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ParticipantI’m honestly not worried about someone breaking into my house when we’re gone. Sure, it would be upsetting, but it’s just ‘stuff’. Breaking in when we’re home is an entirely different story. This story scared the crap out of me because I never answer the door for anyone during the day.
[quote=Jim Jones]
During last summer this was a tactic used by a group of high school students when school was out. They would pretend to be delivering something or visiting, check the door find it unlocked an enter. Another method was ringing the door bell, waiting for no answer then going around back and making a forced entry. This is a good strategy in neighborhoods which are generally low crime as many residents don’t even bother to lock their doors or close their windows.
[/quote]Do you have any links on these crimes? I have guns and know how to use them but I just worry about getting to them in time.
ParticipantI’m honestly not worried about someone breaking into my house when we’re gone. Sure, it would be upsetting, but it’s just ‘stuff’. Breaking in when we’re home is an entirely different story. This story scared the crap out of me because I never answer the door for anyone during the day.
[quote=Jim Jones]
During last summer this was a tactic used by a group of high school students when school was out. They would pretend to be delivering something or visiting, check the door find it unlocked an enter. Another method was ringing the door bell, waiting for no answer then going around back and making a forced entry. This is a good strategy in neighborhoods which are generally low crime as many residents don’t even bother to lock their doors or close their windows.
[/quote]Do you have any links on these crimes? I have guns and know how to use them but I just worry about getting to them in time.
ParticipantI’m honestly not worried about someone breaking into my house when we’re gone. Sure, it would be upsetting, but it’s just ‘stuff’. Breaking in when we’re home is an entirely different story. This story scared the crap out of me because I never answer the door for anyone during the day.
[quote=Jim Jones]
During last summer this was a tactic used by a group of high school students when school was out. They would pretend to be delivering something or visiting, check the door find it unlocked an enter. Another method was ringing the door bell, waiting for no answer then going around back and making a forced entry. This is a good strategy in neighborhoods which are generally low crime as many residents don’t even bother to lock their doors or close their windows.
[/quote]Do you have any links on these crimes? I have guns and know how to use them but I just worry about getting to them in time.
ParticipantI’m honestly not worried about someone breaking into my house when we’re gone. Sure, it would be upsetting, but it’s just ‘stuff’. Breaking in when we’re home is an entirely different story. This story scared the crap out of me because I never answer the door for anyone during the day.
[quote=Jim Jones]
During last summer this was a tactic used by a group of high school students when school was out. They would pretend to be delivering something or visiting, check the door find it unlocked an enter. Another method was ringing the door bell, waiting for no answer then going around back and making a forced entry. This is a good strategy in neighborhoods which are generally low crime as many residents don’t even bother to lock their doors or close their windows.
[/quote]Do you have any links on these crimes? I have guns and know how to use them but I just worry about getting to them in time.
ParticipantI’m honestly not worried about someone breaking into my house when we’re gone. Sure, it would be upsetting, but it’s just ‘stuff’. Breaking in when we’re home is an entirely different story. This story scared the crap out of me because I never answer the door for anyone during the day.
[quote=Jim Jones]
During last summer this was a tactic used by a group of high school students when school was out. They would pretend to be delivering something or visiting, check the door find it unlocked an enter. Another method was ringing the door bell, waiting for no answer then going around back and making a forced entry. This is a good strategy in neighborhoods which are generally low crime as many residents don’t even bother to lock their doors or close their windows.
[/quote]Do you have any links on these crimes? I have guns and know how to use them but I just worry about getting to them in time.
ParticipantYes, we all know you’re not supposed to ride bikes on the sidewalk by law. But most rational people agree that it is perfectly acceptable for young children to be doing it. And I do think it is safer than the street especially if there is no bike lane. No one who didn’t see a child biking on a sidewalk is going to see them biking in the street especially if they are blocked by a parked car. But the sidewalk is only safer than the street IF you teach your child to be very cautious of driveways and pedestrians. As long as you aren’t doing it on a heavy pedestrian walked sidewalk, virtually no one has a problem with it. Look, we bike a lot as a family. On an average week, probably 4 times a week. Yesterday, for example, we biked about 7 miles round trip going to the library, the grocery store, and returning a movie. My husband leads and I pull up the rear and we are constantly on the lookout for anything dangerous in the kids’ path. We are super polite to any pedestrian we encounter and bring the kids out into the street if we just can’t get the pedestrian’s attention and there is no safe way for them to pass. No one has ever said anything negative to us or told us to stop including the police and we see them a lot on rides. People are too busy admiring how cute my kids are. 😉 So sorry, they’ll stay on the sidewalk until people driving cars are perfect.
ParticipantYes, we all know you’re not supposed to ride bikes on the sidewalk by law. But most rational people agree that it is perfectly acceptable for young children to be doing it. And I do think it is safer than the street especially if there is no bike lane. No one who didn’t see a child biking on a sidewalk is going to see them biking in the street especially if they are blocked by a parked car. But the sidewalk is only safer than the street IF you teach your child to be very cautious of driveways and pedestrians. As long as you aren’t doing it on a heavy pedestrian walked sidewalk, virtually no one has a problem with it. Look, we bike a lot as a family. On an average week, probably 4 times a week. Yesterday, for example, we biked about 7 miles round trip going to the library, the grocery store, and returning a movie. My husband leads and I pull up the rear and we are constantly on the lookout for anything dangerous in the kids’ path. We are super polite to any pedestrian we encounter and bring the kids out into the street if we just can’t get the pedestrian’s attention and there is no safe way for them to pass. No one has ever said anything negative to us or told us to stop including the police and we see them a lot on rides. People are too busy admiring how cute my kids are. 😉 So sorry, they’ll stay on the sidewalk until people driving cars are perfect.
ParticipantYes, we all know you’re not supposed to ride bikes on the sidewalk by law. But most rational people agree that it is perfectly acceptable for young children to be doing it. And I do think it is safer than the street especially if there is no bike lane. No one who didn’t see a child biking on a sidewalk is going to see them biking in the street especially if they are blocked by a parked car. But the sidewalk is only safer than the street IF you teach your child to be very cautious of driveways and pedestrians. As long as you aren’t doing it on a heavy pedestrian walked sidewalk, virtually no one has a problem with it. Look, we bike a lot as a family. On an average week, probably 4 times a week. Yesterday, for example, we biked about 7 miles round trip going to the library, the grocery store, and returning a movie. My husband leads and I pull up the rear and we are constantly on the lookout for anything dangerous in the kids’ path. We are super polite to any pedestrian we encounter and bring the kids out into the street if we just can’t get the pedestrian’s attention and there is no safe way for them to pass. No one has ever said anything negative to us or told us to stop including the police and we see them a lot on rides. People are too busy admiring how cute my kids are. 😉 So sorry, they’ll stay on the sidewalk until people driving cars are perfect.
ParticipantYes, we all know you’re not supposed to ride bikes on the sidewalk by law. But most rational people agree that it is perfectly acceptable for young children to be doing it. And I do think it is safer than the street especially if there is no bike lane. No one who didn’t see a child biking on a sidewalk is going to see them biking in the street especially if they are blocked by a parked car. But the sidewalk is only safer than the street IF you teach your child to be very cautious of driveways and pedestrians. As long as you aren’t doing it on a heavy pedestrian walked sidewalk, virtually no one has a problem with it. Look, we bike a lot as a family. On an average week, probably 4 times a week. Yesterday, for example, we biked about 7 miles round trip going to the library, the grocery store, and returning a movie. My husband leads and I pull up the rear and we are constantly on the lookout for anything dangerous in the kids’ path. We are super polite to any pedestrian we encounter and bring the kids out into the street if we just can’t get the pedestrian’s attention and there is no safe way for them to pass. No one has ever said anything negative to us or told us to stop including the police and we see them a lot on rides. People are too busy admiring how cute my kids are. 😉 So sorry, they’ll stay on the sidewalk until people driving cars are perfect.
ParticipantYes, we all know you’re not supposed to ride bikes on the sidewalk by law. But most rational people agree that it is perfectly acceptable for young children to be doing it. And I do think it is safer than the street especially if there is no bike lane. No one who didn’t see a child biking on a sidewalk is going to see them biking in the street especially if they are blocked by a parked car. But the sidewalk is only safer than the street IF you teach your child to be very cautious of driveways and pedestrians. As long as you aren’t doing it on a heavy pedestrian walked sidewalk, virtually no one has a problem with it. Look, we bike a lot as a family. On an average week, probably 4 times a week. Yesterday, for example, we biked about 7 miles round trip going to the library, the grocery store, and returning a movie. My husband leads and I pull up the rear and we are constantly on the lookout for anything dangerous in the kids’ path. We are super polite to any pedestrian we encounter and bring the kids out into the street if we just can’t get the pedestrian’s attention and there is no safe way for them to pass. No one has ever said anything negative to us or told us to stop including the police and we see them a lot on rides. People are too busy admiring how cute my kids are. 😉 So sorry, they’ll stay on the sidewalk until people driving cars are perfect.
ParticipantOh and I love the bit about notifying the landlord. As if this is breaking the lease or something?
ParticipantOh and I love the bit about notifying the landlord. As if this is breaking the lease or something?
ParticipantOh and I love the bit about notifying the landlord. As if this is breaking the lease or something?
ParticipantOh and I love the bit about notifying the landlord. As if this is breaking the lease or something?
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