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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1782835, member: 27832"]When we got burgled a few years back, they grabbed the laptops downstairs, then headed straight upstairs and into the master bedroom, where they yanked everything out of all the dresser drawers (looking for jewelry). They grabbed a few keepsakes that were on display. They completely missed my childhood coin collection, which was under a pile of blankets.</p><p> </p><p>As far as we can tell they never even entered any of the kids' bedrooms or my "office" (junk accumulation zone).</p><p> </p><p>We've altered our security policies considerably since then, but I'm guessing a cluttered house is generally a good first step for slowing burglars down. On the other hand, if they <i>do</i> spot something like a few valuable coins, it seems like they'd take the time and trouble to start turning the whole place upside down looking for more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1782835, member: 27832"]When we got burgled a few years back, they grabbed the laptops downstairs, then headed straight upstairs and into the master bedroom, where they yanked everything out of all the dresser drawers (looking for jewelry). They grabbed a few keepsakes that were on display. They completely missed my childhood coin collection, which was under a pile of blankets. As far as we can tell they never even entered any of the kids' bedrooms or my "office" (junk accumulation zone). We've altered our security policies considerably since then, but I'm guessing a cluttered house is generally a good first step for slowing burglars down. On the other hand, if they [I]do[/I] spot something like a few valuable coins, it seems like they'd take the time and trouble to start turning the whole place upside down looking for more.[/QUOTE]
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