Reply to: Home Security

[northernladuk]

I remember seeing one of those daytime property programmes where they installed cameras in several houses in a street and invited an ex-burglar who provided this sort of service to case the houses.

What was amazing was a) how easy it was to break into some of the houses and b) how much a burglar can steal in just 3-4 minutes when people keep valuables in very obvious places.

The house owners who agreed to have their properties filmed then had a recording played back to them of the 'burglary' and some of them cried.

A month later and the houses had all upgraded their security precautions. The burglar this time said it was too risky to attempt to break into any of the houses.

I've seen programmers like this before. Take away from it was you don't need the best security system ever, just got to be better than than next doors

[SueEllen]

I saw a similar program and in it they asked the parents and the children, who were under 10, in the family to hide valuables.

The burglar found everything the parents had hidden but nothing the children had hidden.

Moral of the story is if you are going on holiday get your kids under 10 to hide your valuables.

[edison]

I remember seeing one of those daytime property programmes where they installed cameras in several houses in a street and invited an ex-burglar who provided this sort of service to case the houses.

What was amazing was a) how easy it was to break into some of the houses and b) how much a burglar can steal in just 3-4 minutes when people keep valuables in very obvious places.

The house owners who agreed to have their properties filmed then had a recording played back to them of the 'burglary' and some of them cried.

A month later and the houses had all upgraded their security precautions. The burglar this time said it was too risky to attempt to break into any of the houses.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Another tip is to avoid any security alarm with software worked on by that Zeity chap.

Though probably safe enough since the 700R never made it into production.

[OwlHoot]

This is my security system

The snag is the best security system in the world is useless if the perp has a key

[LondonManc]

This is my security system



Only problem is she is soft as tulip and will happily show you were all the valuables are in the house (in her case the fridge where we keep the sausages)

Can she put fires out?

[SimonMac]

This is my security system



Only problem is she is soft as tulip and will happily show you were all the valuables are in the house (in her case the fridge where we keep the sausages)

[GigiBronz]

Just turn up to the interview in the interviewers car, wearing their suit and rolex. Jobs a good un.

break into their house and wake them up on the interview day. That should show them.

[northernladuk]

Their sofa is pretty cheap and tatty, tbh.

And their merc has been in an accident

[jamesbrown]

Double your money by robbing next door neighbour also?

Their sofa is pretty cheap and tatty, tbh.

[northernladuk]

Not really. By that logic people with only 1 conviction are still pretty good. But it might mean they got caught the first time.

One imagines they do some some of aptitude test like "if you can get into my house for the interview, you pass".

Just turn up to the interview in the interviewers car, wearing their suit and rolex. Jobs a good un.

[d000hg]

indeed. But their expertise does not correlate with number of conviction. It's quite the opposite.

Not really. By that logic people with only 1 conviction are still pretty good. But it might mean they got caught the first time.

One imagines they do some some of aptitude test like "if you can get into my house for the interview, you pass".

[GigiBronz]

Indeed. But most of them aren't.

indeed. But their expertise does not correlate with number of conviction. It's quite the opposite.

[d000hg]

a good burglar doesn't get caught.

Indeed. But most of them aren't.

[GigiBronz]

a good burglar doesn't get caught.