The dangers of your bumperstickers.

[ErikJ]

[PoliticAverse]

1. Nothing compared to what people will post to sites like facebook these days. n/t

[RGinNJ]

2. That's a little too paranoid.

[pipi_k]

8. Better

a little paranoid than a lot robbed, injured, or even dead.


but whatever...

[Initech]

30. Did you see season 4 of Dexter by any chance?

I'll never see those stick figure bumper stickers in the same way ever again.

[hobbit709]

3. My bumper stickers and I don't care.

[polichick]

10. Really - you drive around Texas like that? I had a single Obama sticker...

in PA and was forced off the road, just missing a plunge off a cliff.

[unblock]

17. it's austin, not lubbock....

[polichick]

24. What about when you venture away from Austin? I had only gone...

5 miles from our blue town.

[hobbit709]

46. I've driven my truck in E. TX.

[OutNow]

29. Yes, Austin

I lived in Round Rock, a suburb of Austin, during the lead up to and the start of the war in Iraq. My neighborhood had many "support our troops" bumper stickers and yard signs. I had the only "No war for Oil" yard sign and several similar bumper stickers on my truck. The first yard sign was stolen in 1 day. I replaced it immediately. It disappeared the next day. I lost 4 yard signs and then wired number 5 to a big live oak in the front yard. That worked well. My truck, in my driveway, was egged and had beer poured over it. I washed the car and added another peace sticker. For a while it seemed hopeless. Until one day I was mowing the lawn and a neighbor walking her dog stopped to chat. She told how she wanted to oppose the war but felt very alone. She told me that my visual opposition to the war gave her the strength to attend several of the antiwar rallies in Austin and add a peace sticker to her car bumper. Then she burst into tears and thanked me for replacing the yard signs as soon as they were stolen.

And that's why you should wear your heart on your car bumper. Not for you, but to show others they are not alone.

[unblock]

31. great story!

[Mnemosyne]

23. That happened to me with a Kerry sticker in 2004, NW Pa. Psychos. nt

[polichick]

25. "Psychos" is right!

[Mnemosyne]

40. It was actually an Ohio driver in NW PA. I have been tail-gated and flipped off more

times than I care to count, simply for being blue in an extremely red area.

[polichick]

42. These creeps are everywhere...

The guys who ran me off the road worked as a team - the driver came about three inches from my car and his passenger held up a handwritten sign that read: "N***** Lover."

I drive from the DC area to Florida a lot - for me bumper stickers are not worth the risk.

[Raine1967]

34. I LOVE YOUR TOYOTA!

Our truck has a ton of stickers. We almost gone run over on 1-75 (going back home to Atlanta) by a dude in a white Toyota. (ours is a maroon Tacoma) I was in the passenger seat. We were left of him. him gave me the finger and tried to pass us on the right, but not before pretending to side swipe us.

Hubby slowed down to let the asshole pass. He got in front of us, and I saw his bumper stickers, and to this day it makes me angry:








This was in 2007, BTW.

[pipi_k]

4. Good info...

so many people go on about how much of their personal information is out there and they never stop to think about how what they display themselves can convey to those intent on doing harm/mischief.

[kentauros]

11. I recall from a work safety meeting once

where it was suggested for those who use a GPS device to set your "home" address to something like your local police department or fire station and not actually your home address.

I'd add to that, don't pick up your mail on your way out and then leave it in your car.

[Freddie]

20. And don't have a "home" listing on your cell phone

For your home land line (if you have one). Criminal can reverse-search the number and get your home address. You're especially SOL if your purse was stolen with your keys in it.

[pipi_k]

26. I got a bit of a scare

the other day when I got a PM from someone informing me that my sig photo which links back to my Photobucket account gave my real name.

I did not know that, and...since I've frequently posted about where (approximately) I live, I guess anyone could get my address. AND...here's the scary part...googling my address (or anyone's I imagine) will show the exact location of the house.

I realize I have a bit of a tendency to piss some people off, so it really did scare me to find out anyone could locate my house.

I've changed the settings in the meantime, and send out a second "thank you" to the person who gave me a heads up.

[Ptah]

44. Let's be careful out there

[a la izquierda]

22. Ah, this disturbs me, considering my damn GPS was just stole.

I, however, have three dogs. They went positively berserk when I had to break in to my own house in the middle of the day (locked myself out). They'd go crazy if someone broke in at night.

[kentauros]

36. You're probably safe then :)

The safety tip was more about having your GPS set to your actual home address and then someone breaking into your car while it's not at home, finding that address, and knowing where to go while you're away from home.

[Coventina]

5. Meh, criminals won't get much from me other than my support of marriage equality, various

environmental concerns, fondness for ska, Benedict Cumberbatch, and fan fiction.

[kentauros]

6. So, what does a sticker promoting an online radio station tell criminals?

Other than getting them to listen to something that might enlighten them

[giftedgirl77]

7. Until they show up at my house & find...

2 Rotties, a German Shepherd & 4 killer cats. But I prefer for the crazy teatards in my very red state to think I'm a clueless liberal which is why I only sport crazy cat lady stickers & Calvin pissing on a rebel flag.

However, your point is duly noted.

[drm604]

9. How do you not use a parking pass?

If you need one to park at work, then you have no choice.

[Coventina]

13. Good point. Our local community college district requires all students and employees to have a

windshield sticker on any car regularly parked at any of the 10 campuses.

Of course, I suppose there's safety in numbers...literally 10s of thousands of people have them in the Phoenix area.

[CANDO]

12. Putting your name on your mailbox isn't such a good idea also.

Especially if you live in rural area. Burglars can look up your phone# and call to see if anyone answers. Paranoid? Maybe a little.

[pipi_k]

28. I have to laugh at that one a little...

because we hardly ever go anywhere, and we get stupid telemarketer calls all the time so whenever a strange # appears on the caller ID we don't answer it.

So I'm imagining a burglar calling here, getting no answer, then showing up trying to break in.

Hah!!!

If he got past the motion sensing lights and cameras all over the yard, he would likely end up shitting himself when faced with Mr Pipi and his 12 gauge (please, nobody needs to start a pro or anti-gun subthread here, OK?).

[Marr]

14. ...

[Coventina]

16. I totally tried to buy that from ThinkGeek last April 1st.

Before I discovered it was one of their famous "April Fools'" fake merchandise gags.

[kentauros]

37. I had this one on my last car, until 2001:

Most people didn't get it, but most people also don't listen to the band negativland, either

[Coventina]

38. LOL! Awesome!!

[kentauros]

39. And this is the cut for reference:

[Politicalboi]

15. I would be more concerned with police

Those that support the GOP just might find a reason to pull over someone with an Obama sticker.

[ErikJ]

18. Or a Bob Marley.. or leaf sticker!

[TlalocW]

19. Which is why you should get this

?v=1373063860

Glornak protects us.

TlalocW

[hedgehog]

21. I think worrying about this gives too much credit to criminals -

despite the elaborate schemes seen in programs like Law and Order, most people who commit crimes rarely think ahead and tend to do stupid things. The very occasional home invasions involving strangers get the headlines, but most involve some sort of drug deal gone wrong and/or theft from a drug distributor. Your best protection is not to be acquainted with people involved in the trade.

[SummerSnow]

27. Our family bumper sticker

[get the red out]

32. I guess I'm in trouble

My cartoon stickers with a border collie doing agility aren't going to scare off any burglars. I'm not sure what crimes the "By Local" sticker will bring down upon me?

[Warren DeMontague]

33. Dad protects perimeter of property with high-decibel noodly guitar notes

[MO_Moderate]

35. That sure explains

all the 2nd Amendment bumper stickers I see everywhere.

[Vashta Nerada]

41. I don't know. It seems like BS paranoia off facebook.

[gollygee]

43. +1

[Rosa Luxemburg]

45. If they see the rust on my car

then they wouldn't think it was worth it.

With a yard sign 'enter at you own risk' they might decide not to venture in.