Soldato
People open their curtains? I only have 2 sets, both in bedroom, they stay closed all the time. No curtains anywhere else.
Curtains open or closed when away?
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Soldato
Open, and leave a light on to make it look like I'm in.
My dad reckons you should leave them open because having them closed for a week implies the house is unoccuppied - he also leaves a light on towards the back of his house.
In my house we have the curtains closed most of the time anyway even when we are home
so it won't look suspicious if they are closed when we are away
-Office has a black out blind permanently up
-Spare room has the blinds down, we rarely go in there
-Master bedroom usually has them closed because we don't want people looking in at us and we are too lazy to close the door to the ensuite
-Lounge I prefer having them closed because we are somewhat overlooked
-Dining room we don't use much and can't be bothered to go and open them
-Kitchen doesn't have any
Exceptions tend to be if we have visitors or have recently had a good clean and tidy up, not so embarrassing to have people looking in then!
In my house we have the curtains closed most of the time anyway even when we are home
so it won't look suspicious if they are closed when we are away-Office has a black out blind permanently up
-Spare room has the blinds down, we rarely go in there
-Master bedroom usually has them closed because we don't want people looking in at us and we are too lazy to close the door to the ensuite
-Lounge I prefer having them closed because we are somewhat overlooked
-Dining room we don't use much and can't be bothered to go and open them
-Kitchen doesn't have any
Exceptions tend to be if we have visitors or have recently had a good clean and tidy up, not so embarrassing to have people looking in then!
Soldato
My curtains are closed the majority of the time anyway... I never open my bedroom curtains ever and the living room ones are only open when it's not sunny as I can't see the TV otherwise even through the blinds (hence why we have both).
I'd leave my bedroom ones closed as that's normal and I'd leave the living room ones open but with the blinds shut.
I'd leave my bedroom ones closed as that's normal and I'd leave the living room ones open but with the blinds shut.
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Just check your insurance is valid and stop worrying about it tbh.
Soldato
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Have you informed the police that you are going to be away?
Insurance companies often state you should if its an extended period.
Insurance companies often state you should if its an extended period.
Soldato
beef curtains?
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Caporegime
We leave them open but tbh good neighbours on either side is probably far more helpful. On one side we have an older couple who are always at home and on the other we have a stay at home mum. We live in a nice area but it's reassuring when we're away for 2 or 3 weeks.
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Similar here. Ours are rarely open, both front and rear. Mainly just because I'm a hate-filled ass and don't want to stare at other disastrous excuses for people as they walk up and down the road.
Bedroom curtains stay closed pretty much permanently as they're behind the bed and neither me nor the wife can often be bothered opening/closing them. Much easier just to stagger into the room and drop into bed.
So, it's very hard for anyone round here to know if we're in or not. Heard from a friend of ours that a kid down the street once asked his parents if we were vampires.
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Either way, your local pizza/kebab company will leave a 'This person is away and doesn't read the pizza menu' leaflet hanging out of your letter box.
no links with swearing in them please!
no links with swearing in them please!
Soldato
Blackout blinds throughout my house for me. Helps me to sleep better upstairs, and no nuisance to my neighbours when I'm using my DMX/disco lights downstairs at night. At the same time, it's impossible to tell if I'm in or not
Man of Honour
All my curtains are always closed, 24/7.
I am awake mostly at night and don't go out in the sun.
Therefore I am a vampire
I am awake mostly at night and don't go out in the sun.
Therefore I am a vampire
Associate
All curtains closed. Wouldn't want people peeping in when I'm away. D:
Soldato
Stick some net curtains up with extra "no nosy neighbour" super gather. E.g. get a net 5x the width of the window.
Soldato
Caporegime
He is awful, but that's actually a very good point. Not putting these things all the way through the post box is a security risk. Do they do this for a reason, apart from laziness?