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help someone is breaking in

Thinking of upgrading your door security? Getting a better deadbolt or padlock? Getting a new frame or better hinges? Not sure what brand or model to go with for your particular application? Need a recommendation? Feel free to ask for advice here!

Re: help someone is breaking in

Postby Squelchtone » 18 Mar 2014 11:35

GWiens2001 wrote:Did you feed Mogwai after midnight?

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Mogwai not here, only Zuul.
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Re: help someone is breaking in

Postby Squelchtone » 18 Mar 2014 11:37

helpme007 wrote:i doubt someone in drug gang in here looking for a drug stash lol i live in a good area in rural upstate ny..what i do think is gov looking for drugs here why i dont know.. i think the counter top was slashed because they knew i detected there bug and was searching for it ..you guys are asking for pics i didnt find it but did detect it the day my counter top was slashed how are they getting in and locking it on way out??? any suggestions


How did you "detect" their bug? I have a frequency counter to detect bugs, and it stops on any modulated signal with a carrier. What equipment are you using?

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Re: help someone is breaking in

Postby helpme007 » 18 Mar 2014 11:38

i have some tools let say i belive it was hidden inside of something i was actually talking to it once i detected it asking them why then telling them iam going to find it and go public
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Re: help someone is breaking in

Postby Squelchtone » 18 Mar 2014 11:42

helpme007 wrote:i have some tools let say i belive it was hidden inside of something i was actually talking to it once i detected it asking them why then telling them iam going to find it and go public


you would really enjoy the Gene Hackman movie The Conversation

here's the trailer
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Re: help someone is breaking in

Postby helpme007 » 18 Mar 2014 11:46

lol i dont get why i would like that
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Re: help someone is breaking in

Postby YouLuckyFox » 18 Mar 2014 13:32

Have you tried putting a small toothpick or something in the hinges of the door? When the door is open it will fall down and you'll know whether someone is really getting in and around what time. You might want to watch "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" for that. Also, an alarm system with infrared sensors will pretty well sort everything out for you.
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Re: help someone is breaking in

Postby parkourer » 18 Mar 2014 15:03

I don't know about these old (relatively; i have never heard of them) movies, but I would definitely watch the Bourne series (except Bourne Legacy, which i kind-of consider a disgrace), and some of the newer (and older) James Bond's. :D If you don't have time for a movie, watch an episode of White Collar or Burn Notice; maybe you will get lucky and find something useful :D
All joking aside, Here are your options:

    1. Call the police emergency number in your country (911 in America).
    2. Change your lock. Update to a Schlage or Medeco
    - a. If you can't afford one, you can re-key your lock again in a different place.
    3. Bug your own house with mini-camera's to see who is doing this
    4. **At your own risk**: You can play spy, fake leaving your house and hiding in your houses best hiding spot. If you have a roof, i would definitely use my parkour experience to get there. A roof is the best place you can be, because once the perpetrator is inside, just get down and trap them inside. Also, you can watch them leave, and follow them by rooftop (assuming there are neighboring roofs around). If they come in, you have 2 options
    - a. Play it cool, and find out what they are doing, snap some pictures for proof (Make sure your shutter sound is off)
    - b. Go all Assassins Creed on them and engage them. You have yet 2 more options for this.
    - i. You can knock them out by surprise. You should hit them hard with an object, if you merely punch them that will not knock them out
    - ii. Combat (Good ol' mano a mano) if you are trained, and actually know how to fight
    5. You could give up, and just take it as it goes, and see what happens in the long run (if anything happens at all)
    6. Lastly, you can sell your house, and move to a distinct and foreign part of the world, and try to start over :D
That is my advice. I have seen a lot of spy movies and T.V shows. Burn Notice really helps. Hopefully it won't have to even come to #3.
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Re: help someone is breaking in

Postby GWiens2001 » 18 Mar 2014 18:43

Fred, with some input from Velma, sets a wide variety of traps that always either catch the villain, or himself. Then you can remove their mask, but only at the risk of being called a 'meddling kid'.

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Re: help someone is breaking in

Postby MBI » 18 Mar 2014 23:08

Forget all this overblown, expensive advice. All you need is some bigger magnets. Maybe a few more than you're using now, too. That'll fix the types of problems you're talking about.
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Re: help someone is breaking in

Postby helpme007 » 19 Mar 2014 7:38

??? magnets 4 wat
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Re: help someone is breaking in

Postby dll932 » 19 Mar 2014 8:23

Maybe get an inexpensive standalone passive infrared alarm that mounts on the wall or ceiling?
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Re: help someone is breaking in

Postby IndigoChild » 19 Mar 2014 8:24

Yes would you please elaborate?
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Re: help someone is breaking in

Postby Squelchtone » 19 Mar 2014 8:53

helpme007 wrote:??? magnets 4 wat


4 watts isn't enough.. I'd say to disrupt a Ferengi freighters' shields you need at least 4^42 watts of magnets in a fixed BiAxial array.
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Re: help someone is breaking in

Postby IndigoChild » 19 Mar 2014 9:17

You are not talking about a mag lock are you?
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Re: help someone is breaking in

Postby teamstarlet » 19 Mar 2014 9:47

Squelchtone wrote:
helpme007 wrote:??? magnets 4 wat


4 watts isn't enough.. I'd say to disrupt a Ferengi freighters' shields you need at least 4^42 watts of magnets in a fixed BiAxial array.


ROLF! :lol:
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