If you’re going that route, might want to stick to a series of tactical frozen chicken wings before you lay down the heavy fire with the Cornish hen and turkey
Further confirmation that I would die on Day 1 of military service.......home security/squatting in the closet edition
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If you’re going that route, might want to stick to a series of tactical frozen chicken wings before you lay down the heavy fire with the Cornish hen and turkey
100% will. I'm still pretty twitchy about it. I talked to all the close by neighbors and let them know what's up. Good to have everyone on the lookout.
If you have someone enters your house, unload the clip in them no matter what type weapon you have.
Is that the knucklehead that shot his woman through a closed door or something?You don't remember this guy?
99% of the time the perps have already killed you before the 911 dispatched officers arrive at your location
Motion detector lights at all 4 corners of the home.
Get a gun, practice using it, keep it secured.
Woke up one morning to the sound of a drawer opening. Look up and there’s a guy standing there. Turns out it’s the neighbor from across the hall. Claimed he was drunk and had just got home (at 8 am) and was locked out of his apartment. Thought I was at work and my door was ajar, so he was going to crash at my place.
Told him his story didn’t add up and that I have a firearm within arms reach and that he was lucky to be able to walk out of my apartment alive. I’m sure he thought I was at work (I took a random day off to play golf after attending a concert the night before) and picked my lock to come in and steal any valuables he could find.
Glad I didn’t shoot him, but the situation made me realize how difficult it would have been to retrieve my Beretta A400 from under the bed had I needed it. Went and picked up a pistol a few days later.
Motion sensor outdoor lights.
You can also get wifi light switches and turn outdoor lights on from your phone or on a schedule.
Would think we have keys to our house somewhere. Not sure when it was last locked. We would likely need to make a trip to the hardware store if we really wanted to lock it.
Interesting point you bring up here. She was talking like I was ordering a pizza, ok, stay on the line, what's the address, the garage code? How many do you see? I'm like how the fook should I know, that's why I called you!
Have both lethal and non lethal pistols in the crib with vicious sounding German Shepard. Ones worst nightmare, glad you are ok and stay safe. Take care of your blood Ese.
All house doors are locked at all times, even when screen door is open when nice out. One never knows, have Ring cameras and lights, scary to see perps aren’t afraid when flood lights go on at night.
I’m kinda relieved that there are still places in America where people feel safe at this level, but sad to say those days are over for the majority of us.
Calm. I did take the advice of @goldmom and make sure all windows/doors were locked, shades were pulled, outside lights were on. Seemed like everyone in the neighborhood had every outside light on. With that and Christmas lights, it was like daytime!
Our neighborhood is pretty quiet. Any time a police presence like that shows up, people are asking questions. There is also a neighborhood group on FB that wifey (no pics) helps moderate so she put something there too. We had an issue a couple years ago with people doing smash and grabs on cars in driveways. I had to chuckle about that one a little bit because people were losing their minds, despite their own stupidity.
Oh, and one other thing on the outside lights. There were a few houses that didn't have them on and didn't have Christmas lights. Between that and the thick canopy of trees, it is fooking DARK around those houses. Could easily be us.
So my son and his family flew out for Minnesota and left the Christmas tree at the curb and 50+ inflatables plus 1,000 lights unplugged in the front yard, Ya think they should have just left a large sign in the driveway that says we’re out of town please rob us? I told them either take down the 5+ Minions, three dinosaurs, a life size Clark Griswold, and assorted creatures from Frozen and leave the tree unplugged but in place inside til they get back but did they listen…?
They said oh the neighbors are keeping an eye out for us…riighht. 🙄
I am SO going to be that Mom who says I told you so if they’re burglarized.
They said oh the neighbors are keeping an eye out for us…riighht. 🙄
I am SO going to be that Mom who says I told you so if they’re burglarized.
Get a couple "Beware of Dog" signs and put them around your house where visible, even if you don't own a dog.
That's what I do. As soon as the perps see the signs, they will probably move on to an easier victim.
That's what I do. As soon as the perps see the signs, they will probably move on to an easier victim.
When I lived in downtown KC back around 2010, one of my buddies needed to crash late so he stayed with me. The next morning, he runs to grab a coffee and comes back up all pissy. Asked him what was up and he said "my fooking car got broken into in the parking lot". I asked him what they got and he says.....I had a back seat full of Christmas presents, my Ipod, my sunglasses and my guitar. I thought he was a tad more seasoned than that being a musician that played a lot of local gigs.
Freaky shit.
The quickest, easiest, thing you could do that would make an actual difference would be a dog. Bad guys want little resistance, if you have a dog and your neighbor does not.... you now have a barrier.
Outdoor lights would be a good idea.
We run a ring system, I don't love it, I want a better camera for the front of my house/drive.
I reviewed a bedside safe here awhile ago. Huge fan. I go CZP10, with a shotgun in the closet and 2 ARs around the house to work towards. That's my system, have a system, mainly so you know where your family is.
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Steal an ADT sign. Anything is better than nothing.
The quickest, easiest, thing you could do that would make an actual difference would be a dog. Bad guys want little resistance, if you have a dog and your neighbor does not.... you now have a barrier.
Outdoor lights would be a good idea.
We run a ring system, I don't love it, I want a better camera for the front of my house/drive.
I reviewed a bedside safe here awhile ago. Huge fan. I go CZP10, with a shotgun in the closet and 2 ARs around the house to work towards. That's my system, have a system, mainly so you know where your family is.
Intial review Vaultek VS20i
Bought a new nightstand safe. The major focus for me was: Biometric entry. Manual entry Backup. Cool thing it has that I'm wondering how much it will be used: An app to tell you if it has been opened/disturbed. I did also purchase the additional battery. It's plugged in, with a battery...
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Steal an ADT sign. Anything is better than nothing.
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Much appreciated, brother. I was hoping you would chime in on this!Freaky shit.
The quickest, easiest, thing you could do that would make an actual difference would be a dog. Bad guys want little resistance, if you have a dog and your neighbor does not.... you now have a barrier.
Outdoor lights would be a good idea.
We run a ring system, I don't love it, I want a better camera for the front of my house/drive.
I reviewed a bedside safe here awhile ago. Huge fan. I go CZP10, with a shotgun in the closet and 2 ARs around the house to work towards. That's my system, have a system, mainly so you know where your family is.
Intial review Vaultek VS20i
Bought a new nightstand safe. The major focus for me was: Biometric entry. Manual entry Backup. Cool thing it has that I'm wondering how much it will be used: An app to tell you if it has been opened/disturbed. I did also purchase the additional battery. It's plugged in, with a battery...
Steal and ADT sign. Anything is better than nothing.
The good thing about the other night was that it was just me so I could hunker down pretty quickly. Even if wifey and the two kids were there, I could have had both in the closet within 20 seconds. Of course, that is now knowing there were no perps inside the house. That particular closet is a mountain of hanging clothes and extra blankets, etc. This was probably the first time ever that I said "oh fook, I don't have a gun".
The bed in our room is a California King and has large drawers under. I think I could fit some type of lockbox with a handgun in there pretty easilly.
Freaky Deal, may you never have to worry about it again.
Hope you were able to salvage a Christmas.
Oh yeah, I got out of the hospital after a 3-day stint by about 3:00 on Christmas Eve. Wifey and the kids went to the lake on Christmas Day since I had to work. They'll get back tomorrow or Sunday. Unfortunately, she has the flu again so not quite sure how that's going to work. I don't mind the quiet time alone and being able to get a few things done that I need.
Post the ring pic of the burglars please. I'd love to see what they looked like.
Glad you are alright.
Maybe organize a neighborhood watch?
Not paranoid but lately have noticed the delivery of packages being outsourced to civilian folks driving their own vehicles, maybe they were the tipoff?
I was within about ten feet of perp #1 separated by a pane of glass. He looked to be every bit of my height (about 6'1") and dressed for the occasion. I only saw the head of the other guy, but based on head/window height, maybe a tad shorter.
And you brought a friend with you? Don’t worry, @jasonrann, they were just there to do their makeup, talk about cute boys, and pee sitting down. 😉
That's why I sent them to the stoner neighbors on the opposite side!
Edit - their names are Steve and Ann. They go by Stan. I don't give a shite, they're awesome people.
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That’s about the scariest thought imaginable. Glad the family was gone and you’re safe.
I’m not a yuge gun person but this is about the only reason where I feel having a weapon in the house is verified. However, I think in order:
1) dog
2) some type of short barrel shotgun
3) handgun
I’m not a yuge gun person but this is about the only reason where I feel having a weapon in the house is verified. However, I think in order:
1) dog
2) some type of short barrel shotgun
3) handgun
I have no idea who the other dude was. I assume he was there to rob the house.
As for me, the only time I pee sitting down is when I was already sitting to fap anyway. And that’s, at most, one-fourth of the time. Maybe one-third.
Actually it could be 50%. I’ve never really done the math.
You missed the throwing knives. In the event of multiple people to get, you can get at least 1 of them in silence
Was going to say this; but get some motion lights. They are fairly easy to install and some of them are bright as hell. Not sure how busy the OPs neighborhood is; but if those go off, i have to assume most perps will move along.
Shit like OP is very, very rare. Given his other posts about being gone a lot, it seems like his place was cased and they didn’t expect him home.
I live in an urban neighborhood in a major city. Ton of foot traffic and random people nearby. Our back door didn’t lock for like 2 years before I replaced it. Often leave front door unlocked when we leave for a few hours, forget to lock it at night. No guns inside, no cameras, 2 elementary school kids. We’ve never felt unsafe. Doesnt hurt that where I live, everyone is assumed to be heavily armed and castle doctrine will be wholly accepted in any scenario.
