Burgled, page-181

Hi Tau, I have been reading some of those sophisticated security ideas on this thread which people have so thoughtfully made for you. I thought I'd balance it all a bit by posting here as I am a female and you mentioned the predominance of posts by males.

I live in the 'burbs. I feel safe where I am even though break ends can happen, as you stated, anywhere, being in a townhouse arrangement with 3 others probably reduces the risk. I like my locked front gate on my picket fence which fully embraces the front garden. I face a street. No.4 had someone break in while she and her two sons were asleep upstairs and they did so through the laundry. She had left the laundry unlocked and her handbag on the kitchen table. Good thinking, huh???

They were not aware until the next morning. My place has window locks on all windows and since reading your story, I have turned the keys in the downstairs ones. The street outside has a very bright street light which illuminates the front garden. Dead locks on front door and kitchen door with access to garage which is itself locked both front and back.

I think it is safer in the 'burbs, myself than on a property such as you on. Your visitors may have been kids. I couldn't imagine having to puts bells on door, armed myself with oven cleaners and/or baseball bats, replace peripheral fences, get a dog etc etc etc as a woman. Would take very little for an angry bloke to overpower me so I don't intend to try that. You should be able to feel relaxed and happy when you go to sleep at night. That is your right.

I hope you make the right decision which suits YOU, not anyone else. I wish you very well indeed.
ps Two of my 3 neighbours are single women and the one breakin I wrote about was the only one I've heard about in 14 years.
If leaving out the welcome mat on an unlocked laundry door at the back of the unit complex when you live at No. 4, the back of the property, and probably done so regularly, is really a break-in. It could be called, come in and help yourself to whatever you want downstairs. I think she lost only cash and/or total handbag.