Beware of the ID Bracelet

I was out on date last week with a girl that I’ve been working into my rotation, and after a few drinks she decided that we should go bowling. I didn’t see much harm in this suggestion since my girlfriend does not bowl, nor do any of her friends, so it should be relatively safe venue to continue the date with little worry of getting caught.

I took her to the only bowling alley I knew of in the area, being prime time Friday night all the lanes were occupied. I made sure to use her name for reserving the next available lane, which would be a minimum 45 minute wait. Since they announce it over the loudspeaker and in a crowded place like that you don’t want any added eyes drawn to you as you go up to claim your reservation. After all you never know who is there to notice you, that wouldn’t have if you’re name wasn’t being called out on a speaker.

To pass the time we headed for the small bar located at the far end, I made sure we got a table towards the back, it’s far less conspicuous that way.

We were engrossed in our conversation when we realized that we needed to go up to the bar to order our initial drinks. It was my turn to buy so I went to order our drinks.

They asked for my ID and without giving it a second thought I handed it over for their inspection. But to my surprise, instead of just reading it and giving it back the woman behind the bar dashed off with it to the corner of the bar. I watched her slide my ID into a machine that looked like a credit card scanner at a grocery store checkout line.

She waited a few seconds, and nothing happened, so she scanned the card again. This time judging by the approval in her body language, the action she was expecting the first time from the machine was occurring. Suddenly a short strip of paper printed out, like a receipt. I had to check my wallet to make sure I didn’t give her a credit card rather than my ID (I’ve had a few drinks throughout the night so I was wondering how buzzed I actually was). But I was right; she had my ID not a credit card, so what the hell was she charging?

I eagerly anticipated her return since I was curious to what just transpired.
The woman walks up to me with this strip of paper and explains that it’s an ID printout that I have to wear as a bracelet to get served alcohol. Then she proceeds to put it on my wrist, branding me for the rest of the evening there.

I was annoyed by this since now not only do I have my name for the entire world to see on my wrist, it’s also labeled with the bowling alley’s name, and the date. This breaks one of my standing rules when you’re out on a date with your mistress; never do anything that might create a written record of your whereabouts (Regular readers have heard me espouse this topic numerous times).

So here I am breaking one of my own commandments, just to get a couple of drinks, and my mind is running about the possible consequences of this oversight. My main concern was not only my identifying bracelet, but the fact that my date would want to look at it to see what it was. The dilemma with was that she doesn’t know my full name, she only knows me by my middle name (she assumes it’s my first name and I never felt the need to correct her, the less she knows about me the better). This might initiate a conversation that I’d rather not have, so while the bartender is pouring our drinks I discreetly cut the bracelet off with my car keys.

I should have been more careful, should have watched the other patrons and noticed that they are wearing ID bracelets. Well, hindsight is 20/20 as they say.

I went back to the table, we had our drinks, then we had a few more (Thanks to the same bartender I didn’t have an issue with the ID bracelet again), never actually bowled, went back to her place and finished the evening properly, if you know what I mean.

But the moral of this story is this; Beware of the ID bracelet. I’m not sure how prevalent these ID scanning, bracelet making machines are (It’s the first time I have ever come across one), but you should make sure you keep an eye out for them, whenever you go to a venue that you’re unaccustomed to.

They are dangerous when you’re cheating, not only for the reasons that I described, but also for the fact that it leaves an electronic record of where you were on the scanner. It might not be important at the time, after who will have access to it right? But if for some reason your whereabouts of that night are questioned, somewhere this electronic record will exist, which could potentially cause you problems.

This is just another way to get caught, if you’re not on your toes.

Take Care,
A.C.

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Nobody Has To Know - The Cheaters Soundtrack

“To be unfaithful you got to have faith in the first place.”

I have found the theme song for this year’s blog.

Naturally it has a tie in with infidelity, and a nice little beat to it as well. I’m listening to it as I write this blog.

With lyrics like…

“Technically I was still with her, and you were with some other guy, nobody knew you’d have an on the side.”

…this is definitely our kind of song. Something every cheater can relate to, and enjoy without inhibition.

It’s called “Under Wraps” by The Innocent Bystanders.

You can check out the video and the song on YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNE1EJ_Eb1o

I’m supporting my fellow MySpacers... you get to The Innocent Bystanders page here:http://www.myspace.com/innocentbystandersmusic

Enjoy.

A.C.

Nobody has to know, Nobody has to know…

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Text Messaging Privacy for Cheaters

Since text messaging has become an increasingly popular way to communicate with one another, this probably plays a role in your infidelity somehow. Whether its texts to your mistress or your girlfriend, you’re bound to run into a situation where texting privacy comes into play.

Here are a few tips that can vastly enhance your text messaging privacy.

1. Users of any technology issued by an employer shouldn't expect to have any privacy. Any data sent or stored is privy to those with power inside that company, so keep your personal dealings to your personal technology. Simply put use your own phone to text your girlfriend and your mistress. If you really want to play it safe, get a phone dedicated to your mistresses and one for normal usage (friends, family, girlfriend, etc.).

2. Don't ever text personal information about your infidelity to anyone, not even your closest friends. Remember, once you send that information to another person, it gets stored in their cell phone and you don't want that. You don’t know which one of your friend’s girlfriends scans their text logs.

3. Put a password on your phone to keep others from accessing your text logs or email. This will also prevent thieves from stealing information stored in your phone.

4. Many cheaters are cavalier in their texting habits and routinely forget to delete their received and sent text logs on their phones, which can leave them vulnerable to an inquisitive girlfriend or mistress. Be sure that you regularly maintain both these logs as well as the saved draft section where you can store texts that you designate for sending at a later time.

5. iPhone owners may want to change their SMS preview settings to make incoming text messaging more private. Apple iPhone Review has very well written instructions on how to do this.

6. Don't forget to erase all your personal data before selling, recycling or donating your old phone. Many people are still under the impression that taking out your SIM card will do the trick, but that's not true. You'll need a series of codes to permanently delete stored information in one step, instead of manually.

Finally, the ultimate security of private text messages depends on the recipient and how safe they can keep the information you sent them. If you have any second thoughts or reservations, then don’t send it. Call the person instead, that way there is no record of what information you sent or what you said.

Take Care,
A.C.



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