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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 1190720" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">THIRTEEN THINGS YOUR BURGLAR WON'T TELL YOU </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">:</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 1. Of course I look familiar. I was here </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">new refrigerator.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">working in your yard last week. While I was in there, I unlatched the back </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">window to make my return a little easier.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 3. Love those flowers. </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">That tells me you have taste... and taste means there are nice things inside. </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">Those yard toys your kids leave out always make me wonder what type of gaming </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">system they have.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 4. Yes, I really do look for newspapers piled up on the </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">driveway. And I might leave a pizza flyer in your front door to see how long it </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">takes you to remove it..</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 5. If it snows while you're out of town, get a neighbor to </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">create car and foot tracks into the house. Virgin drifts in the driveway are a </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">dead giveaway.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 6. If decorative glass is part of your front entrance, don't </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">let your alarm company install the control pad where I can see if it's set. That </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">makes it too easy.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 7. A good security company alarms the window over the sink. </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">And the windows on the second floor, which often access the master bedroom - and </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">your jewelry. It's not a bad idea to put motion detectors up there </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">too.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 8. </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">It's raining, you're fumbling with your umbrella, and you forget to lock your </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">door - understandable. But understand this: I don't take a day off because of </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">bad weather.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 9. I always knock first. If you answer, I'll ask for </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">directions somewhere or offer to clean your gutters. (Don't take me up on </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">it.)</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 10. </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">Do you really think I won't look in your sock drawer? I always check dresser </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">drawers, the bedside table, and the medicine cabinet.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 11. Here's a helpful hint: </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">I almost never go into kids' rooms.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 12. You're right: I won't </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">have enough time to break into that safe where you keep your valuables. But if </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">it's not bolted down, I'll take it with me.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366"> 13. A loud TV or radio can </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366">be a better deterrent than the best alarm system. If you're reluctant to leave </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366">your TV on while you're out of town, you can buy a $35 device that works on a </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366">timer and simulates the flickering glow of a real television. (Find it at </span></span><a href="http://www.faketv/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #0000ff">http://www.faketv/</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366"> </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366">...com/)</span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> </span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 8 MORE THINGS A BURGLAR </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">WON'T TELL YOU :</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 1. Sometimes, I carry a </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">clipboard. Sometimes, I dress like a lawn guy and carry a rake. I do my best to </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">never, ever look like a crook.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 2. The two things I hate </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">most: loud dogs and nosy neighbors.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 3. I'll break a window to </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">get in, even if it makes a little noise. If your neighbor hears one loud sound, </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">he'll stop what he's doing and wait to hear it again. If he doesn't hear it </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">again, he'll just go back to what he was doing. It's human </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">nature.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 4. </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">I'm not complaining, but why would you pay all that money for a fancy alarm </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">system and leave your house without setting it?</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">< /span></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 5. I love </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">looking in your windows. I'm looking for signs that you're home, and for flat </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">screen TVs or gaming systems I'd like. I'll drive or walk through your </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">neighborhood at night, before you close the blinds, just to pick my </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">targets.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">6. Avoid announcing your vacation on your Facebook page. It's easier than you </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">think to look up your address.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 7. To you, leaving that </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">window open just a crack during the day is a way to let in a little fresh air. </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">To me, it's an invitation.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"> 8. If you don't answer when I knock, I try the door. </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px">Occasionally, I hit the jackpot and walk right in.< br> </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366"> Sources: Convicted burglars in North Carolina , Oregon , </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366">California , and Kentucky ; security consultant Chris McGoey, who runs </span></span><a href="http://www.crimedoctor.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #0000ff">http://www.crimedoctor.com/</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366"> and Richard </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366">T. Wright, a criminology pro fessor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis , </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366">who interviewed 105 burglars for his book Burglars on the Job.</span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> Protection for you and </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">your home:</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">If you don't have a gun, here's a more humane way to wreck someone's evil plans </span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">for you.. (I guess I can get rid of the baseball bat.):</span></span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #003366"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> WASP SPRAY</span></span></span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 1190720, member: 1246"] [B][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#003366][SIZE=4]THIRTEEN THINGS YOUR BURGLAR WON'T TELL YOU : 1. Of course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator. 2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in there, I unlatched the back window to make my return a little easier. 3. Love those flowers. That tells me you have taste... and taste means there are nice things inside. Those yard toys your kids leave out always make me wonder what type of gaming system they have. 4. Yes, I really do look for newspapers piled up on the driveway. And I might leave a pizza flyer in your front door to see how long it takes you to remove it.. 5. If it snows while you're out of town, get a neighbor to create car and foot tracks into the house. Virgin drifts in the driveway are a dead giveaway. 6. If decorative glass is part of your front entrance, don't let your alarm company install the control pad where I can see if it's set. That makes it too easy. 7. A good security company alarms the window over the sink. And the windows on the second floor, which often access the master bedroom - and your jewelry. It's not a bad idea to put motion detectors up there too. 8. It's raining, you're fumbling with your umbrella, and you forget to lock your door - understandable. But understand this: I don't take a day off because of bad weather. 9. I always knock first. If you answer, I'll ask for directions somewhere or offer to clean your gutters. (Don't take me up on it.) 10. Do you really think I won't look in your sock drawer? I always check dresser drawers, the bedside table, and the medicine cabinet. 11. Here's a helpful hint: I almost never go into kids' rooms. 12. You're right: I won't have enough time to break into that safe where you keep your valuables. But if it's not bolted down, I'll take it with me. [/SIZE][/COLOR][SIZE=4][COLOR=#003366] 13. A loud TV or radio can be a better deterrent than the best alarm system. If you're reluctant to leave your TV on while you're out of town, you can buy a $35 device that works on a timer and simulates the flickering glow of a real television. (Find it at [/COLOR][/SIZE][URL="http://www.faketv/"][SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff]http://www.faketv/[/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL][SIZE=4][COLOR=#003366] ...com/)[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#003366][SIZE=4] 8 MORE THINGS A BURGLAR WON'T TELL YOU : 1. Sometimes, I carry a clipboard. Sometimes, I dress like a lawn guy and carry a rake. I do my best to never, ever look like a crook. 2. The two things I hate most: loud dogs and nosy neighbors. 3. I'll break a window to get in, even if it makes a little noise. If your neighbor hears one loud sound, he'll stop what he's doing and wait to hear it again. If he doesn't hear it again, he'll just go back to what he was doing. It's human nature. 4. I'm not complaining, but why would you pay all that money for a fancy alarm system and leave your house without setting it? < /span> 5. I love looking in your windows. I'm looking for signs that you're home, and for flat screen TVs or gaming systems I'd like. I'll drive or walk through your neighborhood at night, before you close the blinds, just to pick my targets. 6. Avoid announcing your vacation on your Facebook page. It's easier than you think to look up your address. 7. To you, leaving that window open just a crack during the day is a way to let in a little fresh air. To me, it's an invitation. 8. If you don't answer when I knock, I try the door. Occasionally, I hit the jackpot and walk right in.< br> [/SIZE][/COLOR][SIZE=4][COLOR=#003366] Sources: Convicted burglars in North Carolina , Oregon , California , and Kentucky ; security consultant Chris McGoey, who runs [/COLOR][/SIZE][URL="http://www.crimedoctor.com/"][SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff]http://www.crimedoctor.com/[/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL][SIZE=4][COLOR=#003366] and Richard T. Wright, a criminology pro fessor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis , who interviewed 105 burglars for his book Burglars on the Job.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/FONT][/B][B][SIZE=4][COLOR=#003366][FONT=Arial] Protection for you and your home: If you don't have a gun, here's a more humane way to wreck someone's evil plans for you.. (I guess I can get rid of the baseball bat.): WASP SPRAY[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [/QUOTE]
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