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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin
There are all sorts of neat control, mechanisms that will allow you to grant access to someone...
The question I have here, for ishoot, is do you have a parameter fence around the rest of your yard? If not I am not sure that putting up a driveway gate is really going to be that much of a deterrent to a thief.... To the high school kid looking for a quick thrill sure... but a serious thief not at all...
A security camera on the other hand cleverly hidden..... so that you see anyone that comes up to your front door.... well...[/QUOTE)
99% of the burglaries that occur are done by crackheads and punk kids that are too lazy to work for a living. Nothing will stop a professional thief unless I am home! 
Mine and my neighbors driveway are quite long and steep with a dog leg because of the grade. This particular burglar drove all the way up the driveway and backed right up to my neighbors house. I think a driveway gate would have had some deterrent in this instance.
I am also sick of the political and religious visitors who show up unexpectedly on a Sunday morning trying to convert me!! It will be an added benefit to keep them off my property as well!
Dan |
We are no longer as far away from the "big cities" as we think. Laconia and Meredith are quickly becoming known for Meth heads. A friend of mine who is an out of town police officer had to go to Lakes Region Hospital this summer for an injury and he said he couldn't beleive how many meth users were there looking for treatment. With that, crime will continue to increase.
As far as the religious fanatics, do what I did one day last year. When I saw them getting out of their cars on my street, I quickly made up a sign on the computer that said, "EXORCISM IN PROGRESS" and hung it on the door. The looks they gave the house as they walked by were priceless. My son said we should scream when they went by but that might of been over the top.