SouthamFL2 wrote:

6 X D-Cell Maglites make wonderful truncheons you know

After all, a torch could legitimately be used to investigate a noise in the house somewhere after dark, couldn't it Officer?

JulesK wrote:

Been told to take the broken glass off my inner perimeter wall as someone could get hurt climbing over it !!!!!

Feking nanny state but same as boxbrownie , keep a normal household item close to use in ** self defence**


Now this " let them take the car" , a friend of a friend did this a good few years back but then he seemed to be getting done over every so often! So did the scum just think he was an easy touch and word gets around or is he just unlucky?

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A lot of climbing roses that you can buy have got some very nasty thorns on them, in fact my ex-police next door neighbour advised me a while back that growing a rose was permissible because it was a plant where as putting up wire/glass etc was not.

He also pointed out that a lot of rose growers had started to breed roses with larger thorns precisely for this reason, the trend before was to try to eliminate the thorns. MY13 HSE Lux Santorini Black Gone
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There is only one thing more insidious than being a victim of crime and that is fear of crime
Security is always a trade off against quality of life - do you want to be a prisoner in your own home or live somewhere that looks and feels like a fortress?
For what they are worth here are some thoughts based on my experiences in a former life - i will focus on you and your property
The trick with security and to stop your self becoming REALLY paranoid about strange happenings is to have concentric rings of security - like ripples in a pond - if one is "triggered" then you should be curious if two then even more so and if all go off then you really have cause for concern.
Do you have a safe and somewhere to keep your keys (Faraday box)?
A dog is always a good deterrent and adds to your security alerts (even a rat on string )
Start by securing your doors and windows with keyed locks - can you see points of access? Can you and your valuables be seen from outside the property?
Are you inadvertently providing the means to climb over fences and up to other levels of your property - where are your sheds, bins and garden structures located - including trellis'?
An alarm is good for peace of mind but is only as good as how and when you use it - have zones you can activate and connect it to some sort of alert service whether that be to you or a security service is a matter of choice (and budget).
CCTV is a good visible deterrent but use it sparingly and subtly - work out the coverage you need and avoid the temptation to try and see everything - again it can be linked to your alarm or to alert you if there is unwanted activity out there.
Use quality equipment and decide do you want evidential quality images or merely those used for recognition?
Gravel paths and/or flowerbeds are useful to alert you to movement
Use well placed thorn bushes and spiky plants
Secure your driveway with gates
Use PIR motion activated security lighting to illuminate access and vulnerable points - a sudden light coming on can be a real deterrent - I have a sneaky strobe light guarding one blind spot on my property - it has the WOW effect when it goes off!
Finally get to know your neighbours and their routines and encourage them to do the same for you.
Hope you enjoy your new car  No Longer the owner of a 2013MY Fuji White GS

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