Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Home Security

Security is a word that never gets to mean what it's supposed to mean.  No matter how "secure" something is, it's never completely unbreakable.  There's always a way in, it just depends on how hard someone is willing to try, and for how long. 

How good you feel about it depends on the quality and quantity of break-in attempts. 

For example: 

If nobody ever tries to break into home-A, the people living there might feel secure even though the only deterrent is a screen door under a neon sign that reads "Gold Bullion Storage Facility".  That's a false sense of security, if you ask me.

On the other hand if folks are always trying to break into home-B, it's more likely the people living there feel insecure despite the 1/2" wrought iron sliding bolt on the door, crows-nests with armed guards, razor wire, mine-fields, searchlights, kung-fu tarantulas and whatnot.

Trying to break in sucks, what with all the getting kicked in the face eight times simultaneously.  Why do people keep trying? 

Who do you call if you lock yourself out?  What locksmith is going to negotiate that killing field? 

As for me, I have a "Hide-a-Rock".  You should get one. 

It's a giant plastic key that you hide in the flower garden.  Whenever you lock yourself out, you pick up the key and there's a secret rock under there that you throw through the window. 

Works every time. 

TSN

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