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Burglar alarm/security systems

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OldMeg Wed 20-Jun-18 16:36:14

There’s a difference between a burglar alarm linked to your phone and interactive cameras kitty

OldMeg Wed 20-Jun-18 16:34:04

we has to round up all the animals and herd them into one room

Sounds like a cross between Noah’s Ark and Old McDonald's Farm kitty ???

kittylester Wed 20-Jun-18 16:31:39

We had one before we loved here and it was a bit tyranny Al in the we had to round up the animals and herd them into one room. A spiders set it off once etc.

The people who were broken into over the Road had an alarm linked to their phones but the police said that if a burglar just wears a hoodie then they are not really identifiable.

workernan Wed 20-Jun-18 16:24:40

Took their safe? That's scary. We have one and I thought it would be impossible to take it (it was fitted by a security company not by us) We also have an alarm. I don't think anything will stop someone who is determined to get in, but I do think that if there are houses in the road without they are likely to go for those first. It makes us feel safer to have it at least. We put it on downstairs when we go to bed as well as when we go out

J52 Wed 20-Jun-18 16:24:39

As soon as I went back to full time work we had an alarm system installed, as our movements were very predictable. Fortunately we were never burgled.
When we moved we had another system installed, it has some very bright red lights on the bell box that are brighter in the dark. From the outside there is no way of telling whether it is set or not. I think alarms are definitely a deterrent.

Teetime Wed 20-Jun-18 16:22:27

We have an alarm system No tyranny juts a simple key pad ours is Secure One- Jelson homes use these in all their properties I think. The only house we were burgled in didn't have an alarm.

OldMeg Wed 20-Jun-18 16:22:24

PS it can also take snapshots

OldMeg Wed 20-Jun-18 16:21:03

I want a system like my son’s.

He has security cameras inside and outside his house at strategic points. They are movement activated and send an alert to his mobile. Then he can see via an app. if anyone is outside or inside his house. And he can speak to them even if he’s miles away!

I have one in my kitchen so I can check up on the dogs if I go out and I can see them, hear if they are barking and speak to them.

kittylester Wed 20-Jun-18 15:50:53

We have insurance too tanith but the burglar who bloke into one of the house turned it upside down, smashed stuff and took their safe. The couple are away and people realised something was amiss when bank statements were found blowing in the wind further down the Road.

Horrifying thought.

tanith Wed 20-Jun-18 15:45:18

We had an attempted break in last year and we did have my grandson install a simple wireless alarm which wasn’t too expensive. I hated the thing but I’ve got used to remembering to turn it on when we go out and I’ve always locked up properly.
But the police officer who came to investigate said you could spend thousands but if they are determined to get in there really isn’t that much you can do to stop them apart from usual precautions. We have insurance and I don’t worry about it what will be will be.

kittylester Wed 20-Jun-18 15:18:11

Recently, two of our neighbours have been broken into - one couple were away on holiday but the others were in.

Any advice, tips, suggestions or pitfalls from anyone would be gratefully received.

Our house has no patio door or french windows but does have very tall windows with some remaining victorian glass.

I am loath to have the tyranny of an alarm system but I am slightly concerned now.