home security Options

[queen]

someone tried to break in my house last night. well, i don't really know what their intentions were 'cause the whole setup was just weird, but nevertheless, i'm greatly annoyed by it.

we have two huge, heavy 4' bins full of crap that we use to block a window in the basement (from the outside, at the back of the house). those two bins were found set aside, away from the window, a good 5 feet away. and the toolshed was open, 10 feet away. we're assuming some idiot tried to find something in the toolshed to break open the window. i don't know if s/he just gave up or got scared by our neighbor's motion sensor lights.

though nothing happened, it's still f**king scary. especially when we have kids in the house. i wanna catch him/her/them if they ever try again. then i'd have an excuse to stab someone in the eye. f**kers >;[

we have an alarm, but only for our doors/windows. i wanna set up a motion sensor around the perimeter of our lawn. what do you have for your home security?

[queen]

my parents were talking about that, but still thinking it out 'cause, yeah, there are just a lot of things that could go wrong. i'm also personally afraid of having a firearm in the house. on the other hand, i would want to be able to shoot an intruder if it ever comes down to it ;o.

[fameONE]

my parents were talking about that, but still thinking it out 'cause, yeah, there are just a lot of things that could go wrong. i'm also personally afraid of having a firearm in the house. on the other hand, i would want to be able to shoot an intruder if it ever comes down to it ;o.

I've done it, and its a gratifying experience. Your parents need to stop being so diplomatic about the decision and remember that we live in a world full of bastards. If an intruder invades your home, is armed, and means you or your family harm, that intruder needs to be eliminated.