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Majorstrain:
About 12 months ago I had a visit from a "local" Australian.
My shop is about 5mts away from the house and the shed door is inline with the house side door which is inline with the passage from the dunny. (toilet)
Well it came to pass one night that I needed a break if you know what I mean, :coffee: so I just wondered into the house for a few minutes. When I'd finished I stopped to talk to the wife in the passage but noticed something not right in the shed doorway. It was half a head protruding into the opening of the doorway at gut height from inside the shed.
Well he must have decided that he'd been spotted and took off up the driveway.
That's when my legs started moving before my brain. I yelled and took off out the door after him.
I lost him after negotiating 2 small fences and a few front yards, when he went over a tall gate in the next street.
I put my lack of speed down to being 40 and not the sportsman type as well as trying to hold my pants up at the time.
Good thing he was faster, I hadn't got to thinking what I was going to do if I actually caught him. :wack:
It was just an opportunistic visit and nothing was missing, Never had a problem before or since.
Cheers.
Phil
DaveH:
It is annoying that some people feel they have the right just to walk in and take something.
:beer:
DaveH
Sic Semper Tyrannis:
"Sorry to here of your problem with thieves. I am going through the same thing here at the moment.
Just on a month ago I had someone cut my rear chain wire fence and come up the paddock and steel my 2 dogs that where in a fully enclosed compound. The dogs where only a Labrador and a jack Russel so not expensive, but I think it was done so they could come back at a latter date, as these 2 would go off barking if anyone was around.
They were not after them for value as I have another dog further up which is a staffy bull terrier and worth a lot more than those 2 put together."
Do they do the dog fighting thing down there? If so labs and jack russels are used as bait dogs in training. Friend of ours put a JR up on craigslist ("Free JRT, most be only dog, doesn't like other dogs) and she got tons of calls from people. When she said she wanted to see where the lived and where the dog would stay they never called back. She got a note from someone explaining that most CL free dogs get fed to fighting dogs.....sick sick sick.....
Who knew you had to lock up your dogs from thieving scum??
Here's to hoping that isn't where yours went...
My garage is residential and I really haven't thought much about security...but now I really am paranoid after reading this!!!!
Powder Keg:
What really got me worried was a few days ago I locked my house and work keys in the house on my way to work. I had to break into the house to get them because my wife was out of town. It took me about 20 seconds :bugeye: I grabbed the LOCKED front door knob and twisted it really hard and it opened right up. Didn't make any noise or anything.
I really like the idea of another deadbolt up high. I might do that to my shop doors.
~Wes~
dsquire:
Wes
You might want to change this post. You don't want to be giving thieves any more ideas on how to easily get into your house. :doh:
Cheers :beer:
Don
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