Worried about "break ins"

irishtom29 wrote:

IHnutz wrote:
Ask any LEO, the best deterrent to local crime is a nosy neighbor (or 2).

I only law enforcement officers I know are a dog catcher and a building code inspector, neither knows much about burglars.

The deer and squirrels don't care. The Turkeys might take umberage, on my behalf, if I feed them little more cracked corn.

This is what I have :P

IHnutz wrote:
Ask any LEO, the best deterrent to local crime is a nosy neighbor (or 2).

I only law enforcement officers I know are a dog catcher and a building code inspector, neither knows much about burglars.

The damage from a bear will be worse than from a burglar:).

I'm thinking of getting pet bear or watch bear.

If it is going to happen it will. Mine was broken into sometime in the last 3 weeks. Came in thru a window on the side. Opened all cabinet doors, drawers etc. The only they took was a few pieces of snicker candy and a pair of socks. Did a little damage to the window.

CavemanCharlie wrote:

captnjack wrote:

CavemanCharlie wrote:

westend wrote:
The tape is only going to alert the curious.

Lock your really valuable stuff in a safe. Insure the contents of your house. Have good locks on doors and windows. Have someone collect newspapers and mail (don't build up a pile outdoors). Hire someone to cut the lawn and pick up unusual garbage/sticks/etc. Relax on your trips.

As the guy from WI states, living in the country is getting away from crime. I live in exurbia and don't lock my windows or doors. I have thousands of $$$ of tools and machines that could be taken. My neighbor watches out for me and I for him. I'm insured and don't lose any sleep. I have guns, knives, and handcuffs. I'll probably never need them.

I don't have guns, knives, and handcuffs but, the rest of this I agree with,,, mostly.

I guess I don't have anything valuable enough to lock in a safe. And, I also don't have good locks on my doors because any door can easily be kicked open. They would do more damage to the house breaking in then what they would get with the stuff they took.

I don't leave cash setting around. All they are going to get is the TV. It was about 500 bucks. Nothing else is worth taking. lol

A properly installed quality door is absolutely not "easily kicked open".

Golly, they just put new doors on this house. They are pre-hung doors and the frame is just pressed wood. The frame is held to the structure of the house by a few screws. All the doors I have seen are like this and they would be easy to kick in. I suppose if you spent more money you could get a more secure door but, most people don't. At least not around here. Then again, we don't have a lot of crime.

If all the doors you've seen are like that then you just haven't seen many doors. When the criminals realize how cheap all the doors are around there crime will probably go up!

DryCreek wrote:
I don't know about you, but having a couple of these spread around the front and back porch areas may deter some of the uninvited guests:



Not cheap, but looks like a lot of fun!


Link to buy

That looks real enough the thieves just might call the cops on you!!

Better idea may be to park old Harley bike by the door and hang a sign saying Hells Angeles club house...

captnjack wrote:

CavemanCharlie wrote:

westend wrote:
The tape is only going to alert the curious.

Lock your really valuable stuff in a safe. Insure the contents of your house. Have good locks on doors and windows. Have someone collect newspapers and mail (don't build up a pile outdoors). Hire someone to cut the lawn and pick up unusual garbage/sticks/etc. Relax on your trips.

As the guy from WI states, living in the country is getting away from crime. I live in exurbia and don't lock my windows or doors. I have thousands of $$$ of tools and machines that could be taken. My neighbor watches out for me and I for him. I'm insured and don't lose any sleep. I have guns, knives, and handcuffs. I'll probably never need them.

I don't have guns, knives, and handcuffs but, the rest of this I agree with,,, mostly.

I guess I don't have anything valuable enough to lock in a safe. And, I also don't have good locks on my doors because any door can easily be kicked open. They would do more damage to the house breaking in then what they would get with the stuff they took.

I don't leave cash setting around. All they are going to get is the TV. It was about 500 bucks. Nothing else is worth taking. lol

A properly installed quality door is absolutely not "easily kicked open".

Golly, they just put new doors on this house. They are pre-hung doors and the frame is just pressed wood. The frame is held to the structure of the house by a few screws. All the doors I have seen are like this and they would be easy to kick in. I suppose if you spent more money you could get a more secure door but, most people don't. At least not around here. Then again, we don't have a lot of crime.

Our security does 2 things. When we are home and sleeping it gives me 5 seconds to react, and if we're gone I know to call somebody to go patch whatever they came in thru.
Crooks go straight to the master bedroom, other hiding places are better.