Trespassers Will Be Eaten
By Brian
@wolfie34 (26770)
United Kingdom
September 7, 2009 6:56am CST
How Safe is your home? Is it like a fortified building with alarms and burglar proof devices to stop unwanted people getting into your home?
Do you make sure your home is heavily protected from being broken into?
Or do you have dogs that bark which is a great deterrant to put off burglars from breaking in?
Do you have any unusual methods to keep your home safe from prowlers and burglars?
How bout having a big notice up on your front door claiming 'Trespassers Will Be Eaten' now that would be enough to scare anyone away wouldn't it? Including the dreaded mother-in-law. Now that is one bluff I am sure that no one would want to test?
I mean if you saw that notice on a door what would you think? It's Just a joke or would it make you run a mile? Mind you it could stop the annoying pesky cold callers knocking for trade.
There could be a wild animal that you keep in the garden or even in the house that no unsuspecting housebreaker would like to meet? (but not a two legged variety!)
I am sure in some countries people do actually keep wild animals in their territory/homestead to keep away unwanted guests?
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11 responses
@cloudwatcher (6861)
• Australia
8 Sep 09
OK I'm not talking to a teenager, who hates to hear this, but "when I was younger . . . . .
Truly, when we were first married, no one bothered locking doors. No one locked their cars. And we felt safe.
They tell us society is improving. Really? Then why must we even lock ourselves inside our own homes? Why must we keep our doors locked all the time?
No, we don't have an alarm system, but we do keep our doors locked and every window has a security screen. Maybe a pet crocodile might have a use after all - but the way the Law is, I'd be charged before the burglar would be!
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@wolfie34 (26770)
• United Kingdom
8 Sep 09
I know we didn't have the technology back then but bring back the 50s and 60s where we all felt much safer at home and would pop out and leave the door open or we'd go round to neighbours and help the community. There is no deterrant and the justice system is a joke, Punish the victims and send the crims on holiday, don't get me started on that can of worms because once I get on my soap box, well.....
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
13 Sep 09
I have a dog. Lucy, who barks at strangers and barks and wags her tail when she recognises people...I know she is wagging her tail because she is under the house and her tail wacks on the floor boards. If she barks at night while inside it's very loud and very scary because I don't have visitors...it doesn't happen very often.
I quite often forget to lock my front door at night and I never lock the back door...anyone coming in the back door has to face the goats and I don't like their chances as Pickles is very playful and likes to butt people with his very hard head or hook his sharp horns around limbs....he hurts if you don't know how to avoid him.
Dogs have such acute hearing, I doubt anyone would be able to come into my yard without Lucy's knowledge.
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@wolfie34 (26770)
• United Kingdom
13 Sep 09
I smiled at the goats! I can just see a would be robber running off with a hole in his pants or a gouge when the sun don't shine, thanks for making me smile and I think cats have acute hearing as well, mum has noticed this when she has been alone in the house at night and the cat has suddenly gone to the door, mind you it frightens the life out of mum when the cat does this!
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@nannacroc (4049)
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18 Sep 09
Mr Croc says there's no need for pets, he's seen the cold callers running as I answer the door with a carving knife in my hand saying, 'if he wants to sell me anything, he's had it'. It works wonders.
@nannacroc (4049)
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19 Sep 09
The ones in womens clothing are fairly safe, it's the ones in jeans and t shirts you have to worry about. As long as you don't try and sell anything to me I'm quite a reasonable croc. Well, most of the time.
@Humbug25 (12540)
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7 Sep 09
Hi ya wolfie34
I do no more than lock my door when I go out. I have dogs that live either side of me so if anyone climbed over my fence they would have to climb over my neighbours fences first and that would set the dogs off barking for sure. One of my neighbours has a security light which lights my garden up too so it has saved me the expense of bothering to get one! It's pretty safe around my neighbourhood so I am not unduly worried (however you spell it, have misplaced my darn dictionary!!) I check all my doors are locked before going to bed at night though I have a a friend who thinks I am weird for doing that and I think she is weird for not!! hahaha
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@wolfie34 (26770)
• United Kingdom
7 Sep 09
In our household we double check that everything is locked up before we go to bed! Always better to be safe than sorry and full marks on your spelling, I am impressed, maybe you've had a good teacher! Our neighbours have security lights on as well. Mind you our house and next door is probably the only two houses that don't have extensions and don't have a garage in our road, so the burglars probably feel sorry for us or think we are poor than our neighbours. That is of course burglars are intelligent in that way of thinking LOL!
@suzzy3 (8341)
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9 Sep 09
I am not sure on the law with this one.In our country you have to have a licence for everything except a cat almost and if it is a dangerous animal ,they inspect the property,personally if I had the choice a lion would be roaming around my garden put a warning notice on the door,gate and fence ,then If someone tried to trespass on my land or rob me of my hard earned money.If they got eaten in the process that would then be their responsiblity.I can see nothing wrong with protecting your own home and land.It would save the police a lot of work,just bring a bag for what was left another criminal off the streets,certainly would cut down on repeat burglary's ,they could only do it once.To much thought is given to the criminal these days what about the victims.My neibour got ribbed again by the way.Something I feel strongly about.
@wolfie34 (26770)
• United Kingdom
13 Sep 09
And if you find thieves in your house, ask them if they want a cup of coffee whilst you go and open the safe for them or dig out the valuables. Maybe they will need the remote as well, make them comfortable and I am sure they'd like a bacon butty as well.
@suzzy3 (8341)
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9 Sep 09
How right you are.Baby p would have survived if the social worker was not trying to hard to get along with the mother.If you need an assistant I am the woman.The victim is the one in trouble especially if you try to stick up for yourselves,you could be done for assault. So get mugged or attacked,or robbed properly and don't try to do anything about it,there's a good chap.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
8 Sep 09
Hello wolfie. My home is very safe. There are three doors before we can get into our apartment. As to the first door, only those who live in the same building can have a key to the door to get in. Then the second and third doors are those to our own apartment. Only my family can have access to it. We feel pretty safe in our home...
@guybrush (4658)
• Australia
8 Sep 09
We don't have any trespasser deterrents - but I've been known to hide under the bed when unwanted visitors come around! We often have people trying to sell cable TV, religious callers and real estate people - but when I see them coming I take myself out of view and don't answer the door. I remember seeing electronic devices for sale which make loud barking noises when someone approaches the front door - if they made one with my MIL's voice, that would frighten even the most enthusiastic thieves and vandals!
@haiershen (1080)
• China
9 Sep 09
i lived in a small town,our family's house are safe, only a lock in the outside door,seems like it is dangerous, but forturately, our town is very safe, the people who lived here for many years and they are very kindly. so that it is very safe.good luck and have a nice day!
@felicityjiang (104)
• China
8 Sep 09
I rent a very small house in the need of my job. I don't think it is safe. Several months ago, my house on the 2nd floor was broken into. Therefore, I rent another house on the 5th floor. But I am still afraid that someone would broke into the house again when I am at work.
