Living Car Free - I just discovered another car-free benefit

Door-to-door solicitors assume you're not at home. :D

(I'm actually no longer car free, but my brother works at night and takes the car, so there's still no car in the driveway.)

What about thieves?

What about thieves?

Yeah, that's a downside. :o

What about thieves?


That must be a benefit to being homeless, no home to get burglarized.

What about thieves?

Around here they will either get shot or ate...their choice.:innocent:

Aaron:)

That must be a benefit to being homeless, no home to get burglarized.
And.. of course... no solicitors wasting your time. No lawns to mow. No house payments. Etc. etc.

If you've seen the movie "Meet John Doe", it's easy to start thinking that maybe homeless people have it all figured out. :D At least in an early 40s movie setting. :innocent:

If you've seen the movie "Meet John Doe", it's easy to start thinking that maybe homeless people have it all figured out. :D At least in an early 40s movie setting. :innocent:

Maybe more like the 30's setting of Grapes of Wrath.

When I lived in Louisiana I had a house with a non-working car in the driveway. It didn't look too bad. It had no dents and was clean. The registration was expired and it was not insured. To me it was beneficial because it gave the impression that someone was always home. There were occasional burglaries in the area every few years. Probably the best deterrent for burglars is the appearance of a difficult place to burgle. Somebody at home makes the job much tougher and more dangerous.

When I lived in Louisiana I had a house with a non-working car in the driveway. It didn't look too bad. It had no dents and was clean. The registration was expired and it was not insured. To me it was beneficial because it gave the impression that someone was always home. There were occasional burglaries in the area every few years. Probably the best deterrent for burglars is the appearance of a difficult place to burgle. Somebody at home makes the job much tougher and more dangerous.

When I lived in town the dogooder neighbors would turn you in for expired registrations.:rolleyes: Regardless of the condition of the vehicle. They even had ordinances against how many registered cars you could park in your driveway for 24 hours.:twitchy:

Aaron:)

When I lived in town the dogooder neighbors would turn you in for expired registrations.:rolleyes: Regardless of the condition of the vehicle. They even had ordinances against how many registered cars you could park in your driveway for 24 hours.:twitchy:

Aaron:)

Ah, see, around here registrations aren't mandatory unless one drives on the roads. Parking on your own property doesn't require registration.

I have a couple of small dogs that are not vicious but make a huge fuss whenever someone comes to the door... if a thief actually had the cojones to break in he/she would probabaly have to deal with the big dog with the bat.

My garage and shop are locked up like fort knox and the shop dog (my partner's Shepard ) curbs out at nearly 100 pounds and does not like thieves.

He is the sweetest dog you have ever seen unless he knows he's working.

Door-to-door solicitors assume you're not at home. :D

(I'm actually no longer car free, but my brother works at night and takes the car, so there's still no car in the driveway.)

When my landlord got my house foreclosed, the bank sent an investigator to determine if anybody was living there. Good thing I saw her and talked with her. She assumed that the property was abandoned because there were no cars in the driveway. This "professional investigator" never noticed that the lawn was mowed, the flowers were watered, the utilities were on, etc. All she looked for was a car in the driveway!

Being carfree, I really miss the visits from Mormon missionaries, political canvassers and Jehovah Witnesses....NOT!

Being carfree, I really miss the visits from Mormon missionaries, political canvassers and Jehovah Witnesses....NOT!

I haven't had any Mormons or JW yet. In fact, I haven't seen any going door to door in years. Maybe they gave up?

Being carfree, I really miss the visits from Mormon missionaries, political canvassers and Jehovah Witnesses....NOT!


Most of the Mormans in my part of the world ride mountain bikes. At least they are easy to drop:roflmao2:

Door-to-door solicitors assume you're not at home. :D

(I'm actually no longer car free, but my brother works at night and takes the car, so there's still no car in the driveway.)
That would nice if that worked here :) But I'm in an urban area with few driveways - so there are either back laneways, or as in the case where I live, no parking at all on the property. If I had a car I would need to buy a permit to park on the street. I hear other people in the area complaining about cars getting vandalized etc in the alleys or overnight on the street. I'm really glad just to have one less thing to worry about. Not to mention getting parking tickets because the whole street is filled up, and in the wintertime much less spots available with snowbanks.