I am not codoning stealing...
Posted By: just an idea on 2008-03-19
In Reply to: If you had read further, instead of giving ok to steal, - Aggravated
I simply meant that over a course of 15 years you never stated things of value were stolen. Any time you invite someone in your home to do work for you, you cannot expect them to hold back and not take anything, no matter how trivial - it's human nature. Why don't you get a service where they are bonded and usually two or more people? By the way, $70 is NOT a lot of money to pay for housekeeping. I live by myself in an apartment and pay 134.82 but I have a service. If anything gets broken or stolen I just pick up the phone and call their manager.
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