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Marla Daily
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How Many Ways to Break into a House?
Reading the thread about the stolen boat trailer in Loreto prompted me to recall a house break-in we had a number of years ago in Loreto. While we
were gone and things were locked up tight, burglars climbed over our locked gates and broke into our car left parked in the yard. They took the "gato"
(car jack) out, placed it between the window bars and the side of the house, and simply jacked the bars right out of the cement block wall, one click
at a time. With the bars pried out, smashing the window was the easy part. Fortunately the dual sided-dead-bolt kept them from opening the door from
the inside. The house was tossed, furniture and beds flipped, but nothing was taken. They failed to touch a single book in our large Baja books
collection. The emergency cash? In the Baja bird book of course! It remains remarkable to me that the burglars thought to use our own car jack to pry
off the window bars! Mexican ingenuity at work!
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baronvonbob
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Interesting. Just put inside bars in my garage, makes me wonder since the crime rate is increasing!
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DENNIS
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No matter what you do, they'll find a way. It is our responsibility, however, to give it our best shot. I'm convinced that loud noise, alarms, are
the best deterrent that you don't have to feed.
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wessongroup
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The last place we rented had a "klaxton horn" connected to the security system... with battery back up...
Ya didn't want to "trigger" the damn thing... was really loud ...
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DENNIS
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Here ya go, Wiley:
http://www.submarinegear.com/klaxon-horn-kit/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD5kp7-dcgY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_horn
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wessongroup
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Just bought one for the car.... wooohooo .... that should make someone look... or ex-navy look for "BATTLE STATIONS"... 
Thanks was looking for something for our 44th wedding aniversry... coming up in two days....
Your a life saver.... I'll be sure and tell the wife where I got the idea...
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larryC
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
No matter what you do, they'll find a way. It is our responsibility, however, to give it our best shot. I'm convinced that loud noise, alarms, are
the best deterrent that you don't have to feed. |
I agree, I installed an alarm with battery backup, and I incorporated motion sensors so that when they do get in at least my neighbjors will know it.
larry
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mcfez
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Klaxon Horn Kit
Hell....I'm ordering one of these today for our farm house!
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by soulpatch
Hey Larry,
when on of our neighbors in Gecko had an issue they bought one of those cheap motion sensor cameras......
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That would be the first thing they would throw in the sack if they saw it. 
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Jim/Liisa
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High walls,such as a court yard make easy targets for theives.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Jim/Liisa
High walls,such as a court yard make easy targets for theives. |
Why? I would think a high wall would be a barrier....especially with a bunch of broken glass across the top.
Jeeeeezo....there's only so much you can do.
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Jim/Liisa
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Thats right! They do that as will as put bars on their own windows, seems they don't trust themselfs.
Edited on 02-05-2011 by Jim/Liisa]
[Edited on 02-05-2011 by Jim/Liisa]
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krafty
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I think HIGH walls are definitely a deterrent-and a security monitoring sign
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Gypsy Jan
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Dogs - Meaning Well-trained Dogs, and a Good Caretaker
We have broken glass installed on top of our seawall.
We have an electric wire (cattle grade) just behind it.
We have a contract with an alarm company (they are useless).
In the recent past, when we are not home, our caretaker and our dogs have scared away several intruders.
Homes in our community have been broken into (some are just homeless people who do no harm), but other homes have been looted in the last couple of
yers.
[Edited on 3-17-2011 by Gypsy Jan]
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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Jim/Liisa
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With walls. believe Me, it keeps them from being seen.
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DENNIS
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We live in a crime-infested toilet and, at the same time, tell the world it's wonderful.
Yeah...Yeah....I know. "It's so much worse in the US."
Total, self-serving nonsense.
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joerover
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Marla Daily
The emergency cash? In the Baja bird book of course! ! |
loose lips sink ships
the fat lady is breeding
which means
The fat ladys are breeding
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Gypsy Jan
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Property Crime vs. Human Crime
Hey Dennis,
In general, I find that my local neighbours respect and practice ethical behaviour and live their life to make a better future for their children.
Much of the new problem is the detritus that is floating south of El Norte.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
In general, I find that my local neighbours respect and practice ethical behaviour and live their life to make a better future for their children.
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Yeah...I know. Thing is....if there weren't bad people, you wouldn't have good people. It's a value judgement. If everybody was good, you wouldn't
even realize it.
So....if you really appreciate the good people, they, and you, owe it to the bad ones.
You can pay your moral debt to these bad folks by not locking your door and allowing them to come in and relieve you of your flat-screen every now and
then. It will make both of you a better persons. 
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
Much of the new problem is the detritus that is floating south of El Norte. |
It is a home-coming of sorts, doncha think? Detritus being drawn back to the source?
We, as North Americans, can't take responsibility for this polution...as much as some say we should.
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