The weather report said we will not hit any 3 digit temps for a few months now. A promise I hope will be kept!
Woo Hoo! The weather here in the Valley of the Sun is amazing this time of year. Any one who has ever thought of purchasing a home needs to come take a look and see why people live here year round and why we put up with a few months of blazing heat. The fall, winter and spring in Phoenix and the surrounding cities like Goodyear, Buckeye, Glendale, Peoria, Chandler, come alive with activity. Golfers return for daily games on courses from parks and rec to professionally designed by the best of the best.
Soccer, football, softball and baseball fields are filled day and night. Restaurants with outdoor patios are geared up and in full swing. Some of the best shopping centers in Scottsdale and Chandler are stocked and ready for the holidays. Even the outlet malls and outdoor market places are ready for shoppers ready to get outside and enjoy our cooler days and evenings.
Why wait? Come join us! If you need to see the leaves change a short drive to Sedona and Flagstaff is just a few hours away!
It's all here in Arizona......come play with us....you will want to stay and call it home like we do.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Technology & Common Sense
A couple of weeks ago a friend sent this to me.....worth sharing.
GPS
A family goes to a football game and parks in the special "allotted" area for the fans. While the game was going on the car was broken into. Things stolen from the car included a garage door remote control, $$$, and a GPS prominently mounted on the dash.
When the victims got home they found that their house had been ransacked and just about everything worth anything had been stolen. The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They then used the garage remote to open the garage door and gain entry to the house. The thieves knew the owners were at the football game, they knew what time the game was scheduled to finish and how much time they had to empty out the house. It would appear that they had a truck to empty the house of its contents.
Something to consider if you have a GPS - don't put your home address in it! Put a nearby address such as a store so you can still find your way home if needed, but no one else would know where you live if your GPS were stolen.
Cell Phones
A women had her handbag stolen. In it were her cell phone, credit cards, wallet, etc. 20 minutes later she called her husband from a pay phone to tell him what had happened. Hubby says "I received your text asking about our pin number and I replied a little while ago." When they contacted the bank they were told the money was already withdrawn. The thief used the cell phone to text "hubby" in the contact list and now had the pin number to their bank account. Within 20 minutes the thief had withdrawn $$$ from their account.
Moral of this story?
Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact list. Avoid using names like Hubby, Honey, Sweety, Dad, Mom, etc and whenever someone asks for sensitive information DON'T text them back. CALL THEM back!
Are the above stories true? Should we check it through Snopes or other sites? Go ahead if you wish, but it just makes sense to me and I thought I would pass this information along in case it helps just one person from being taken advantage of.
GPS
A family goes to a football game and parks in the special "allotted" area for the fans. While the game was going on the car was broken into. Things stolen from the car included a garage door remote control, $$$, and a GPS prominently mounted on the dash.
When the victims got home they found that their house had been ransacked and just about everything worth anything had been stolen. The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They then used the garage remote to open the garage door and gain entry to the house. The thieves knew the owners were at the football game, they knew what time the game was scheduled to finish and how much time they had to empty out the house. It would appear that they had a truck to empty the house of its contents.
Something to consider if you have a GPS - don't put your home address in it! Put a nearby address such as a store so you can still find your way home if needed, but no one else would know where you live if your GPS were stolen.
Cell Phones
A women had her handbag stolen. In it were her cell phone, credit cards, wallet, etc. 20 minutes later she called her husband from a pay phone to tell him what had happened. Hubby says "I received your text asking about our pin number and I replied a little while ago." When they contacted the bank they were told the money was already withdrawn. The thief used the cell phone to text "hubby" in the contact list and now had the pin number to their bank account. Within 20 minutes the thief had withdrawn $$$ from their account.
Moral of this story?
Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact list. Avoid using names like Hubby, Honey, Sweety, Dad, Mom, etc and whenever someone asks for sensitive information DON'T text them back. CALL THEM back!
Are the above stories true? Should we check it through Snopes or other sites? Go ahead if you wish, but it just makes sense to me and I thought I would pass this information along in case it helps just one person from being taken advantage of.
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