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I put in an offer on a new home that is about 200 yards off of a semi-main road in a new section. There are no street lights and no neighbors for now. I know my wife will be scared hearing noises at night. There is no phone service for now either. What would be the easiest and cost effective way to get her a sense of security at night?
My first thought was solar powered motion lights, but what other options are out there? We had SimpliSafe at our previous home, but we hardly ever used it due to the neighbors being so close that we trusted. She will want a system as quick as possible also due to the chance of a break in during the day while we are gone and our Yorkie being there by herself. The town itself is known for being very safe.
Home protection: Get one to three Rottweilers, firearms, motion lights, cameras, plant roses under your windows. Early warning detection systems. Alarm system monitoring or one that makes lots of noise? Have to access your property and location.
Think prevention mode just like preventative medicine. Use preventative methods, noise etc. to deter thief/criminals. For personal protection when away from home. If confronted run or fight. Depending on your local laws you don't want to end up in jail over criminal charges and or civil lawsuits.
Last edited by nowhereman427; 03-24-2021 at 07:02 PM..
First, it appears that you aren't moving to the country, but to a lot in a development that is in a rural area. Your concerns are very much in line with something my retired police GF has mentioned many times. City folk move rural and then expect all of the services that their taxes in the city paid for - quick police protection, fire departments with firefighters waiting at the station for any call, city sewer, and so on.
Some people thrive in rural settings, others don't. I've nothing against either type, but just remember that the individual has to fit the environment, not the other way around.
That brings up the second chuckle - I don't think I have ever seen a single yorkie as the pet of a country person. They might exist, but hounds, collies, bugles, heelers, and sheps are the rule - for a reason. Country dogs are generally there for a purpose. A yorkie is no more in danger than a parakeet, and frankly, about as useful. I guess you could set it out to chase voles if it had an inclination.
Moving away from a place because liberals have made it more dangerous. Yeah... Go to any local rural jail or prison and do a survey of how many prisoners espouse liberal values and how many are conservative. I think you will be shocked that the thieves, meth-heads, drunks, and con artists hold conservative values, most have found Jesus, and will tell you that they only have this one little problem. When sober and just released, many appear like outstanding citizens.
If you need security so much that you are afraid for your yorkie, you might find a gated community more to your liking. The country has coyotes and foxes and other critters that would have a small dog for lunch. Just sayin...
We live in the San Francisco Bay Area and in rural Washington state.
When at our California home I just feel safer.
I know that may sound odd but it’s a nice safe area.
In Washington we are in the sticks and you can’t see our house from the road.
We can’t even see our neighbors.
I have never even seen a police officer on our road.
Being isolated without the ability to really rely on any police help has made us install security systems.
Being in a wilderness type area it is always prudent to be able to protect yourself from 4 legged and 2 legged freaks.
For this dogs and firearms are good insurance policies.
You cannot rely on law enforcement to show up in time. They show up afterwards to to take the report when it's too late.
Some jurisdictions you go into the station to file the report, phone it in or do an on-line report.
My wife moved into her new home, our new home, and I gave her a key to her new home. But that key has never been used. Outside of me testing the knobs, the door has never been locked since the day the door was hung.
When we moved here the doors had no locks. The house is 230 years old. It has had quite a few different owners in that time and some of them had some real stupid ideas about home improvement, but not one of them put locks on the doors, even the ones who only used it as a summer place. Think about that.
When I first came here shopping for land to buy. One realtor I met with, keeps a spare automobile parked at the airport with a key in the visor. He tells all his potential customers to freely use that car whenever they are in the area.
I doubt if there is a single house door that is locked in our township.
As for all of the dozens of former residents of your house, I am certain that none of them saw it as an issue.
You cannot rely on law enforcement to show up in time. They show up afterwards to to take the report when it's too late.
Some jurisdictions you go into the station to file the report, phone it in or do an on-line report.
Since living here, twice I have seen vehicles sitting in the roadside ditch upside down. Both times I called the sheriff's office and I was told that they would send a deputy out to look the next business day.
So long as there are no bodies in the wrecked cars, they do not send Law Enforcement to the scene on the same day. They will schedule it on the next business day.
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Have to access your property and location.
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