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raynerd:
Thanks for the suggestions - all of the usual I have got, lock, large fence and I don`t really discuss with people what is in there. I was hoping to go for some sort of cheap alarm that would ring in the house if a door is opened. I don`t think people care about burgerlar alarms, I`m guilty, if I hear an alarm I think "damn alarm" not "oooh best go check that house for a thief!" It would ideally be for night time, you know so it wakes me up if the door is opened.

Stew, I`ll take a look at the BQ alarms, may be useful.
John Hill - how is your bell wired then, is it like what Stew mentioned, a shed alarm or is it something you have hooked up yourself?

Chris

raynerd:
btw, Eric, I have a Cavalier Kind Charles and he tends to draw people over to the house to pet him rather than scare them away!!  :lol:

John Hill:
Chris, the bell is simply wired to 'normally open' switches on all the doors, if anyone opens the doors the bell will ring.

shred:
I'm in good with the retired neighbors. ;) They check up on everybody even slowing down by the house.  The other half is home unemployed now too :(

I do work with the garage door open a bit, so I know the neighbors (unlike many US locations, people actually stroll up and down the sidewalks here) and every so often one will drop in to see what I'm up to or borrow a tool, but I also try to make it so there's not much in the way of 'goodies' (toolboxes are a big one) that can be seen from the street-- only the back of the mill and at 1600 lbs, it'll take 'em a while.  It took the "3-stooges-rigging-company" a good hour of alternate cursing and hysterical late night laughter to get it in.

shred:
Ah, I discovered a security hole in my setup tonight. ::) Since it rained for the first time in ages it was cool enough to open the garage door and let some air in.  As it was dark I only opened it a couple feet.  I'm fiddling away cutting something on the mill and out of the corner of my eye I see the cat come wandering in under the door.  She's not supposed to be out, and especially not around front...  Except it's not the cat, it's a large opossum, and none too scared of me.  I grabbed something and threw it at it before remembering the camera, but it looked about like this, though just kinda sniffing around checking the place out looking for food.



Must consider security netting or laser tripwire :)

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