...privacy??? How self-centered of them to think

• Is it okay for your in-laws to come to your house and open your door without first knocking? - MtMom30
  • This problem solved itself for me.... - paulamt20
  • lock the door, take a while to answer it, seem preoccupied - n/m
  • No, but they live 100 miles away.....sm - Laura E.
  • I guess I'm in the minority - PAMT~MDM
    • In the minority - Sunshine
    • Living in la-la land - Ya know
      • Did I say anything about not being safe? - PAMT~MDM
      • It was a nice day outside...we had the garage open but the inside door closed... - MtMom30
        • Look up sometime about Alday family in Georgia - Ya know
          • I would rather have my door open on a nice day, then live in fear... - MtMom30
            • Worry about your inlaws coming in.. - Why then?
              • are you guys serious???? - MtMom30
            • My news is on here, just sounds like you and where you live - La lander
              • I think you are taking this out of context...I originally asked about my in-laws basically coming ov - MtMom30
  • Mine did this ONCE - - misty
  • You know what I would start saying? (sm) - Lisa
    • I could start doing that... - MtMom30
  • Maybe, just maybe, this would work - - Karen
    • That is a good one....LOL - MtMom30
  • I do not go into anyone elses home like this and - Nope
  • What about your parents - Patti
  • My own mother does this - I feel your pain.
  • How about locking the door? Better yet... - phillychick
    • We normally do have the door locked but the garage door was open... - MtMom30
      • Are they easy to talk to about such things? If not,... - phillychick
        • not really...we have tried talking to them about it before but they don't get it... - MtMom30
          • Forget being delicate & just say sometimes you have sex during the day, - so call first! Embarrass them if U have to! nm Got
            • ...privacy??? How self-centered of them to think - that your door should always be open. NM
  • I always keep my doors locked - Never
    • I always keep my doors locked sm - trose

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I was once the personal secetary/traveling companion of a famous female author/lecturer who shall remain anonymous.  My main job was to keep people away from her so she could focus on giving her talks, signing books, etc.  I never in my life saw so many people do such strange things to get to a person just for an autograph or to be able to say they "saw her up close" or "touched her" and all that.  And now with cell phones that take photos -- who knows what people would do to this celeb.  Take pictures of her or her chart, say she told them this or that, etc.  Sell the stuff.  If they keep her away from people, there can be no chance of false rumors and possible law suits, etc. in the future for alleged or proven this and that.

The one I worked for --she and I had to HIDE on many occasions to escape people so that we could eat or even just rest.  It made for a fun and interesting job but as a celeb, you just don't get privacy often.  People follow you everywhere -- it was a pain at times and kind of spooky too to see just how far people would go.  

I can understand all these measures.  I have not kept up with her story; really do not know much about her, but if she is ill these policies sound very good for her.  I would want the same for my former boss if she were still alive.  She'd want it too, believe me. 

When I landed at our place in 2002, I quickly learned I HAD to put up a privacy fence for the safety of my animals as well as the safety of the little kids who visit their grandparents next door, because I found them once too often in the pasture trying to pet the animals, and a hoof to their forheads would have been a very bad thing.

I went to Home Depot and quickly got discouraged at not only the cost of doing it yourself, but the labor and tools required.  I live in New England and the ground is 90% ROCK...try digging a post hole through THAT and have fence posts spaced out appropriately...ain't gonna happen.

So, I called a fence place that was in the phone book.  They came over FOR FREE, measured out what I wanted, sat down with me and a book and showed me what was available, gave me costs, and said "call us when your're ready." 

You bet your bippie I went with the fencing company.  They had 274 feet of 6' cedar privacy fence completely installed in ONE DAY for under $4000 (back in 2003).  They had the guys, the knowhow, and the proper equipment.  I had to go with metal pipes instead of wood poles because our ground is so wet and rocky, and I thought it would be ugly, but it has worked out absolutely wonderfully.  I haven't painted or stained it either, just let it turn that pretty gray that cedar does.

You can see some pictures of it on my website here:
http://www.perin.org/images/specialnelliewinta.jpg 
http://www.perin.org/Webpics/slides/Frogs%20yum.html

Best investment ever...not only for the safety factor, but also for the privacy, as you can see from the photos, even though we have lots-o-land, the neighbors were just too darned close.  Grab your phone book, look up fence installation companies, and at least get those free estimates.    

Today there was a newspaper article by Leonard Pitts.  He wrote about celebrities and their right to privacy.  He specifically talked about Farrah Fawcett's battle with cancer and how she knew that info was being leaked by someone in the hospital.  She proved it by withholding some info from all family and friends--that only she and her doctor knew--and the info still got to the gossip rags.  The hospital at first would not release the worker's name due to privacy policies.  Ironic, huh?  She apparently had easy access to the med record since there was a record of her looking at it more than anyone else did.  Eventually the worker was charged but died of cancer before being sentenced. 

Anyway, my question is this:  If an offshore MT did this, could s/he be charged as well, either in their country or ours?  Or would only the MTSO be in some trouble?  I heard an offshore MT a few years back who threatened to release info if she did not get, I believe, an increase in pay, but do not know what the outcome was.