tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post3076912768532627708..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Weird HappeningsMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-77287139276854724752009-07-17T19:54:19.256+08:002009-07-17T19:54:19.256+08:00I sometimes take pics, but then the thief knows yo...I sometimes take pics, but then the thief knows you took them and where you live....<br /><br />We get the office worker look too, with clipboards! My favorite is the clipboard -- adds just that right note of officiality.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-60903620611914683952009-07-16T21:01:03.523+08:002009-07-16T21:01:03.523+08:00I see people very unsubtly scoping out our neighbo...I see people very unsubtly scoping out our neighborhood on a regular basis either on foot or on a bicycle. You might think, well, maybe they're just having a nice slow stroll and enjoying the environs. Suuure they are. I can spot these guys a mile off, but it took one unfortunate incident for me to learn my lesson. One afternoon there was a guy, mid-40s, office worker type, ringing a doorbell nearby and looking to see if someone was home while holding a cell phone to his ear as if calling someone. I was suspicious at first but I gave him the benefit of the doubt and went inside. Later I found out that house was robbed. He'd been watching the house and knew the owner was out but was just making sure. Now I just take a photo of these "scopers". The camera is actually the acid test of whether someone is up to no good. They always turn away or put their head down when they see you trying to take their picture. Non-thieves don't do that.John Naruwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641680794403601212noreply@blogger.com