Live alone? Have this in your bedroom!

I know Jalima, it's more bravado really.
Hopefully the dog would see them off while I put my head under the covers. ?

That's the answer - a dog!
Although I know one or two who would welcome them with waggy tails.

She would probably bark Jalima then jump under the covers with me. ?
I'm not too worried as Dson has assured me that they target houses with all the top technology.
I should be ok then with my old tv and CD player.

I also have a crowbar in my bedroom, under my bed
Buffybee; Try the subtle approach and have some of your famous Taquila Sunrises to hand. You know; "1 Taquila , 2Taquila 3Taquila, floor! Then hit him with your crowbar! When he comes to, he'll think it's a huge hangover as you kick him out the door!

Two of my DC managed in their turn to lock one of their siblings in a room when off to school (probably accidentally ). One had to ring me to dash home from work (after failing to climb through a window) as they’d set the house alarm off, the other escaped by kicking out a panel in the door, Wonder Woman style.

Neither escape as dramatic as DH’s when he was in his teens and locked in. He went down in the cellar and tried to squeeze through the coal hole, got stuck halfway, and had to call weakly for help till a passing pedestrian hauled him out. Oh, how I wish I could have been there!

Haha! Nice one, Rufus!
You do make me laugh!

I'm a bit late to this thread, aren't I? (Only just found it and had a good chuckle). DH used to have to work abroad for weeks at a time, so I used to keep a steak basher/tenderiser under the bed. Then he bought me a German Shepherd who would have had a good go at anyone who broke in. Especially as she slept on the bed next to me...although she wouldn't have been much good at opening stuck doors!

I hope everyone is joking about clonking an intruder on the head with a crowbar.

If not, please remember that you could be charged with manslaughter if the intruder dies due to being hit on the head with your crowbar.

Legally, you can use "reasonable force" to prevent someone from harming you, but I doubt any procurator fiscal would find thumping someone with a crowbar "reasonable force"

A fully charged mobile phone would be a safer option!

I wouldn’t worry about the later consequences of clonking somebody on the head.They could kill you after all, so getting a good clonk in first would be my goal.
If they are creeping about your bedroom that’s a chance they must be prepared to take.

Perhaps a golf club would be better though.??????

Cheaper than an alsation.

but not as cuddly ……
although I would prefer a retriever myself.
It could also retrieve the crowbar from under the bed

DH and I have only recently realised that, with only two of us in the house, there is no need to lock the bathroom door! If the door is closed one of us is in there and unlocked is much safer if one of us is taken ill.