Help me not get robbed (literally)

Am I the first to suggest ---------- MOVING!

If that doesn't work, you could hang a police officer's shirt in the window or put up one of those fake video cameras with a big sign on the door. (You can't be too subtle when dealing with a druggie stupid enough to commit that kind of crime anyway.) Maybe get your neighbors together for a meeting.

If none of those things work, you could always treat it like Halloween and put out a bowl of disposable needles. Surely they wouldn't rob someone that considerate!

 

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This thread is too funny, though I realize paranoia is a disease. However, the day I have to "hide" my coins is the day I stop collecting and get out of Dodge.

 

jloring, paranoia is not a disease obviously you'll be the first to go when " They " come back

FYI man, alright. You could sit at home, and do like absolutely nothing, and your name goes through like 17 computers a day. 1984? Yeah right, man. That’s a typo. Orwell is here now. He’s livin’ large. We have no names, man. No names. We are nameless!

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Move.

 

What do you think the dog is for?

 

If we know about diversionary devices or hiding places, so do the burglars.

You're going to have to get creative. Use something that burglars would find uninteresting and not valuable.

I'm not giving away all my secrets, but I'll give you one idea to get you started ... inside the bag inside of an old beat-up canister vacuum cleaner.

 

Well, I was just trying to be gentle on those with mental issues.

 

Only problem with this is that if they don't find anything else valuable, they will steal your vacuum and pawn it for drug money. I don't know about your local pawn shop, but the one in my neighborhood is full of toasters, vacuums and other ridiculously cheap crud.

 

Super glue a bunch of State quarters and dimes to the floor then when the get frustrated not being able to pick them up they may give up and leave, then collect all the DNA samples and ..........................

 

Paranoia is rampant..
Invest in a lock box for your wall and do it yourself so no one knows.. Or sd box.. Me id prefer a false room. Or closet

 

You could always install a false power pannel that is in a closet or something..

 

Cheap mans safe.. Power pannels / boxes come in diff sizes

 

Need to bring a bomb to a gun fight.

 

That gif didn't work at all...Here's what it's supposed to look like

http://sebenty.tumblr.com/post/6738743728/gun-to-a-bomb-fight

 

To recap from my perspective, in order of best defense:

1. Safe Deposit Box
2. Heavy safe bolted into concrete
3. Hidden where a burglar would never think valuables would be hidden

Add in dogs, guns whatever. I personally find the best way to defend something is no temptation. If its in a SDB you don't have to worry about defending them, right? I have many guns in my home, but would only use them to defend my family. I would never risk shooting someone over possessions, since I am risking my life that they do not have a gun to shoot back.

Chris

 

Inside the dog?

 

I don't know about you but if my town or neighborhood started experiencing such a high rate of crime with little action from law enforcement, I'd just consider moving altogether.

But, get a safe, bolt it to the floor. If it's drug addicts, they'll look everywhere for anything. If your collection isn't too big, go rent out a safety deposit box or ****, rent out a small air conditioned storage unit for temporary means.

 

You could also hire a security guard or install an advanced security system with some type of insurance if all fails. With guard dogs in many cases dangerous criminals will shoot them dead. With the rich, gated communities are the trend.

Paging Mr. Kearsey....

 

Home security system with a good safe bolted down somewhere is your best bet. Home security systems will drop your home owners insurance so there is some savings in doing it. No thief is going to hang around trying to pry into a safe with a home security system blaring. A good dog and firearms ready to go, located in various locations is also good added protection for when you're home.

Then you might say, am I worried about being taken hostage and forced to open the safe? Well, if somebody was breaking in to my house right now, I'd have a .45LC cocked and in their face by the time they got to me. If I was in a different location, it would be a Glock .40. If I was in a different location, it would be a 12 ga. There's absolutely nothing in my house worth dying over. I would make every attempt to complete a citizen's arrest and wrap things up for the cops so they could get here in a safe manner.

That's the risk thieves take if they randomly choose to rob homes. Never know what you might be walking into. Never know when the fun ends.

The hidden in plain sight method sounds novel, but it doesn't do a **** thing for you if there's a fire. And you're more likely to have a fire. I can't imagine putting a $500+ coin in some dirty old thing and leaving it there. Then if you die in an accident today and people eventually come to clear out your stuff, half of it gets donated to Good Will and the other half thrown out with your valuables still in them. Might be a good temporary idea. I don't think it's a good long term plan.

SDB is a good idea if you're not worried about the bank "accidentally" confiscating the box because they weren't able to get a hold of your or over a paperwork error. Have heard horror stories. Also, if you don't mind paying them $100+ a year for the service. Over 20 years that's 2 grand out of your pocket and 20 years of risk in somebody else's hands. You may as well spend the 2 grand on a good safe right now and keep them at home if you can.

 

Good points.

Develop a dozen different scenarios of what could happen if you had bad luck:

For death or incapacitation, would your will work to make sure your assets and collectibles ended up going to who you wanted them to go to?

For home invasion, do you have an adequate protection plan? Everytime I see a case of robbery on the evening news, the cops always say the people were just lucky not to be home at the time...Oh really??????????????????? Lucky to be looted but not killed?

There are parts of the country where the cops will be there in five or ten minutes; others where they are understaffed and you would be lucky to get the defense you need.