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We were broken into over the Memorial Day weekend, and lost around $500.00 in power tools. Lucky for us, the culprits were scared away before they could make off with my computer or vandalize anything. My question: we are considering a alarm system, but aren't real knowledgeable about what's available. What works for you?
------------------ Tim Whitcher Quality Signs & Design 107 E Adrian St Blissfield, MI 49228 qualitysigns@cass.net
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We recieved some decal samples in the mail ten years back,one of them was for a security company alarm system,we stuck it on the door,now I wouldn't say it was perfect but we got a letter from the Police department stating we hadn't registered the alarm company with them and they wanted $85.00 a year to keep them on file,Go figure!At any rate we never been hit.KNOCK on wood.Oh and we never paid the beggers either.
------------------ Monte Jumper SIGNLanguage/Norman.Okla.
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Rotweiller/Shar-pei...not a mix breed.. one of each..... Yes..they do a fine job.... And a plus....dog food is a dedutible expense... They are portable ..for shopping trips to tuff sections of neighboring city.. Best of all..I always have couple unconditional friends.....any time of day or nite....
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I have the real deal in my shop. The doors and windows have pins that sound off the alarm if anything is opened. I also have a motion sensor and a glass sensor, should they figure out a way to break in without the pins being activated.
I also have a small strobe light outside the building. Should the alarm be activated, the strobe stays on until someone turns it off. This makes it really easy for the police to target what business needs their assistance.
After my break-in two years ago, and having all my puters and software stolen, ($30k worth) my insurance company also insisted I bar all my windows. At first it felt like a white jail as our windows are pretty huge, however i don't even see them anymore.
I also had safes put over the h/d's. They lock into the cement floor, right through the carpet.
Incidently, when my break-in occured, the alarm sounded off no problem. The police came to inspect, found everything fine, then left. When I came in Monday morning, I had no glass in my front door and my plotter, and photocopier were sitting there all by their lonesome. How comforting is that to know the police look that thoroughly!!!!
Have really good insurance and do what they ask so you can be insured again is all I can really suggest. If they wana get in, they'll get in regardless on how many bells and whistles you have. It just slows them down a tad and hopefully makes you less of a main target.
The shame of it is, we all wait until it happens before we beef up our security systems. Isn't it better to be prepared BEFORE it could happen?
------------------ Graphic Impact located in BC Canada gisigns@sprint.ca
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Funny you should ask that. Came in to work this morning and our shop truck was up on blocks with all our tires gone! That'll teach us to leave it outside on a long weekend. I can't believe the nerve of some people. Our lot is lit up and there are houses right across the road from us! Oh well, life goes on. Anyway, our security system is the works. Sensors on all windows and doors as well as motion detectors inside the shop. If our alarm sounds, the security company calls the boss as well as the police. You're in the sign business, sometimes I think a fake sticker on all windows and doors would be just as effective. Dream up a security company, design a logo and make some stickers! Good luck!
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A German Shepherd, a big one, and if they get past that then there's the gun. Both illegal of course. Personally, I think all these electronic things are a waste of money. Depends on where you are though.
------------------ Gray Hodge celtman@ireland.com Cam River Signs Somerset, Tasmania, Down Under
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The shop is in the back yard, the Lab is 100lbs, the bark is big, Police cruise by every few minutes ( their response time is under two minutes and that will be six cars! ) not the place to pull any kind of caper
------------------ George Perkins Millington,TN. goatwell@ionictech.com
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here in pensacola, home invasions are the lowest % of crimes....most that try it get carried out in a body bag....or to the hospital..to get the lead out....at the shop i had, it was wired with all the sensors when i moved in and it had a alarm lock on the door so i drilled a 1/4" hole thru the door just above the lock installed a blinking red light(radio shack sells em)wired it to a tranformer, and pluged it in at nite. along side of the key and light i put on the window ALARM ARMED WHEN LITE IS BLINKING....never had a problem....only problem i ever had was when i put a big calvin peein on a ford logo in the window, some ford lover took it seriuos and busted out the window......
------------------ joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-944-5060 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND
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2 large dogs. I don't think breed matters, or that they need to be much above 60 pounds. But you do need 2, because dogs absolutely require company.
Dogs are quite a deterrent, and they're difficult to sneak past, and they know the difference between friend and foe.
A couple years ago I read in the Baltimore Sun about a German shepherd who tore a chunk of glutaeus maximus off a burglar. The police were able to match that sample to a new hospital patient and make positive identification.
Because the dog had saved the evidence, we can assume that he/she was alread well-fed. So it would not have helped the burglar to attempt a bribe with food. We can also presume that the dog had been taught not to annoy the neighbors with barking. Otherwise the burglar would have known the dog was there and would have stayed away. And if that presumption is wrong, the result is still a half-assed burglar and a half-assed convict.
Bruce Williams Lexington KY
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