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One never knows the when or where of next encounter - CRSam
Sam my friend , yes I believe this,and I am often criticized for thinking the way I do. Outside the box, and using my brain. Well the best I can anyway.
I live in an apartment on the 3rd floor. My bedroom has a patio which leads onto a small balcony. I basically have a wooded area between me the houses out back over yonder...most of which is a ravine. Meaning it is a l-o-n-g way down. I keep a rope inside in the event a fire breaks out and I cannot leave through my front door...I will go over the balcony.
I keep the patio locked when away. Since I know how weak these patio doors are, I have drilled holes top and bottom of door into tracks so when gone long nails inserted into these holes prevent door from being lifted off tracks. If I choose to leave open a wee bit on a comfy night, I put the nails in top and bottom in a the other set of holes I drilled for such a purpose.
Habits learned from being in a former business. Same reason I carry on person while at home. I do some other stuff I learned as well...
I know what you are thinking - Steve is nuts, he is 3 floors up over a ravine and anything a human will do - will be via front door.
WRONG!
About an hour ago I am on the phone in front room making appointments.
I hear a knocking on my back patio door. Not birds, squirrels, or bees banging into glass, human hands literally knocking on my patio.
Then I hear human voices...
I have two teenage girls on my back deck, scared to death and shaking like leaves. This is not about Darwin Awards...I have already had my talk with the adults...I believe a "come to Jesus meeting" followed very soon after I "escorted" the young ladies to where they belonged.
Teenage boy decides to lock the girls outside on the deck because he is grounded and not supposed to have company. He had forgotton the time. Mom shows up and is in trouble. The girls are left on their own...
Teenage boys keeps curtain closed and Mom snags him to run to grocery store...mom locks the front door, patio is still locked...girls are stuck.
The girls "alley oop" to the balcony below where they are, onto 2nd floor using a towel on the balcony from where stuck. It is LOT farther down to first floor. So that neighbor is gone on the second floor. Trees have been trimmed so that option is out. Using the towel and now a pc of garden hose tied to a aluminum lawn chair they get the chair to wedge onto railing and they swing out to the apt below mine. My downstairs neighbor has moved, the apt is vacant.
Climbing up the downspout they arrive at my back patio. Dangerous as can be, still they did it.
So yeah, I carry on person while home. I have always because of real life experience been aware of entering and leaving preimises and answering doors.
One never knows...
Sam my friend , yes I believe this,and I am often criticized for thinking the way I do. Outside the box, and using my brain. Well the best I can anyway.
I live in an apartment on the 3rd floor. My bedroom has a patio which leads onto a small balcony. I basically have a wooded area between me the houses out back over yonder...most of which is a ravine. Meaning it is a l-o-n-g way down. I keep a rope inside in the event a fire breaks out and I cannot leave through my front door...I will go over the balcony.
I keep the patio locked when away. Since I know how weak these patio doors are, I have drilled holes top and bottom of door into tracks so when gone long nails inserted into these holes prevent door from being lifted off tracks. If I choose to leave open a wee bit on a comfy night, I put the nails in top and bottom in a the other set of holes I drilled for such a purpose.
Habits learned from being in a former business. Same reason I carry on person while at home. I do some other stuff I learned as well...
I know what you are thinking - Steve is nuts, he is 3 floors up over a ravine and anything a human will do - will be via front door.
WRONG!
About an hour ago I am on the phone in front room making appointments.
I hear a knocking on my back patio door. Not birds, squirrels, or bees banging into glass, human hands literally knocking on my patio.
Then I hear human voices...
I have two teenage girls on my back deck, scared to death and shaking like leaves. This is not about Darwin Awards...I have already had my talk with the adults...I believe a "come to Jesus meeting" followed very soon after I "escorted" the young ladies to where they belonged.
Teenage boy decides to lock the girls outside on the deck because he is grounded and not supposed to have company. He had forgotton the time. Mom shows up and is in trouble. The girls are left on their own...
Teenage boys keeps curtain closed and Mom snags him to run to grocery store...mom locks the front door, patio is still locked...girls are stuck.
The girls "alley oop" to the balcony below where they are, onto 2nd floor using a towel on the balcony from where stuck. It is LOT farther down to first floor. So that neighbor is gone on the second floor. Trees have been trimmed so that option is out. Using the towel and now a pc of garden hose tied to a aluminum lawn chair they get the chair to wedge onto railing and they swing out to the apt below mine. My downstairs neighbor has moved, the apt is vacant.
Climbing up the downspout they arrive at my back patio. Dangerous as can be, still they did it.
So yeah, I carry on person while home. I have always because of real life experience been aware of entering and leaving preimises and answering doors.
One never knows...
