Re: your feedback on DIY security alarm system

["alarman" <alarman2000@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Bob (but not THAT Bob)" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Jim wrote:
>>
>> Bob (but not THAT Bob) wrote:
>> >
>> > My favorite is a simply acquiring a coupla signs with the name of a
>> > security co. that's active in your area (from eBay or locally), along
>> > with good locks and smart security practices.
>>
>> Sure.
>>
>> You must be related to the guy in this area who thought the same thing.
>> And when the 3 guys pushed their way in, with only his wife at home,
>> afterwards wished he'd had something more substantial than a lawn sign
>> and a good lock.  You know how it goes. If you have a lawn sign, you
>> got to have an alarm installed in your house. If you have an alarm you
>> must have something valuable to protect. Therefore,  it's much easier
>> to force a woman, who's all alone, to show them where all the goodies
>> are than it is to break in, setting off the alarm, and having to leave
>> before the police get there.
>>
>> Oh yeah, did I mention one of the side benefits of a lawn sign? If you
>> catch it early enough, you can probably beat out the fire with one of
>> those signs too.
>>
>> You'll never know the trauma of experiencing a break-in or a fire,
>> until it happens to you.
>>
>> But .... I know how it goes. Seein is belevein ...... huh?
>>
>
> I'm talking about a neighborhood (not a 'hood) where everyone else
> actually HAS a security system - the guy with just the sign wins.
>
> I once worked in a store that had a security co. alarm system, and the
> ONLY theft EVER turned out to be the security monkeys " checking the
> alarm".
>
> And I said "smart security practices' too, which includes not letting
> lowlifes who do your gardening, deliveries, roofing see what "goodies"
> you have.
>
> I doubt anyone ever broke into a house with a security sign and unknown
> contents "on spec".

Um, troll alert.
js