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#247903 - 07/03/12 12:31 PM Re: A journey towards better home security [Re: Phaedrus]
nursemike Offline
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Loc: wellington, fl
Originally Posted By: Phaedrus
I don't really have a schedule compatible with owning a dog- the poor pooch would get pretty neurotic waiting for me to come home! Otherwise I'd love to have a Yorkie & a Westie.


Consider a robodog
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#247904 - 07/03/12 12:43 PM Re: A journey towards better home security [Re: Phaedrus]
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Nice! I'll get a pair of Robo-Westies once I win the Powerball! grin

They don't look as cuddly as the real thing, though...
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#247922 - 07/03/12 07:08 PM Re: A journey towards better home security [Re: Phaedrus]
nursemike Offline
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Loc: wellington, fl
I would go with the robo golden retriever: those westies are pretty feisty, and you might wind up with a frankenterrier.
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#247992 - 07/05/12 12:39 AM Re: A journey towards better home security [Re: Phaedrus]
spuds Offline
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Registered: 06/24/12
Posts: 822
Loc: SoCal Mtns
Dogs can keep you from freezing to death too.

The loud,battery powered alarm,great thinking,I LIKE it!

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#248622 - 07/17/12 01:33 AM Re: A journey towards better home security [Re: Phaedrus]
MartinFocazio Offline

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Registered: 01/21/03
Posts: 2203
Loc: Bucks County PA
If someone wants to target you, specifically, they will. The "random" home invasion is nearly mythical in its rarity. Home invasions happen, I'm not denying it. But there's 300 million people in the USA and that means a 1 in a million event will happen almost every day to someone. But look at the stories behind the majority of home invasions: Drug money, drug money and drug money, buyers robbing their dealers etc...

Anyway..

I learned so many ways to "gain entry" to locked homes of all kinds when I was a firefighter - a halligan tool and 10 seconds is about all you need to quickly defeat the vast majority of doors & windows if you don't care about making a mess.

The thing my home needs the most protection from is when I'm NOT home...opportunistic theft is a problem sometimes...

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#248634 - 07/17/12 05:02 AM Re: A journey towards better home security [Re: Phaedrus]
Phaedrus Offline
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This is just anecdotal evidence, but I've also heard of firefighters have extreme difficulty defeating barred windows, etc. in attempting to perform rescues. Speaking as the son of a contractor I know there's a wide range of construction techniques. Some doors can be pulled out of the frame quite easily while others are very robust.
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#248637 - 07/17/12 09:40 AM Re: A journey towards better home security [Re: Phaedrus]
MDinana Offline
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Registered: 03/08/07
Posts: 2208
Loc: Beer&Cheese country
Originally Posted By: Phaedrus
This is just anecdotal evidence, but I've also heard of firefighters have extreme difficulty defeating barred windows, etc. in attempting to perform rescues. Speaking as the son of a contractor I know there's a wide range of construction techniques. Some doors can be pulled out of the frame quite easily while others are very robust.


And when all else fails, go through the drywall. Kind of like that scene in "Swat" where the pull the entire wall out with a tow truck.

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#248639 - 07/17/12 11:41 AM Re: A journey towards better home security [Re: Phaedrus]
Phaedrus Offline
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Hehehe...not all homes rely on drywall... grin
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#248648 - 07/17/12 01:37 PM Re: A journey towards better home security [Re: Phaedrus]
Mark_F Offline
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Registered: 06/24/09
Posts: 714
Loc: Kentucky
Originally Posted By: Phaedrus
This is just anecdotal evidence, but I've also heard of firefighters have extreme difficulty defeating barred windows, etc. in attempting to perform rescues. Speaking as the son of a contractor I know there's a wide range of construction techniques. Some doors can be pulled out of the frame quite easily while others are very robust.


Isn't another problem with barred windows is it makes it harder for the people in the home to escape from a fire? Or do barred windows generally come with some type of emergency release for just such an occasion?
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#248682 - 07/17/12 08:21 PM Re: A journey towards better home security [Re: Phaedrus]
jzmtl Offline
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Registered: 03/18/10
Posts: 530
Loc: Montreal Canada
My parents' house has bars on basement windows and they can be opened from inside with a key.

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