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Home Security
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Basic and simple steps can be taken to increase your home security. It may seem
simple but just being conscientious can greatly improve your homes security.
Some of the things you should watch out for. When buying any appliance such as a
computer or TV do you just throw the box outside? Hmmm I can drive by and see a
Plasma screen TV box in your garbage and know you have a new TV. Same thing goes
for a computer, stereo, video game and any other item that is easily portable
and may be expensive. If Skippy the average thief sees you have just gotten new
stuff why would Skippy go next door to steal? That is the final objective here
make the criminals move on to the next house and then the next house and so on.
Pretty soon Skippy is out of the neighborhood and then out of your town and then
out of your state.
Another simple Home security measure is mowing
the lawn. Again Skippy comes by and sees that the grass is not cut and the
newspapers are still on the porch. Skippy sees an opportunity. Nobody's home or
nobody cares. This is especially important when selling your house or going on
vacation. Pay someone to collect your mail and mow your lawn make your house
secure by making it looked lived in. People being home means Skippy will move on
to easier pickings. Thieves are generally lazy they try to make the easy money
in the easy way. Don't give Skippy a break.
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5 Easy
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1. Lock your doors
I know I lived where we could leave our doors unlocked too. Our neighbors were
welcomed to walk in and the mail man used to leave the mail on the kitchen table
and help himself to coffee. Today its a little different. Take the time to lock
your doors. So in the future your kids wont have to.
2. Lock the windows
Ground level windows and sliding doors are easy to open from the outside. A
slightly more motivated thief will check.
3. Leave the lights on.
When you go out leave a light on in any room in the house it does not
matter. Let the thief hesitate about breaking in. They will move on.
4. Don't leave notes on the door.
"Hi delivery company I wont be home all day just leave my packages on the
back porch." It just makes me think that Skippy might check on the back porch
for a package.
5. Report strange things to the police.
If you see a strange car driving through the neighborhood several times a
day. Report it! If someone is sitting in their car parked on your street for a
long time. Report it! A moving van at your neighbors house with no for sale
sign. Report it!!
Safe is better than Sorry every time. Home security is important to
everyone.
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Common Sense Security
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Simple and effective security is mostly common sense. You would not
leave your house with the keys in the door would you? Then why would you leave
your keys in your car? With the engine running and you are inside. I know its
cold but get an extra key for the door or get a remote starter. Don't make it
easy for your car to be taken. Keep your wallet in your pocket and some money in
your other pocket. When going to fairs and carnivals don't take your
wallet out at every stop. Way to easy for Skippy to see what you have and wait
for you in a dark alley. Same goes for purses keep some money out so you
don't have to open your purse and get out your wallet.
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Car Security
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Lock your doors sounds like a broken record doesn't it? The best defense is a
good offense. If Skippy sees your CDs and just has to open the door and reach in
don't you think he will? I called the pawn shop just now and asked how much I
could get for my old CDS. He said good ones about 5 dollars bad ones about two
dollars. So you have 20 CDS in your car Skippy just made 80.00 dollars for 30
seconds work. I think I need to change occupations. Please for the sake of
whatever you hold dear. Stop leaving your car running and unlocked at the
convenience store the post office and in front of friends houses. Three times a
week I see this. Skippy may only want to take a joyride to the mall to steal CDs
but why let that happen in your car?
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