Make Sure your Home is
Safe While you’re Gone
- Ask a trusted friend or neighbor to watch your house
while you are away.
- Give them the phone number where you
are staying and other pertinent information.
- Have them
pick up your mail, newspapers, etc. Do NOT stop delivery.
- Hire someone to clear the driveway and sidewalks of snow
in the winter, and mow the lawn in the summer.
- Have a neighbor
park his/her car in your driveway, to give the house a "lived-in" appearance.
- Make sure the doors and windows are secured before leaving
your home.
- Set household lights (inside and out)
on variable timers .Leave spare keys with a neighbor or
relative rather than
hidden outside the house. A burglar knows where to look!
- Check your travel
documents and reconfirm your flight to make sure it is
on schedule.
- Make photocopies of your passport and compile
lists of your credit card numbers. This will help speed
replacement of lost or stolen items.
- Some materials that
may be safe in automobiles can be dangerous in airplanes.
Airlines forbid packing matches
or lighters in luggage, or flammable liquids such as lighter refills, adhesives,
and solvents.
- Never leave luggage unattended.
Use your business address, if possible, on luggage tags.
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