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  • Mowingmaniac 24/7

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    Right, own shabby, it's your best bet.

    While I agree with your logic, I owned shabby for many moons, no longer.

    Is doing so riskier?

    Sure, but owning a crap house and belongings isn't something I'll repeat if I don't have too.

    I'll take my chances...
     
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    Sometimes living in the worst house on the block with the oldest vehicles is you best security. Thieves are going to hit the peeps who they perceive to have the better newer things.

    Agreed. I live in a neighborhood that nobody will target. Because the majority that live here will be the hunters in a bad situation. There's no steel core doors. I doubt most things here are locked because it's not worth taking. It's a lower income area inhabited by some nasty hungry animals.

    Safest area around. Now for the brick homes down the road with the bars on the windows. That's a Red flag you have something really neat inside. I'd expect you to get the first visit.

    Safe, snug, and dangerous. I enjoy my neighborhood.
     

    kyletxria1911a1

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    Agreed. I live in a neighborhood that nobody will target. Because the majority that live here will be the hunters in a bad situation. There's no steel core doors. I doubt most things here are locked because it's not worth taking. It's a lower income area inhabited by some nasty hungry animals.

    Safest area around. Now for the brick homes down the road with the bars on the windows. That's a Red flag you have something really neat inside. I'd expect you to get the first visit.

    Safe, snug, and dangerous. I enjoy my neighborhood.
    Negro please like I live In a brick house . Mine is a mobile home lol. Steel core was because I had a bad time with my grandbaby father.
    All I wanted was the noise factor while sleep.
    But I live in the barrio every one here has lived over 40+ yrs. Dead end st. So we watch
     
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    Negro please like I live In a brick house . Mine is a mobile home lol. Steel core was because I had a bad time with my grandbaby father.
    All I wanted was the noise factor while sleep.
    But I live in the barrio every one here has lived over 40+ yrs. Dead end st. So we watch

    Trailer house? You're safe.

    I'm referring to the brick houses you always see on the news. To where people get robbed on the front porch. Those houses.

    There's two specific houses close by that have bars on every window. Why? I don't know but it sticks out like a pecker. Drug house or hoarding food and gold? The window bars draw attention. What are you hiding?

    We watch too. Everybody in the neighborhood knows every car. Every child, every drunk, every crackhead.....

    But those big brick houses have big yards. Privacy fences so they don't have to deal with the neighbors. The ones that think bars on the windows will work. I guess they'll work. Keeping you inside while someone sets the place on fire.

    The only way you could secure anything around here. Underground ww2 bunker. Then again, folks will find the fresh air intake. They'll get you out one way or the other.

    Security needs to be offensive. Don't be the hunted. Be the hunter. If society falls apart, it's on like Donkey Kong.
     

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    Sure you can fortify against an unknown invader but what if they are a known invader? I am not going to live in a crap hole or drive POS vehicles hoping to prove a point.
    Just have layers of security, locked gates, dog, cameras, alarm and finally a means of SD. Now if you flaunt your success or run a drug house or run human smuggling, well all bets are off.
    We have all those things and live on a cul de sac where neighbors are often home so barring an apocalypse, I think we are fine.

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    Yep. Houses are pretty easy to gain entry, there's not too much worth in trying to fortify to Fort Knox levels IMHO. If we're home, all I need is enough time to get woke up, assess, prepare and if necessary respond. If we're not home, the stuff is just stuff.
     
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    Sure you can fortify against an unknown invader but what if they are a known invader? I am not going to live in a crap hole or drive POS vehicles hoping to prove a point.
    Just have layers of security, locked gates, dog, cameras, alarm and finally a means of SD. Now if you flaunt your success or run a drug house or run human smuggling, well all bets are off.
    We have all those things and live on a cul de sac where neighbors are often home so barring an apocalypse, I think we are fine.

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    Unless you're on a certain level of interpersonal connectivity with said neighbors....Even then...

    Hard times hits you and it hits them at the same time and with the same veracity. One day the guy is borrowing your mower. Society go's to hell and he needs to feed his kids. Cull-de-sack' won't mean a thing.

    Your house is a target to certain people. I pray you the best but I don't think anybody outside the house is going to be on your side.
     

    sharkey

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    Unless you're on a certain level of interpersonal connectivity with said neighbors....Even then...

    Hard times hits you and it hits them at the same time and with the same veracity. One day the guy is borrowing your mower. Society go's to hell and he needs to feed his kids. Cull-de-sack' won't mean a thing.

    Your house is a target to certain people. I pray you the best but I don't think anybody outside the house is going to be on your side.

    Hard times don't always hit everyone at the same time. I already mentioned all bets were off in the apocalypse. Yes, I do have some interpersonal connectivity with said neighbors. I guess you don't? What a fine neighbor you must be. My house is a target to a lot of people.

    It is called risk mitigation. Nothing is a guarantee but you sure as hell can mitigate your risk and living on a cul de sac is a way. Driving a POS and living in a crap house does not mitigate the risk but hey I wish you the best as well.

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    Hard times don't always hit everyone at the same time. I already mentioned all bets were off in the apocalypse. Yes, I do have some interpersonal connectivity with said neighbors. I guess you don't? What a fine neighbor you must be. My house is a target to a lot of people.

    It is called risk mitigation. Nothing is a guarantee but you sure as hell can mitigate your risk and living on a cul de sac is a way. Driving a POS and living in a crap house does not mitigate the risk but hey I wish you the best as well.

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    We got awhile. Now, political assassinations and bombings are the main concern. You're cool at the house for now.
     

    ZX9RCAM

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    Had to Google DDR Shepherd.

    Why do you have a dog living outside?

    I know it might sound like a stupid question.
     

    sharkey

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    We got awhile. Now, political assassinations and bombings are the main concern. You're cool at the house for now.
    Sad how soon your prediction occurred. Grranted they were hoaxes but news ran story as attempted assassinations and now 11 dead from an anti-Semitic f'k

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    toddnjoyce

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    Y’all haven’t seen real political violence. About the closest thing lately is the Saudis offing Khashoggi in their own consulate in Turkey.

    When your local elections in May of an odd year have polling places being mortared, that’s political violence.


    Keep Calm and RTFU
     

    Churchmouse

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    Y’all haven’t seen real political violence. About the closest thing lately is the Saudis offing Khashoggi in their own consulate in Turkey.

    When your local elections in May of an odd year have polling places being mortared, that’s political violence.


    Keep Calm and RTFU
    Exactly.
     

    sharkey

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    Y’all haven’t seen real political violence. About the closest thing lately is the Saudis offing Khashoggi in their own consulate in Turkey.

    When your local elections in May of an odd year have polling places being mortared, that’s political violence.


    Keep Calm and RTFU
    True, no mortar attacks but we are not exactly problem free. Plenty of violence in Oct.

    https://www.breitbart.com/the-media...so-far/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

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