Hints From Heloise
Dear Heloise: I am concerned about the hint you published recently in our Dallas paper regarding the woman who placed a $10 bill on a table in plain view close to her front door as a way of checking to see if her house had been burglarized.
I would suggest that this is a dangerous thing to do and might well be the reason her house was, in fact, broken into. It is never a good idea to leave valuables in plain sight to tempt a snooper or potential burglar. - Barbara Wiskow, Dallas, Texas
Barbara, you are absolutely right about not leaving things in plain view. Our reader left the money on a table close to the front door, hopefully not in sight from the door.
If there are windows where one can see in, this is not a good idea to use. Your words of caution are well noted. - Heloise xxxx