think you are safe?? please read

13 Things a
Burglar Won't Tell You.


1. Of
course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets,
painting your shutters, or delivering your new
refrigerator.

2. Hey, thanks for letting me
use the bathroom when I was working in your yard lasts week. While I was in
there, I unlatched the back window to make my return a little
easier.


3. Love
those flowers. That tells me you have taste … and taste means there are nice
things inside. Those yard toys your kids leave out always make me wonder what
type of gaming system they have.



4. Yes,
I really do look for newspapers piled up on the driveway. And I might leave a
pizza flyer in your front door to see how long it takes you to remove
it.



5. If
it snows while you're out of town, get a neighbor to create car and foot
tracks into the house. Virgin drifts in the driveway is a dead
giveaway.



6.
If decorative glass is part of your front entrance, don't let your alarm
company installs the control pad where I can see if itâ€s set. That makes it
too easy.

7. A good security
company alarms the window over the sink. And the windows on the second floor,
which often access the master bedroom—and your jewelry. Itâ€s not a bad
idea to put motion detectors up there too.



8. Itâ€s
raining, you're fumbling with your umbrella, and you forget to lock your
door—understandable. But under stand this: I don't take a day off because of
bad weather.



9. I
always knock first. If you answer, I'll ask for directions somewhere or offer
to clean your gutters. (Don't take me up on it.)



10. Do
you really think I won't look in your sock drawer?
I
always check dresser drawers, the bedside table, and the medicine
cabinet.



11. Here's
a helpful hint: I almost never go into kids' room.




12. You're
right: I w on't have enough time to break into that safe where you keep your
valuables. But if it's not bolted down, I'll take it with
me.



13. A loud TV or radio can be a better deterrent than the best alarm system. If you're reluctant to leave your TV on
while you're out of town, you can buy a $35 device that works on a timer and
simulates the flickering glow of a real television. (Find it at faketv.com.)




8 More
things.......



1. Sometimes, I carry a clipboard. Sometimes, I dress like a
lawn guy and carry a rake. I do my best to never, ever look like a
crook.

2. The two things I hate most: loud dogs and=2 0nosy
neighbors.

3. I'll
break a window to get in, even if it makes a little noise. If your neighbor
hears one loud sound, he'll stop what heâ€s doing and wait to hear it again.
If he doesn't hear it again, he'll just go back to what he was doing. Itâ€s
human nature.

4.
I'm not complaining, but why would you pay all that money for a fancy alarm
system and leave your house without setting it?

5. I love looking in
your windows. I'm looking for signs that you're home, and for flat screen TVs or gaming systems I'd like. I'll drive
or walk through your neighborhood at night, before you close the blinds, just
to pick my targets.

6. Avoid announcing your
vacation on your Face book page. Itâ€s easier
than
you
think to look up your address.

7.
To you, leaving that window open just a crack during the day is a way to let
in a little fresh air. To me, itâ€s an invitation.

8. If you don't
answer when I knock, I try the door. Occasionally, I20hit the jackpot and walk
right in.

Sources: Convicted burglars in North Carolina, Oregon, California, and Kentucky;
security consultant Chris Covey, who runs crimedoctor.com; and Richard T. Wright, a criminology
professor at the University of Missouri–St.
Louis, who interviewed 105 burglars for his book Burglars on the
Job.

flameworker wrote:Also.....this is one thing I do.....get a mentally insaine OCD dog to guard your home. She only like mama and papa my lil rescue..

flameworker wrote:Also.....this is one thing I do.....get a mentally insaine OCD dog to guard your home. She only like mama and papa my lil rescue..

jersma wrote:

flameworker wrote:Also.....this is one thing I do.....get a mentally insaine OCD dog to guard your home. She only like mama and papa my lil rescue..

yep, my little sweetie (all 45 lbs and wearing a german shepard suit) has a bark and growl that make people back up off the walkway from my house- even when the door is closed. I love it! During the summer i keep the door open but have a security screen door, and she smells people coming near the house and starts the barking. If you still keep coming up the walkway she pounces on the screen door and that usually stops 99% of the people who do not need to be here.

Kathleen wrote:I hear ya.....My dog, Jack (black lab mix) would jump at the window, bark insanely and bang on the window when someone came on the deck. The UPS man would say.."Kathy, I swear that dog is going to go right through the window". Well now the dog is deaf so no more banging...
I find that sometimes a dog will be a good deterrent for unwelcome people.

flameworker wrote:Ummm... I was just joking smile, sorry didn't mean to take it so serious...