Comments on: Affordable Home Security Techniques http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/16/affordable-home-security-techniques/ Money Saving Insights: Coupons, Smart Spending and Promotional Codes Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:38:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Friday Scoop on Credit Karma & Housing Market News | Credit Karma Blog http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/16/affordable-home-security-techniques/#comment-38094 Friday Scoop on Credit Karma & Housing Market News | Credit Karma Blog Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:05:05 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4245#comment-38094 [...] Worried about your safety but can’t afford a state-of-the-art alarm system? Frugal Dad blogs on affordable home security techniques to consider during the holidays (and beyond). [...] [...] Worried about your safety but can’t afford a state-of-the-art alarm system? Frugal Dad blogs on affordable home security techniques to consider during the holidays (and beyond). [...]

]]> By: JSingleton http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/16/affordable-home-security-techniques/#comment-35680 JSingleton Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:58:53 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4245#comment-35680 The previous owner of my house had a dog. I've found the beware of dog signs around the house keep the meter readers thinking twice. I'm sure criminals think twice also. Thanks for your gun suggestion, and so openly too. My guns have stopped two would-be invaders will I was home. One of them was apprehended by the police a few blocks from my home. Sometimes it goes badly for the criminal though. Better them than us. A neighbor killed a man Christmas morning. So if you are going to keep a gun, be prepared mentally to go all the way if needed. The previous owner of my house had a dog. I’ve found the beware of dog signs around the house keep the meter readers thinking twice. I’m sure criminals think twice also.

Thanks for your gun suggestion, and so openly too. My guns have stopped two would-be invaders will I was home. One of them was apprehended by the police a few blocks from my home. Sometimes it goes badly for the criminal though. Better them than us. A neighbor killed a man Christmas morning. So if you are going to keep a gun, be prepared mentally to go all the way if needed.

]]> By: Gwen http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/16/affordable-home-security-techniques/#comment-35670 Gwen Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:58:02 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4245#comment-35670 I agree with the dog. Very good deterrent. There are some great suggestions in the comments (I like the jingle bell one). Gwen at Frugal-bugle I agree with the dog. Very good deterrent. There are some great suggestions in the comments (I like the jingle bell one).

Gwen at Frugal-bugle

]]> By: Steven@hundredgoals.com http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/16/affordable-home-security-techniques/#comment-35551 Steven@hundredgoals.com Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:25:42 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4245#comment-35551 ...and to clear up any misconceptions, I am a gun owner. I own 2 pistols and a rifle. I enjoy firearms, they have long been a hobby of mine. Me shooting a fully automatic Israeli Uzi this past summer. :) Yes, I'm liberal! Ha, ha! …and to clear up any misconceptions, I am a gun owner. I own 2 pistols and a rifle. I enjoy firearms, they have long been a hobby of mine.

Me shooting a fully automatic Israeli Uzi this past summer. :) Yes, I’m liberal! Ha, ha!

]]> By: Steven@hundredgoals.com http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/16/affordable-home-security-techniques/#comment-35550 Steven@hundredgoals.com Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:11:00 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4245#comment-35550 I don't think I have it in me to shoot someone. Okay, I probably do but I wouldn't want to live with the guilt of doing so. I have always been of the opinion that if someone is willing to break into my home to steal my Stuff, then it is more important to them than it is to me, so they might as well have it. A TV just isn't worth a human life. It is just Stuff, things that can be replaced. If I were to come home to find my girlfriend being raped or assaulted by someone, I would probably beat them to death with my bare hands. I wouldn't have the time to get my gun, load it and use it. I think that situation is different than some junky stealing your jewelery for a fix. Sure, it would be frightening to be robbed but it still just Stuff, which to me is absolutely unimportant. I don’t think I have it in me to shoot someone. Okay, I probably do but I wouldn’t want to live with the guilt of doing so. I have always been of the opinion that if someone is willing to break into my home to steal my Stuff, then it is more important to them than it is to me, so they might as well have it. A TV just isn’t worth a human life. It is just Stuff, things that can be replaced.

If I were to come home to find my girlfriend being raped or assaulted by someone, I would probably beat them to death with my bare hands. I wouldn’t have the time to get my gun, load it and use it. I think that situation is different than some junky stealing your jewelery for a fix. Sure, it would be frightening to be robbed but it still just Stuff, which to me is absolutely unimportant.

]]> By: Potted Plant http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/16/affordable-home-security-techniques/#comment-35442 Potted Plant Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:47:33 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4245#comment-35442 The British responses expressing uneasiness with easy gun ownership here in the U.S. made me chuckle a little bit, considering the Second Amendment is largely a denouncement of King George III's (and any government's) attempt to disarm the general populace for intimidation purposes. I have asked police officers on several different occasions what the best way to defend myself is. All of them said basically the same thing: "Don't take risks. Be aware of your surroundings. Buy a gun and learn how to use it properly, because if you're in real trouble, it'll be over by the time we get there." Having a gun is like having fire insurance. You hope and pray you'll never need it, but it's best to be prepared. The British responses expressing uneasiness with easy gun ownership here in the U.S. made me chuckle a little bit, considering the Second Amendment is largely a denouncement of King George III’s (and any government’s) attempt to disarm the general populace for intimidation purposes.
I have asked police officers on several different occasions what the best way to defend myself is. All of them said basically the same thing: “Don’t take risks. Be aware of your surroundings. Buy a gun and learn how to use it properly, because if you’re in real trouble, it’ll be over by the time we get there.”
Having a gun is like having fire insurance. You hope and pray you’ll never need it, but it’s best to be prepared.

]]> By: Dave http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/16/affordable-home-security-techniques/#comment-35438 Dave Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:05:52 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4245#comment-35438 #45 My point was if you don't own one your's can't be used against you, you can't benefit from it ether. #45
My point was if you don’t own one your’s can’t be used against you, you can’t benefit from it ether.

]]> By: Forest http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/16/affordable-home-security-techniques/#comment-35417 Forest Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:45:40 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4245#comment-35417 We all forgot the party trick from home alone, just stick a some cardboard cutouts on a train set and put some music on, cheap and easy ;) We all forgot the party trick from home alone, just stick a some cardboard cutouts on a train set and put some music on, cheap and easy ;)

]]> By: Forest http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/16/affordable-home-security-techniques/#comment-35416 Forest Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:39:44 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4245#comment-35416 I've been a victim of having been shot at by a shotgun (by an angry farmer) but never been under a real attack in my home.... most people have not however. All I can say is that us uk wimps have a very different attitude towards guns.... sadly in the uk too gun crime is growing at an alarming rate and the police may be forced to carry guns as normal soon. BUT I do not feel unsafe in the UK by any stretch (in most places). Home security is a hard issue so I am not going to come out and say that guns are a bad idea as I don't know the right solution, I just wish we had not invented the damn things! I'm currently living in Egypt and here for some reason crime is just low. I purchased a flat screen a month or so ago and walked home through the backstreets at 2 in the morning with absolutely no fear.... Something about the society here tends to make crime just a less attractive idea even though so many people are dirt dirt poor. The army and police are everywhere with huge guns... however I have been told on numerous times that the guns are not loaded and just for show... So maybe the mere presence of police in ever neighborhood 24 hours a day is enough to deter the majority of crime. I’ve been a victim of having been shot at by a shotgun (by an angry farmer) but never been under a real attack in my home…. most people have not however.

All I can say is that us uk wimps have a very different attitude towards guns…. sadly in the uk too gun crime is growing at an alarming rate and the police may be forced to carry guns as normal soon. BUT I do not feel unsafe in the UK by any stretch (in most places).

Home security is a hard issue so I am not going to come out and say that guns are a bad idea as I don’t know the right solution, I just wish we had not invented the damn things!

I’m currently living in Egypt and here for some reason crime is just low. I purchased a flat screen a month or so ago and walked home through the backstreets at 2 in the morning with absolutely no fear…. Something about the society here tends to make crime just a less attractive idea even though so many people are dirt dirt poor.

The army and police are everywhere with huge guns… however I have been told on numerous times that the guns are not loaded and just for show… So maybe the mere presence of police in ever neighborhood 24 hours a day is enough to deter the majority of crime.

]]> By: almost there http://frugaldad.com/2009/12/16/affordable-home-security-techniques/#comment-35415 almost there Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:29:22 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=4245#comment-35415 I don't hunt, but own guns. Only for protection. I remember when I worked for the local Sheriff's office that a deputy told me that cops were only there to show up and draw a chalk line around the victim. The supreme court has agreed. Cops cannot protect individuals. It is up to the individual to protect themselves and their loved ones. I have loaded guns with safety on throughout my house. I have no children in the house. My dog does bark but wouldn't deter a thief or one intent on doing harm. We have a "make my day" law in this state. In my house if I feel threatened I am able to use deadly force. I carry concealed when I feel I need to (lawfully). The anti gunners just need to be a victim before tehy change their tune. I don’t hunt, but own guns. Only for protection. I remember when I worked for the local Sheriff’s office that a deputy told me that cops were only there to show up and draw a chalk line around the victim. The supreme court has agreed. Cops cannot protect individuals. It is up to the individual to protect themselves and their loved ones. I have loaded guns with safety on throughout my house. I have no children in the house. My dog does bark but wouldn’t deter a thief or one intent on doing harm. We have a “make my day” law in this state. In my house if I feel threatened I am able to use deadly force. I carry concealed when I feel I need to (lawfully). The anti gunners just need to be a victim before tehy change their tune.

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