Judith wrote
Simon Mason wrote

New jobs - track down the surgeon who saved my leg
to thank him, rail trip to Manchester for 58 b/day, reply
to NCP when threatening letter arrives, trip to Penzance,
pop concert in Dortmund, cycling club dinner, BP old
boys dinner, new dentures, hair cut and vele vele andere.

Fascinating: you're obviously really quite well off.

I hope you've never published your home address in newsgroups -
having given the dates your house will be empty whilst on holiday.

He's actually posted a picture of the front of it and the car he owns
which isnt the most common around, and the name of the village.

But I doubt many burglars have even heard of usenet, let alone
waste their time combing it for those who spell out when they
will be away for a while.