Home security while away
Hi all--looking for suggestions as to how to prevent a break in while away. Our Pennsylvania summer place was burglarized recently while we are here in Florida. We have been lucky in the past that t...
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We live rural but still fairly close in. Next door neighbor is a 1/3 mile to their home, guessing. Next one is a over a mile. Burglars have broken in here before we bought the place.
Not too concerned while we are here. Our family dog, though very friendly will take a burglar down, if they were to get in the house.
Security lights and cameras coming soon. Last owner took them with him as well as monitors integrated into tv distribution system throughout the house. Game cameras are a good idea depsite my idea of stopping them first. We have a neighbor that lives a bit further away that checks on the place when we are gone. The Post Lady checks on the hosue also. Our Officers and County cruse by many times a day.
If there is any criminal activity within this part of the county or sometimes the whole county, nobody strange gos unnoticed. If we are to be gone for a lengthy time, which seems unlikely, now, I'll pay someone to house sit. Since 1975 we had a break in and several attempts while we were there. We had one home invasion in 1976 or 77 that left us and our little Daughter so trumatized we repressed it. Wife sometimes will say she remember something but the subject is left alone. Someone shot our dog and someone tore ther Phone box, up and tore out all but one circuit in 05 maybe. It was about 13 ft up on the back of the house. Several times during the period we heard things and I checked and sometimes too deep in sleep. Dog has been shot with a shotgun and stabbed with something like twin ice picks. I caught two of the perps of the break in 76, in a nearby City. They were prosecuted for higher crimes there. never will recover my firearms. We had a safer community before the bridge but safe now because everyone knows everyone including most if not all the LEOs.
I take security very seriously after all that and some other things. Insurance won't replace some things. Traditionally, in the country people had dogs. If you have responsibly trained dogs and someone to take care of them when gone and not where children, or others will wander through I think they are a good bet. Nobody gets chewed when any of us are around. And kids might get licked to death. But Dakota recognizes a gun, of any kind and sticks in a strangers hand. He doesn't especially like it when we have a firearm in hand. All in all we are pretty secure here but you cannot stop a determined thief except with another determined man with a weapon.
Not too concerned while we are here. Our family dog, though very friendly will take a burglar down, if they were to get in the house.
Security lights and cameras coming soon. Last owner took them with him as well as monitors integrated into tv distribution system throughout the house. Game cameras are a good idea depsite my idea of stopping them first. We have a neighbor that lives a bit further away that checks on the place when we are gone. The Post Lady checks on the hosue also. Our Officers and County cruse by many times a day.
If there is any criminal activity within this part of the county or sometimes the whole county, nobody strange gos unnoticed. If we are to be gone for a lengthy time, which seems unlikely, now, I'll pay someone to house sit. Since 1975 we had a break in and several attempts while we were there. We had one home invasion in 1976 or 77 that left us and our little Daughter so trumatized we repressed it. Wife sometimes will say she remember something but the subject is left alone. Someone shot our dog and someone tore ther Phone box, up and tore out all but one circuit in 05 maybe. It was about 13 ft up on the back of the house. Several times during the period we heard things and I checked and sometimes too deep in sleep. Dog has been shot with a shotgun and stabbed with something like twin ice picks. I caught two of the perps of the break in 76, in a nearby City. They were prosecuted for higher crimes there. never will recover my firearms. We had a safer community before the bridge but safe now because everyone knows everyone including most if not all the LEOs.
I take security very seriously after all that and some other things. Insurance won't replace some things. Traditionally, in the country people had dogs. If you have responsibly trained dogs and someone to take care of them when gone and not where children, or others will wander through I think they are a good bet. Nobody gets chewed when any of us are around. And kids might get licked to death. But Dakota recognizes a gun, of any kind and sticks in a strangers hand. He doesn't especially like it when we have a firearm in hand. All in all we are pretty secure here but you cannot stop a determined thief except with another determined man with a weapon.
