Friday, August 21, 2009

Cheap Home Security

1. Go to a thrift store and buy a large pair of used men's boots and a couple huge dog dishes.

2. Place them on your porch, along with an American Rifleman magazine.

3. Leave a note on your door: "Duke - went shooting. Back soon. Better wait outside, dogs tore up mailman yesterday."

5 comments:

Tim Smith said...

A fantastic plan. Mine for vehicle security: windows down, at least 50 empty bullet casings on the dashboard (with a few more on the seat, preferably large caliber) and 5 (not 6, not 4) empty 16 oz. cans of cheap beer crushed and laying on the front seats. Optional: a note saying "shooting, be right back".

Anonymous said...

I do similar things. I still have the old, chewed up, dog dish from my deceased dog on the porch along with his leash. I also found some security markers (ADT, Brinks, ect..) on the side of the road. Most likely it was kids screwing around. I decided to put one outside in the front and backyard by the main entry points. I don't have a security system, but I doubt many would test that. Another trick is to leave lights and a radio on. I use the energy saver bulbs and a small radio to conserve power.

Anonymous said...

Cont...

I have found shoe prints in the snow leading up to windows/doors after I was away for a few days. It seems like my little (and cheap) tricks were enough to deter the would be thief.

Another thing I do is leave a bunch of pillows on the couch and rig them to look like someone sleeping with a blanket over them.

TheWind said...

For a vehicle, my buddy used to leave a u joint and other parts in the open...who would steal a broken down old vehicle.
Can't beat a big dog for home security, in our old townhouse, we had a long haired GSD. the ones around us were robbed, we weren't...

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