No outside windows to double check if no one is in there.Īlso.not that you asked, but a great way to conserve energy is to turn your thermostat up and WATER HEATER down while you are gone. I also like to leave one light on in a room, and partially close the door.like my laundry room. Maybe ask them to move a toy around in the yard every couple of days. And so what if the time is not 'correct' it will just appear even more random.ĭefinitely ask a neighbor to keep a look out, and remove flyers and what-not.

The dial ones will work better because if the power goes out, the lights will still go on and off once the power is restored. Like Laurie said, use a few of them (since you will be gone for such a lengthy time) and set them for different times. If you are expecting last minute bills it could be an issue, I guess, but otherwise - ask for the mail to stop at least a day or two before you actually are gone! on the day we had a flight to catch at 7, insisting that they had to stop the mail as requested, I learned to give them at least one full extra day - so I could be certain the mail service did NOT arrive. After one frantic trip to the post office at 5 p.m. There would be no way to know if it was still coming while we were gone, because we would already have left, and here we were with mail in the mailbox on the first day the PO had been told not to deliver it. This is because about three times in the past, I've done the paperwork and turned it in only to find the mail still arriving on the first day we did not want it to come. For instance, if we are departing on Friday and want mail not to come starting that same day, I ask for it to be stopped usually on Wednesday. But we learned through experience to stop our mail at least one full day, usually two, BEFORE we actually need it stopped.

One thought about stopping your mail: Doing so is a must, since it is more reliable than having a neighbor pick up mail (even the best neighbor can forget or get busy and miss a day). I also know folks who put the radio on a timer during certain times of the day, fairly loud but not extremely loud, to give an impression that someone is in the house. Lots of good ideas here and we use most of them when we travel, including timers for lights.

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