tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post3365453628492218920..comments2024-03-04T04:43:32.083-06:00Comments on Expert Witness: LIGHTS OUT. Minor Glitch or Something Sinister?JPGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224444263429720535noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-44058455141020787632010-04-03T07:38:39.068-05:002010-04-03T07:38:39.068-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-23693980225297896912009-11-03T07:50:56.061-06:002009-11-03T07:50:56.061-06:00On 02NOV, Anonymous wrote: Hello from Russia!
Can...On 02NOV, <b>Anonymous</b> wrote: <i>Hello from Russia!<br />Can I quote a post "No teme" in your blog with the link to you?</i> <br />Not sure I understand "No teme" but sure, feel free to link to my blogpost.<br /><br />Late reply to <b>Brigid</b> --<br />Any goblin who'd try a home invasion at YOUR place must not have done any research a-tall! My big yeller Lab is a bit clumsy, too, but he's a first-class, Kibble-powered alarm system.<br /><br />Best,<br />JPGJPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224444263429720535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-47294211660692229332009-11-02T18:56:47.266-06:002009-11-02T18:56:47.266-06:00Hello from Russia!
Can I quote a post "No tem...Hello from Russia!<br />Can I quote a post "No teme" in your blog with the link to you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-81324906093778366962009-06-14T12:36:29.514-05:002009-06-14T12:36:29.514-05:00I have some motion sensors that operate off of bat...I have some motion sensors that operate off of battery. Due to some clever decorative things they are not noticeable when doing a "drive by". But if you go to the back unprotected part of the house which you have to climb a fence to get to, they will turn on. If I see a bright light go on outside and the (I'm a VERY light sleeper) I'm on a single story now, but when I had a second story, there was a VERY bright light at the top of the stairs. If there was someone in the house, it would allow me to see them, but they would be blinded looking up.<br /><br />I keep a phone handy. But the hollowpoints are handier. The one time the police were called here, (I was talking on the phone, Barkley ran past, got tangled in the phone cord, knocked me over, I squealed as I went down, and the phone went dead and stayed dead as it was broke, and the person talking to me called the officers). <br /><br />With all due respect to the fine folks we have here in the department, it took them 17 minutes to get here in this rural location and I live 2 and 1/2 miles from the station.<br /><br />Had there been a rapist in the house, they'd have been done and gone (and if it was my ex, they'd have been gone 15 and a half minutes).Home on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-5665424155461914522009-05-31T07:03:04.284-05:002009-05-31T07:03:04.284-05:00There are battery charged emergency lights specifi...There are battery charged emergency lights specifically for power outages - that turn on as the rest of the lights turn of. I have one in my house but will add a couple of extra.Nancyhttp://www.gunvaluesboard.com/blogs/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-6447493113524764562009-05-11T17:27:00.000-05:002009-05-11T17:27:00.000-05:00Thanks for the head's up, JPG. It's always a good...Thanks for the head's up, JPG. It's always a good idea to have a plan. I hadn't thought of that one, and I know better, too.<br /><br />Jot that one down in the mental notepad.<br /><br /><br /><br />tweakerSpeakerTweakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520767686388236987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-5845670918851630362009-05-03T15:18:00.000-05:002009-05-03T15:18:00.000-05:00Excellent posts from JPG and all the respondents. ...Excellent posts from JPG and all the respondents. I'm also retired law enforcement. Where I live, it used to be home invasions were dopers going after dopers. Now, kidnappings are a big part of the problem, and you don't have to be a doper, just someone or a family member who can generate money. Often it's one, two, or sometimes three carloads of heavily armed criminals hitting a residence for anything, or anyone, they can use to turn a profit. The FBI states they think only about 30% of kidnappings are reported here. Mexico is just across the river, so firearms and ammo are prime targets. Those here who have made the news by successfully "repelling boarders" relied on high capacity rifles and pump shotguns. A major caliber pistol is first choice for me because it's within reach. But a 12 gauge is not far away. Also, never "advertise", either verbally or visually what you have to anyone. People will talk, and word gets around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-29719792418407481872009-05-03T06:31:00.000-05:002009-05-03T06:31:00.000-05:00First time here- great blog. Agree completely with...First time here- great blog. Agree completely with your advice. I would like to comment about drug related home invasions... In our rural area, the home invasions have a different twist. The elderly and sick are targeted for prescription drugs. The perps have gone in to homes of cancer patients to commandere the oxy, morphine, dilaudid, you get the idea. Really savage, sick bas* We have only had a few in our very rural community, but it something to be aware of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-63205647414095386652009-05-03T05:22:00.000-05:002009-05-03T05:22:00.000-05:00Yup... good advice, and thanks for putting it out ...Yup... good advice, and thanks for putting it out there for people.<br /><br />I practice something like that myself, and power outages happen often enough here to keep my in good practice.<br /><br />I'll add that my flashlight is bright enough to seriously upset someone when it's pointed at eyes, and I don't hold it in front of my body.Carteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468700184940877315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-30046818539761495612009-05-02T19:41:00.000-05:002009-05-02T19:41:00.000-05:00Cool Blog, first timer here, just wanted to add th...Cool Blog, first timer here, just wanted to add that, you dont always know the power goes off if you're sleeping. On that note I just changed the batteries on my little alarm that goes off when the power goes out, more so i dont oversleep if the power goes out, or the ballon goes up, you get the idea. If someone is unfamiliar with these devices, there a little box, plug into the wall, turn the switch on, and if the power goes out the 9volt sets off a nasty buzzer.<br /><br />ofpcorpsmanUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407846968641990042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-27961418078902448862009-05-01T14:50:00.000-05:002009-05-01T14:50:00.000-05:00"Beat and Release" is dead-on about the overwhelmi..."Beat and Release" is dead-on about the overwhelming majority of US home invasion robberies being drug-related. If the victims aren't elderly, I figure it's likely some sort of drug ripoff. The news media never seems to mention that almost all home-invasion victims have a history of official contacts for drug crimes, and since they don't tell their viewers/readers that, most people don't read between the lines.<br /><br />A lot of these happen in low-rent areas, because that's the best place for drug dealers to blend in, and not have as much chance of neighbors reporting suspicious activity to law enforcement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-86219748410990211742009-04-30T09:30:00.000-05:002009-04-30T09:30:00.000-05:00People who know that I carry a gun sometimes quest...People who know that I carry a gun sometimes question why I carry a gun, even while at home. All I have to do is point out any home invasion, and they begin to understand.<br /><br />Sure, I could take it off when I come home, or leave it sitting on some high, out-of-the-reach-of-little-fingers spot, but if I need it RIGHT NOW, I don't (or probably won't) have time to go retrieve it.<br /><br />Sure, there are days that I think, "Do I really need to be carrying this?" Then I remember what an old instructor told me once about guns: Complacency kills.Shrimpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-53488994069672437132009-04-30T05:32:00.000-05:002009-04-30T05:32:00.000-05:00Hmmm.....I've got one timer-equipped lamp that has...Hmmm.....I've got one timer-equipped lamp that has a 5 watt fluorescent bulb in it to provide dim but general illumination of the main living area from sunset to after midnight, just bright enough for room navigation. Methinks I might put a small UPS on it and move the off time to much later. I'll have to make sure that I have other lamps/devices turned on so I become aware that the power has failed.<br /><br />One thing I'd suggest - I've hardened my front door to kick-in; it won't stop a really determined entrant, but it will require more than a couple kicks, and I think I can chamber a round in the 870 faster than they can muster a second kick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-12306614140768073202009-04-27T01:31:00.000-05:002009-04-27T01:31:00.000-05:0099.9 percent of our home invasions are drug rip-of...99.9 percent of our home invasions are drug rip-offs. Normal folks in my city just don't get home-invaded. Matter of fact, I'd venture an educated guess that 90 to 95 percent of our homicides and violent assaults are also drug related - dealers ripping dealers, etc. Kinda hard to feel any sympathy for these "victims."Beat And Releasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17942485015211254209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-25715571924093735512009-04-26T20:34:00.000-05:002009-04-26T20:34:00.000-05:00That's a great post and a needed different perspec...That's a great post and a needed different perspective for me. Learned something new today. Thank you.Lawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244701212946562926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-35919157892969182532009-04-26T19:28:00.000-05:002009-04-26T19:28:00.000-05:00Excellent post as usual JPG,and on point. I have ...Excellent post as usual JPG,and on point. I have had the power go out up here a few times, and my automatic response is grab the pistol and light, in the dark move to check the street from the upstairs window, and wait to see what is going to happen next. I did almost literally get the "crap" scared out of me once, as I pulled the blind to the side a clap of thunder and bolt of lightning hit about 100 yards from the house! THAT got my attention!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-75267414125635046522009-04-24T02:10:00.000-05:002009-04-24T02:10:00.000-05:00That's a frightening thought, JPG.
Comfortable sur...That's a frightening thought, JPG.<br />Comfortable surroundings often turn sinister in sudden darkness, one can quickly become disoriented.<br />But being prepared is half the battle won.Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-18479933962220502572009-04-22T21:05:00.000-05:002009-04-22T21:05:00.000-05:00I agree, but that's the reports. Perhaps the gobl...I agree, but that's the reports. Perhaps the goblins are relying on the anticipation that "most" individuals drop their cell phone into the charger or just take it out of pocket when they get home. <br />JPGJPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224444263429720535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-40652823837311282332009-04-22T19:03:00.000-05:002009-04-22T19:03:00.000-05:00You would think the commonality of cell phones wou...You would think the commonality of cell phones would reduce the effectiveness of this tactic...J.R.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498164179579546593noreply@blogger.com