Insightful, thanks. It completely doesn't address the fact that I have 2
windows that would be an easy entry point and garage locks that, like yours
I'm sure, can also be bypassed. I just went out to my garage and picked the
lock in 30 seconds. And I'm a total amateur.
I had an ADT system in the house for over 5 years, and it was a waste of
time/money from the perspective that it generated too many false alarms, and
they kept jacking up the monthly rates...
The other issue is trying not to reach a point where I'm spending more on a
system than the total value of what's inside - which really isn't a whole lot,
however it would suck to have it stolen.
Simply I would like to know when someone is where they should not
be, when they should not be there. Imagine someone is at your back
door snooping around, wouldn't you like to know that? Does it generate a
loud noise when tripped? does it let me know when it
does so I can decide how to respond? This is what I'm looking for.
-PJ
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:26:51 -0400
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Shop Security
From: dmscheidt@gmail.com
To: pj_mcgarvey@hotmail.com
CC: shop-talk@autox.team.net
On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 9:32 PM, PJ McGarvey <pj_mcgarvey@hotmail.com> wrote:
Seems to be a rash of robberies in the neighborhood recently. I'd like to
figure out a way to help secure my garage which is detached, about 50 feet
from the house, and the car which I park in the driveway. I'd like to add
some wireless, motion sensors with alarm capability.
Specifically I'd like the garage one to have a siren that goes off when
triggered and could also call a phone number, or report back to a control
center that would beep or something, something I could keep near the bedroom
when asleep. I'm lazy and my garage doors need a key to lock/unlock which is
hard for me to do on a daily basis, plus two old windows that are barely
enough to keep someone out if they should try to enter that way.
Step one: lock your doors.
Step two: call an alarm company.
If you're too lazy to lock your doors, you're probably too lazy to bother to
use an alarm system properly, though.
--
David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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