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Old 12-04-2008, 09:15 AM canarymoon is offline     #1 (permalink)
Tips: Safe at Home while Cruising, by CLF Members

Let's compile a list of things to do or check to make sure your home is safe and secure while you are away on a cruise.

I'll start. Please feel free to copy and paste, adding your tip to the list. THANKS!


CLF TIPS for Making your HOME SECURE While You Cruise

1.- NEVER give your full name, city of residence, and dates of your cruise publically. (Like here on CLF.)

2. - Make sure the emergency contact you gave the cruiseline knows you will be gone and how to contact you.

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Old 12-07-2008, 02:35 PM canarymoon is offline     #2 (permalink)
CLF TIPS for Making your HOME SECURE While You Cruise

1.- NEVER give your full name, city of residence, and dates of your cruise publically. (Like here on CLF.)

2. - Make sure the emergency contact you gave the cruiseline knows you will be gone and how to contact you.

3. - Cancel your newspaper subscription and put a hold on your mail.

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Old 12-07-2008, 07:48 PM hanna is offline     #3 (permalink)
CLF TIPS for Making your HOME SECURE While You Cruise

1.- NEVER give your full name, city of residence, and dates of your cruise publically. (Like here on CLF.)

2. - Make sure the emergency contact you gave the cruiseline knows you will be gone and how to contact you.

3. - Cancel your newspaper subscription and put a hold on your mail.

4.*- Have a trusted neighbor, friend or relative check on your home while you are gone.

5.- Put your lights on timers that go on/off at different times.

6. Ask a neighbor with 2 cars to park one in your driveway.

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Old 12-10-2008, 11:51 PM Char is offline     #4 (permalink)
CLF TIPS for Making your HOME SECURE While You Cruise

1.- NEVER give your full name, city of residence, and dates of your cruise publically. (Like here on CLF.)

2. - Make sure the emergency contact you gave the cruiseline knows you will be gone and how to contact you.

3. - Cancel your newspaper subscription and put a hold on your mail.

4.*- Have a trusted neighbor, friend or relative check on your home while you are gone.

5.- Put your lights on timers that go on/off at different times.

6. Ask a neighbor with 2 cars to park one in your driveway.

7. Unplug electrical devices such as toasters, microwaves, coffee makers, TVs, computers, etc. this helps to prevent fires and also lightening damage to the devices if the power line gets a hit.

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Old 04-07-2009, 10:22 PM patsea is offline     #5 (permalink)
heck my house was robbed last year while i was at work - wish i would have been on a cruise - at least my dog wouldn't have been scared out of his wits

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Old 04-14-2009, 06:08 PM cruisin' chick is online now     #6 (permalink)
CLF TIPS for Making your HOME SECURE While You Cruise

1.- NEVER give your full name, city of residence, and dates of your cruise publically. (Like here on CLF.)

2. - Make sure the emergency contact you gave the cruiseline knows you will be gone and how to contact you.

3. - Cancel your newspaper subscription and put a hold on your mail.

4.*- Have a trusted neighbor, friend or relative check on your home while you are gone.

5.- Put your lights on timers that go on/off at different times.

6. Ask a neighbor with 2 cars to park one in your driveway.

7. Unplug electrical devices such as toasters, microwaves, coffee makers, TVs, computers, etc. this helps to prevent fires and also lightening damage to the devices if the power line gets a hit.

8. Turn off water to your house. And if you don't have an auto-shut off switch for your gas line, consider getting one (it's a necessity in California).

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Old 04-14-2009, 06:21 PM canarymoon is offline     #7 (permalink)
Number 7 is really important here in Central Florida, where we have more recorded lightening strikes than in any other part of the country. Scientists actually come here to study it.

Today, we had several hundred strikes in the center section of our county in a little less than an hour's tiime

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Old 04-15-2009, 08:57 PM LuLu is offline     #8 (permalink)
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heck my house was robbed last year while i was at work - wish i would have been on a cruise - at least my dog wouldn't have been scared out of his wits

FUNNY!

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Old 04-15-2009, 10:09 PM canarymoon is offline     #9 (permalink)
CLF TIPS for Making your HOME SECURE While You Cruise

1.- NEVER give your full name, city of residence, and dates of your cruise publically. (Like here on CLF.)

2. - Make sure the emergency contact you gave the cruiseline knows you will be gone and how to contact you.

3. - Cancel your newspaper subscription and put a hold on your mail.

4.*- Have a trusted neighbor, friend or relative check on your home while you are gone.

5.- Put your lights on timers that go on/off at different times.

6. Ask a neighbor with 2 cars to park one in your driveway.

7. Unplug electrical devices such as toasters, microwaves, coffee makers, TVs, computers, etc. this helps to prevent fires and also lightening damage to the devices if the power line gets a hit.

8. Turn off water to your house. And if you don't have an auto-shut off switch for your gas line, consider getting one (it's a necessity in California).

9. Do NOT record a message on your answering machine announcing that you will be 'out of town' until x date... think about it.

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Old 04-15-2009, 10:32 PM houch is offline     #10 (permalink)
I don't do any of those things!

I cruise with the girls and my DH stays home and watches the house and the cats! He likes it this way as he is not much for traveling anywhere.

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