Neighbor Tip - What To Take To Bed With You!

YOUR CAR KEYS

Put your car keys beside your bed at night. If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car battery dies.

It's a security alarm system you probably already have and requires no installation. Test it. It will go off from most everywhere inside your home and will keep honking until you reset it with the button on the key remote. It works if you park in your driveway or garage.

If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to break into your home, odds are the burglar won't stick around... After a few seconds all the neighbors will be looking out their windows to see who is out there and sure enough, the criminal won't want that.

And remember to carry your keys while walking to/from your car in a parking lot. The alarm can work the same way there...

The above information is quoted from our neighborhood association newsletter. We have been having some "issues" in our neighborhood recently.

I thought it was a great suggestion and wanted to share it with my readers.

Things Your Burglar Won't Tell You

Our neighborhood has had some recent problems with houses, garages and cars being burgled.

A neighbor found a list of "21 Things Your Burglar Won't Tell You" in a local newspaper and brought me a copy.

Most were things we've heard before, but a few caught my attention:

1) I might leave a pizza flyer in your front door to see how long it takes you to remove it.

2) If it snows while you are out of town, have your neighbor create car and foot tracks into the house. Virgin drifts in the driveway are a dead giveaway no one is home.

I would not have thought of either of these items, especially the snow item.