> http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 > >> > >> > >> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > >> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list > >> of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > >> > >> > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. 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