[asianthree]

Sadly we have many who are hard of hearing in TV. We just had 3 new neighbors moved in two of which spend hours, yelling into their phone.

This week our neighbor 4 houses down, who is retired IRS, mentioned how clear he could hear their conversations. We have ponds, and prairie behind houses, so sounds really can travel. Today he made a visit welcoming the two new neighbors.

Then politely gave each of them a paper with their social security numbers, and credit card numbers. They were shocked, their voices carried so far, and clearly that anyone could have written down their personal info during phone calls, they made in their lanai.

Fair warning, be careful while outside when giving out your info during a phone call, someone may not be so honest.

[rustyp]

They call them "kissing lanais". Don't seem so lovely in hind-sight.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by rustyp

They call them "kissing lanais". Don't seem so lovely in hind-sight.

We don’t have kissing lanais, we have open prairie and ponds. Ours is so dense with trees and plants you can’t see any houses across the prairie. The new neighbors are across the prairie 600 to 1000 plus feet away. I can’t tell where houses are it’s so dense

[Topspinmo]

Did you go down tell neighbor you could hear conversations? They might not visit TOTV?
what’s get when move in area packed in like sardines.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Did you go down tell neighbor you could hear conversations? They might not visit TOTV?
what’s get when move in area packed in like sardines.

Read the first post.

[Stu from NYC]

scary

[MsPCGenius]

Originally Posted by asianthree

Sadly we have many who are hard of hearing in TV. We just had 3 new neighbors moved in two of which spend hours, yelling into their phone.

This week our neighbor 4 houses down, who is retired IRS, mentioned how clear he could hear their conversations. We have ponds, and prairie behind houses, so sounds really can travel. Today he made a visit welcoming the two new neighbors.

Then politely gave each of them a paper with their social security numbers, and credit card numbers. They were shocked, their voices carried so far, and clearly that anyone could have written down their personal info during phone calls, they made in their lanai.

What an excellent way to educate and redirect behaviors....
WIN-WIN
Tell Mr. IRS he rocks!!!

[Shipping up to Boston]

Originally Posted by asianthree

Sadly we have many who are hard of hearing in TV. We just had 3 new neighbors moved in two of which spend hours, yelling into their phone.

This week our neighbor 4 houses down, who is retired IRS, mentioned how clear he could hear their conversations. We have ponds, and prairie behind houses, so sounds really can travel. Today he made a visit welcoming the two new neighbors.

Then politely gave each of them a paper with their social security numbers, and credit card numbers. They were shocked, their voices carried so far, and clearly that anyone could have written down their personal info during phone calls, they made in their lanai.

Fair warning, be careful while outside when giving out your info during a phone call, someone may not be so honest.

So that’s how the IRS does it!

[CFrance]

Kudos to your neighbor. Instead of complaining, they were trying to be helpful.

[CarlR33]

One would think if they wrote it down it most likely happened more than once since I would not have paper and pen handy and poor memory to boot, LOL

[Altavia]

That's not just the Villages, at our FIL in Palm Beach, you could overhear a neighbor making drug deals...

[FloridaGuy66]

We back on to two lanai's that are around 60 feet away. We have shubbery directly behind our lanai and short trees in our backyard. It definitely makes the sound travel less than when we first moved in. We can't really make out what anyone is saying very clearly.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Kudos to your neighbor. Instead of complaining, they were trying to be helpful.

He plays in our golf group, really nice guy. He said both couples were devastated he had their first names, CC# numbers and both their SS#.

He gave them sites to monitor SS#, and to contact their CC companies to add alerts.

He said in the year he has been here, he is amazed how many people just blurt out private information in restaurants, grocery and just walking with their phones.

His explanation is diminished hearing equals loud conversation, that is not healthy for your financial safety.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by CarlR33

One would think if they wrote it down it most likely happened more than once since I would not have paper and pen handy and poor memory to boot, LOL

In today’s world you hit record on your phone. That why the warning, anyone with a phone can record personal info from a conversation.

[villagetinker]

I love the solution, that is the most creative one I have ever seen. Fortunately, our lanai faces a street, and the house next door is angled, so we cannot hear each other, but the comments about blurting out personal info in public places is spot on. I have heard a few things that if I knew the people would have been very embarrassing.