Does your house have a burglar alarm?

[Zedtom]

I have one, but it doesn't make me feel more secure when I'm not at home.

Why? I just found out that any person that wants to break-in, merely has to cut the phone lines. No connection=no alarm signal.

I was made a aware of this after reading of a warehouse break-in that involved the theft of 11,000 cell phones. The thieves cut the phone lines, and then took their time loading up the phones with a forklift. The authorities did catch up with them in Florida, but they still accomplished the burglary without getting caught in the act.

 

[Zim Hosein]

I've got a gun, does that count? 😀

 

[imported_Mike]

I dont, but i dont think all alarms run off the telephone line

 

[ServerMechanic]

Yep....I have one.

I like it 🙂

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
I've got a gun, does that count? 😀

Long as you know how to handle it. 🙂

- M4H

 

[Zedtom]

I think there are radio signal type systems that use cell phone technology, but I don't know much about them.

As far a guns go, they're a great thing when you're home- but what if you are gone?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Zedtom
I think there are radio signal type systems that use cell phone technology, but I don't know much about them.

As far a guns go, they're a great thing when you're home- but what if you are gone?

75lb border collie mix with a bad attitude towards strangers.

😀

- M4H

 

[Derango]

Originally posted by: Zedtom
I think there are radio signal type systems that use cell phone technology, but I don't know much about them.

As far a guns go, they're a great thing when you're home- but what if you are gone?

The theif gets a free gun too 🙂

 

[Hoober]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Zedtom
I think there are radio signal type systems that use cell phone technology, but I don't know much about them.

As far a guns go, they're a great thing when you're home- but what if you are gone?

75lb border collie mix with a bad attitude towards strangers.

😀

- M4H

HAH! That dog's tiny. Now a 100lb yellow lab. That's a dog.

 

[FoBoT]

no
what would be the point?
i have nothing worth stealing/i live in a low crime area

 

[BHeemsoth]

the alarms that we have at work are on a land line telephone, with a cellular phone backup.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Hoober

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Zedtom
I think there are radio signal type systems that use cell phone technology, but I don't know much about them.

As far a guns go, they're a great thing when you're home- but what if you are gone?

75lb border collie mix with a bad attitude towards strangers.

😀

- M4H

HAH! That dog's tiny. Now a 100lb yellow lab. That's a dog.

If anything, he's a little on the pudgy side. A 100lb lab should be on a diet, stat. Can you feel his/her ribs with a gentle push? If not, that dog's overweight.

- M4H

 

[HappyPuppy]

I have two housedogs who hate everybody except the family. They aren't big enough to do much damage, but they make a helluva racket.

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Most home security systems are made to deter casual theft like neighborhood hoodlums looking to score some small items to pawn. Most won't pose a serious challenge for thieves with tools.

That being said, just because the call doesn't get out to the monitoring center doesn't mean that local alarms won't still go off when the door/window gets jimmied/forced/broken. Not that this helps much if you don't have any neighbors within earshot.

 

[Zedtom]

Okay, all of you with dogs. What do you do when you're on vacation? Do you let the dog just run the house when you're gone?

 

[chin311]

we got one, never use it tho, more of like a chime to tell you when someone opened a door or window...

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: Zedtom
I have one, but it doesn't make me feel more secure when I'm not at home.

Why? I just found out that any person that wants to break-in, merely has to cut the phone lines. No connection=no alarm signal.

I was made a aware of this after reading of a warehouse break-in that involved the theft of 11,000 cell phones. The thieves cut the phone lines, and then took their time loading up the phones with a forklift. The authorities did catch up with them in Florida, but they still accomplished the burglary without getting caught in the act.

No and I don't lock the doors either. What a waste of time. You know it's easier to kick in a door than fiddle with a lock?

Guess I'm too trusting but I only had one theft incident, once in college after hunting I was late to class so took my truck to school and both shotguns were stolen out of it. They broke the window and I had an alarm.

I should say I live behiond a 8ft block wall so it's not like anyone can get in and if they do no one will see or hear them so I' m basically screwed anyway. I have two dogs roaming the yard though.

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: Zedtom
Okay, all of you with dogs. What do you do when you're on vacation? Do you let the dog just run the house when you're gone?

They have an automatic feeder and automatic water machine. Sold at petsmart and will last about 2 weeks. Mainly they just do what dogs are best at, sleeping.

 

[Spac3d]

Originally posted by: Hoober

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Zedtom
I think there are radio signal type systems that use cell phone technology, but I don't know much about them.

As far a guns go, they're a great thing when you're home- but what if you are gone?

75lb border collie mix with a bad attitude towards strangers.

😀

- M4H

HAH! That dog's tiny. Now a 100lb yellow lab. That's a dog.

pft. My dog is 120lb German Sheppard. Ever wanted to not pass out candy on Halloween? Just let my dog sit near the front door. We haven't had visitors for years, she scares em away.

My friends parents dog is HUGE. It is over 200lbs... it bends down to drink water from a sink. I swear that thing is a horse.

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
You know it's easier to kick in a door than fiddle with a lock?

Not a solid-core door with a mortised deadbolt if the strike plate is secured with 3" screws. But yeah, most homes don't have that sort of hardware.

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: FeathersMcGraw

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
You know it's easier to kick in a door than fiddle with a lock?

Not a solid-core door with a mortised deadbolt if the strike plate is secured with 3" screws. But yeah, most homes don't have that sort of hardware.

Or just break the window😛

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: Carbonyl

Originally posted by: FeathersMcGraw

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
You know it's easier to kick in a door than fiddle with a lock?

Not a solid-core door with a mortised deadbolt if the strike plate is secured with 3" screws. But yeah, most homes don't have that sort of hardware.

Or just break the window😛

Every time I've had something stolen from my car (three times), that's what the thieves have done. It's simply an extremely fast and effective method of gaining entry.

I live on the third floor of a secured apartment building. Someone would need to climb a tree and swing from a rope to break in through my window. If they follow someone in through the front door, they would make a nice racket kicking down my door. Everyone else on my floor would hear it and almost all of them know me, so for my home, a burglar alarm is probably an unnecessary precaution. I'm insured anyway.

 

[Kemosabe1447]

No my house doesn't have one, but I have a dog to tell me someone is breaking in and a gun to shoot whoever breaks in.