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DarrenCax
  
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< on 7/6/2007 6:28 AM >
|  | | | Hey guys, so I've recently been informed of this great place to explore. It seems there's a whole slue of places fairly near me, in a section of town I don't typically visit... The only problem is that most are right on the highway, some right around other businesses or houses. So my question is how would you guys approach this place to hopefully not get caught.
Basically, the place I want to go is an old retirement home. Off the highway, the road is a T; to the left is the entrance(a locked gate), to the right are some houses and some little business. Getting around the gate on foot wouldn't be a problem, but I really don't like the idea of leaving my car in plain view.
Hehe, I actually thought about pulling somewhere near there, popping the hood and leaving the blinkers on... Assuming no one saw me, hopefully people wouldn't really give it a second thought. Hell I passed about 3 cars that'd broken down along that road! And realize I only drove about 6 miles down the highway!
Anyway, any more suggestions? One of my friends has always been inside the place. I think she just left her car at the entrance... Though she had a black mustang(it's shaded around there) I have a bight red jeep...
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Thom
  
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| | | Re: Best approach to a building?
<Reply # 1 on 7/6/2007 7:32 AM >
| | | | Definitely wouldn't suggest the whole "appearing like a broken-down motorist" routine. Cops see those and they're pretty much obligated to stop. (For all the know it could be someone dead in a ditch.) If I were you I'd try either biking it, hoofing it or if neither of those are options, just try parking at some place a bit down the highway. (Gas station, convenience store, etc.) Just make sure you don't do it at night. Up here in NY if you park at a convenience store your car will look pretty weird to the cops that visit those places on regular patrol. I don't know about down there. Hope I was of some help  . - Thom
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musket boy
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| | | | Re: Best approach to a building?
<Reply # 2 on 7/6/2007 7:42 AM >
| | | | i usually hide all my flashlights and cameras and batteries in my pockets so i dont look suspicious, then walk to the site from a nearby store or office where i park my car
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DarrenCax
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Lexington, NC
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Best approach to a building?
<Reply # 3 on 7/6/2007 8:10 AM >
| | | | I was actually thinking about cops stopping after I posted this, but also I figure as long as I'm away from the car it shouldn't really matter... But yeah, still probably not the best idea.
The problem with this area is there was really no good place that's just near by...unless there was something more off the highway kind of behind the building. I didn't go too far back there, but it's a combination of houses and a few businesses... Maybe there's a service station somewhere near by. I'm in NC, and a car left there really isn't that big of a deal.
As for hiding my stuff, that's a bit out of the question... At least hiding in my pockets. My camera(Panasonic FZ20) is quite large. It's not a dSLR, but pretty darn close to the same size. I had also hoped to bring my tripod in, but I could go without that.
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kppc25
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| | | | Re: Best approach to a building?
<Reply # 4 on 7/6/2007 9:55 AM >
| | | | If you don't want to be TOO suspicious, bring a regular backpack and put everything in that. Someone walking with a backpack is a lot less suspicious than someone walking around with a camera, tripod, and flashlight.
If no one's out on their front yards, you can just make a dash for it. I mean, do you sit at your front window and stare at the abandoned retirement home across the street? No. So chances are no one will see you.
If you really want to be safe, go at night time.
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micro
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<Reply # 5 on 7/6/2007 1:35 PM >
| | | | You're overthinking this. Just park near the houses or businesses. Who would bother giving the sight of your car a second thought? Seriously.. when was the last time you saw a car parked on a street/road and thought "hm.. I bet that person's up to no good!"
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lostpurity
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Clearwater, Florida
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<Reply # 6 on 7/6/2007 3:44 PM >
| | | | Or just have a friend drop you off and give 'em a call when your done to pick you up.
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Ryden
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Barrie On
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<Reply # 7 on 7/6/2007 4:56 PM >
| | | | Agreed with Micro. Just do it. Its not like theres no danger of getting caught, but probably a lot less than you've built it up to be.
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DarrenCax
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Lexington, NC
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Best approach to a building?
<Reply # 8 on 7/6/2007 6:17 PM >
| | | | yeah yeah...I'm probably over thinking this. As for having someone drop me off, that's not a bad idea, but there's no one really close to the place that wouldn't mind doing so. Hehe, maybe my mom. She actually said she wouldn't mind going into a place such as this, so I'm sure she wouldn't mind dropping me off... LOL
When the girl who told me about this place is back online, I'm going to speak with her and see if she'd like to go with me... Perhaps she'd know someone who could drop us off. I think she's more around that area.
Oh, and about cars sitting around...yes, if a car is just randomly parked on my road I wonder about it. But of course, our road is a dead end 
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| | | | Re: Best approach to a building?
<Reply # 9 on 7/6/2007 8:16 PM >
| | | | I would just drive my car right up and get out. Just park your car there.
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CDSbigsby
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| | | Re: Best approach to a building?
<Reply # 10 on 7/6/2007 8:27 PM >
| | | | If nothing else, you could always just park your car on the side of the road with a note under the wiper along the lines of "went for gas please don't tow".
Police will leave abandoned vehicles alone for a period of time, I think after 1 day, maybe 2 they get a ticket, and after 5 they get towed to the impound yard. That's around here, though. Just make sure no one sees you place the note then shiftily look around and dart into the abandoned site.
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<Reply # 11 on 7/6/2007 9:24 PM >
| | | | If the houses are close enough together and close enough to the street (like a normal subdivision) just park there. I've never had any problems parking in residential areas... for all anyone knows you're just visiting folks who live there.
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zmuh11
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St. Louis
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<Reply # 12 on 7/7/2007 4:10 AM >
| | | | Posted by kppc25
If you really want to be safe, go at night time.
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UE TWF
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<Reply # 13 on 7/7/2007 5:26 PM >
| | | | you might want to park you car far from the building, definetally dont do the whole broken down car thing
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Chris85
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Dixie
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<Reply # 14 on 7/7/2007 5:29 PM >
|  | | | Hey everyone, this is my first post here but I'll add what I generally do about a building I want to check out. I use a mountain bike that looks like it came out of a dump. It is just a disugise though. I'll drive my car to a location pretty close to where I want to explore, take it out of the trunk and off I go. When I get there I'll ride around a little to see if there is anyone else about and if not I have a "10 minute rule". I'll check my watch and if the cops or etc havent shown up in 10 minutes I look for a way in, using descretion of course. The bike can be tossed in a ditch or left in the weeds and it looks so bad that no one even looks twice. Sometimes I take it inside with me if it will fit so that it wont walk off. Vacant houses are good to just leave it outside as it fits the location. An abandoned medical building is another story though. Lots of times I go in some place very early on Sunday morning. Most people ae either sleeping off Saturday night or are still in pj's reading the paper and getting ready for church. Not too many out cutting grass at 5am. No one pays much attention to a person on a bike but if you are walking it might raise suspicion. Dress in old but not shredded clothes that are just plain. Select colors that are not in any way bright or stand out. For me old Levi's and a brown t-shirt with a faded tan ball cap are the best choice. Look at the ground for recent sign of other people. Like cigarette butts, fresh tracks, stirred up mud puddles, empty cans etc. I have a keen sense of smell so I use that too. If I go into a building and smell old musty dank odors and a hallway is full of cobwebs, I'm ok. If I smell bacon, Marlboros, feet, crap or something else indicating recent habitation I calm the heart and get the *&*% out of there. Hope this helps and I really like my "10 minute rule" too because if I were to be questioned about what I'm doing there I could say that I have been riding all morning and was tired and needed to rest, was looking for a private place to take a leak or what ever else that sounds believable. Have a great day.
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DarrenCax
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Lexington, NC
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Best approach to a building?
<Reply # 15 on 7/10/2007 4:43 PM >
| | | | Thanks for the replies. I should be heading over to explore this place in a couple hours, just waiting for my friend to IM me that she's ready. She hopefully know that area better and may know of a place where we could park rather than just outside the driveway.
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Little change in plans. It seems the girl I was going with had some homework to deal with today. So, we're going TOMORROW... Of course it's suppose to be storming tomorrow afternoon. Though it might make for some neat pictures, I don't like carrying my camera crap around in the rain.
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Ares
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| | Re: Best approach to a building?
<Reply # 16 on 7/12/2007 2:21 AM >
| | | | Park there, walk around like you own the place, dont look suspicious.
follow that and you're gold.
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Axle
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Milton, ON
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| | Re: Best approach to a building?
<Reply # 17 on 7/19/2007 2:56 PM >
| | | | Posted by Ares
Park there, walk around like you own the place, dont look suspicious.
follow that and you're gold.
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Exactly.
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NYMartian
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| | | Re: Best approach to a building?
<Reply # 18 on 8/19/2007 9:42 PM >
| | | | If it is on a residential street or downtown area, I take minimal equipment, and walk my dog there. Few people question you if you are walking a dog (just be sure to clean up after it), and if you get caught inside a building, you can easily use the excuse "my dog pulled free from his leash chasing a stray cat". This works better with big dogs, as they may wonder how a chuiwawa pulled free. The overall key is not to act nervous about it, as thats the biggest sign you are up to no good.
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Lexi
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Oslo, Norway
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| | Re: Best approach to a building?
<Reply # 19 on 8/19/2007 9:57 PM >
| | | | Posted by Ares
Park there, walk around like you own the place, dont look suspicious.
follow that and you're gold.
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Something Ares said actually makes sense.
But really, just git r done.
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[15:00:33] <SeeThirty> cause you're not likely to be anywhere that other people haven't been who didn't have protection
[15:00:41] <SeeThirty> still better safe than lexi |
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