(from elsewhere on t'interforums)
I confess I was a little twitchy about mentioning where I was over the Christmas break - I'd taken additional security measures, but still I avoided saying out loud that I wasn't at home, especially on Twitter. The locals here presumably worked it out by references to my Dad's budget hybrid, but hopefully that would escape the notice of a thieving scrote's skim reading.
I've heard rumours of insurance companies paying less or not at all when robbed people had Facebooked to the world that they were going on holiday, but I've no idea if that's true or not.
Probably worth inventing a friend and thanking him publicly for housesitting, next time you're talking about your holidays. Include details such as 'my Mum's not happy about having him mind the house, but I feel he needs and wants a fresh start, and after all, it was multiple murder he was in for, not theft, and we don't even own a chainsaw' or 'it actually works out fine for both of us - my flat is closer to his sensei's secret ninja dojo anyway'
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