Evacuation notice

oxj · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject: Evacuation notice

Last year, my wife and I bought this little farmette. Shortly after we bought it, I got this weird card in the mail, telling me that I lived near a gas pipeline, telling me that I should report suspicious activity, telling me that I may be required to evacuate.

It then requested my signature and requested that I send it back. We recycled it.

Anyone else get anything weird like this?
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Cashmere · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Mar 27, 2008 Posts: 1971

No, but I can't think of a scam that starts that way.

Maybe you're on the early lists for the detention camps.

eastbay · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 8:13 pm Post subject: Re: Evacuation notice

Expect a 3am knock on your door. Just do as you're told.
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Pops · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: Evacuation notice

There are tornadoes, floods and tsunamis.

Then there are pipelines, tank cars and powerlines.

I'm thinking someone is trying to protect you to protect themselves from a suit in case the line breaks and causes trouble.

Seems pretty straight forward to me, make a plan and preps to run away in case of trouble. If you are in a populated area and many not so populated now days they will have reverse 911 to notify you so I'd make and practice a runaway plan, meetup location, remote contact and all that.
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Pops · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: Evacuation notice

BTW folks, if you have nothing constructive to add to the question at hand, just go somewhere else, OK?
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TreeFarmer · Heavy Crude Joined: Jun 26, 2007 Posts: 347

OXJ, Tell your neighbors about the postcard and ask where the pipeline is located. This is a good way to find out what is up in your area and to also meet your neighbors.

Like I posted in another thread, if you have land you need to learn it, that includes learning what is around it.

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Keith_McClary · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 1:54 am Post subject: Re: Evacuation notice

Where I am gas pipelines are well marked by signs on day-glow red posts wherever they cross roads. (although humungous pipes that supply California have the same size signs as tiny local pipes).

I would be suspicious of a card asking for your signature if it is not clearly from the gas co or government. Too bad you recycled it - it would be interesting to check out the return address.