Bedroom fortification - Page 2

markj · March 11, 2011, 03:37 PM

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I clear my house everytime I walk in,

Even if it is as when you left? Maybe an alarm?

Vt.birdhunter · March 11, 2011, 03:54 PM

+1 for a battery backed alarm
+10 for a good dog

If you cant swing either, check this out at Home Depot for $40:

http://www.homedepot.com/buy/doors-w...arm-94725.html

Battery powered motion detector

4runnerman · March 11, 2011, 04:00 PM

Gun by the bed and a 117 lb Ugly dog next to that.

Can't fortifie the bedroom as i have 2 children in different rooms i need to think about too.

Stevie-Ray · March 11, 2011, 06:48 PM

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... a house clear every time you come home seems a little excessive.

To you maybe. But I've spent the last 55 years near Detroit.

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Even if it is as when you left? Maybe an alarm?

Only if it is as when I left. As I said, if it's obvious that someone has at least been in there, the police will clear it for me. No alarm yet, but there will be when we live there if not before. As I said in another thread, I'm shopping for a monitoring system now.

I'm sure the people that were killed in the case from the following quote thought there was nothing wrong, i.e. everything appeared normal. Otherwise, why the hell would they be going to bed so nonchalantly. And no, I knew nothing about the case before I read it here, but I feel better about clearing my house all the time since I've read it.

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I saw an actual case on Hard Evidence where this couple arrived home at 2:00 AM and were going to bed when someone evidently stepped out of a closet that he or she had been hiding in and shot each 5 times, then left.

liberty -r- death · March 12, 2011, 11:11 PM

I'm a full time fire fighter. There is not a door that we can't pop in some way. I get paid good money to break into homes and get people out.

Dogs do slow us down from time to time though.

Lock's are for honest people. They only really keep the would be criminal at bay.

Alarms with a monitoring contract are best for security. Plus they also monitor the place for fire. (I like that) Big dogs are a great for scaring burglars, even a nice dog will put the fear of God in a stranger. Plus you get good company out of it.

March 11, 2011, 04:00 PM	#28
4runnerman Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,577	Gun by the bed and a 117 lb Ugly dog next to that. Can't fortifie the bedroom as i have 2 children in different rooms i need to think about too. __________________ NRA Certified RSO NwCP- Performance Isn't Optional

March 11, 2011, 03:54 PM	#27
Vt.birdhunter Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2009 Posts: 637	+1 for a battery backed alarm +10 for a good dog If you cant swing either, check this out at Home Depot for $40: http://www.homedepot.com/buy/doors-w...arm-94725.html Battery powered motion detector

March 12, 2011, 11:11 PM	#30
liberty -r- death Member Join Date: December 10, 2009 Posts: 36	I'm a full time fire fighter. There is not a door that we can't pop in some way. I get paid good money to break into homes and get people out. Dogs do slow us down from time to time though. Lock's are for honest people. They only really keep the would be criminal at bay. Alarms with a monitoring contract are best for security. Plus they also monitor the place for fire. (I like that) Big dogs are a great for scaring burglars, even a nice dog will put the fear of God in a stranger. Plus you get good company out of it.