Paranoia! And it's a poll!

[jmervyn]

Ok, so just how paranoid <are> you? And why?

For me, it's force of habit; I lived overseas extensively during the Cold War and was a potential target.

(in the questions, I couldn't think of a good term for 'a dog that just seems dangerous')

[shadowhand]

I never lock my door.

Even when I leave the apartment. There's no need. I live in a small village.

[MixedVariety]

Hmmm...none of the above really fits. Or rather, I practice a combination of a few of them. For instance:

-I'm not either trusting or mistrusting of strangers' motives, I must judge them as they act. I am cautious of them, but not immediately on the defensive.
-Sure, I have deadbolts on my doors, but they are only locked at night. Car alarms on a couple of cars, but only because that's how they came--we didn't seek out that option.
-We have a few things stockpiled all the time, but only because of occasional power drops in the area, not because we fear terrists and spIEz.
-Normal safety precautions dealing with typical daily routines, i.e. call-waiting and answering machine, computer backups/various anti-thisandthat scans/password changes, not leaving keys in cars, etc.
-Guard chickens, not dogs.

So, not sure where to vote, really. Maybe you should add another option.

Where's the bacon?

[jmervyn]

Hmmm...none of the above really fits. Or rather, I practice a combination of a few of them.

It <is> multiple choice, ya know.

So, not sure where to vote, really. Maybe you should add another option.

Polls only go to 10...

Where's the bacon?

I hereby grant you permission to replace the ice cream option with a bacon option of your own choice.

[MixedVariety]

It <is> multiple choice, ya know.


Polls only go to 10...



I hereby grant you permission to replace the ice cream option with a bacon option of your own choice.

Almost all the choices reflect paranoia in some way or another, and none of them work for me.

Polls can have more options.

This is your poll; far be it from me to inflict bacon on your choice of munchie. Although bacon ice cream does sound intriguing...

[Lais Irideika]

Well, I am definitely a cautious individual, that's for sure. I do the following:

I constantly stay alert of my surroundings when walking out in the streets, whether I am in the heart of the city or in a village. I walk with my head straight up, I walk confidently, I don't fumble in my purse or try to call someone on my cell phone.

I carry pepper spray with me and take it out into a coat pocket, with my hand on it, if I am walking alone at night (and I do this only when I have no other choice, which is when I come back from a business trip at 10 in the evening).

I don't answer the door if I am alone in the house, no matter what time of day it is.

I lock my car doors while I am behind the wheel, driving in the city (and I live in Canada, where carjacking is fairly rare). I immediately lock my car doors if I am going back into my car from a parking lot (whether indoors or outdoors).

I always check that all the doors are properly locked before going to bed at night.

I don't leave anything in my parked car that can be of potential value to a thief : I place it in the trunk.

I shred any mail that has personal information about me.

[Zalis]

I shred my "important" mail. That's about it, aside from locking doors.

Then again, I leave my car unlocked overnight. I live in a rural area though where neighbors are more than a stone's throw away.

Although bacon ice cream does sound intriguing...

Careful - You might spark a prego craving for Djinn.

[jmervyn]

Polls can have more options.

More than 10? It said that was the ceiling somewhere.

This is your poll; far be it from me to inflict bacon on your choice of munchie. Although bacon ice cream does sound intriguing...

My wife used our George Foreman grill on bacon this weekend, but it definitely didn't drain the fat like a microwave does.

[sequel]

Paranoia, yep that's me however it doesn't fit the scenarios you've mentionned, see i may not show my paranoia ( barricade myself, get a gun, look over my shoulder, avoid contact ) but that doesn't mean my brain ain't disecting every possible angle that could motivate someone's behaviour. I tend to always give strangers the benefit of the doubt while getting to know them and my paranoia works as actif firewall in the background. Sometimes i even let the schemes of people around me unfold in order to replace repetitif dodging with a single well-placed counter. You wanna go down that road, fine with me, i'll just make sure that your mistake will be a memorable one.

That way i'm open to making new friends, let them a chance to excuse themselves if they mess things up and learn to understand them better while always assuming strategic favorable positions should my paranoia be founded.

[Bazompora]

I'm not sure; I mean, I don't blindly trust strangers, but I don't fear them. I do keep liquid money conceiled (instead of making it obvious with a wallet), reject online banking services, have a disposable second email-address and don't install brandless or unreviewed executables. I also don't eat beef, pork and mutton, out of fear for contagious prions and distrust in the measures undertaken by the state and the industries.
So ... should I vote 1 or 8?