Security Tip Saturday

Chances are you're already gotten at least one forwarded email about this, but I'd like to share it with you, faithful readers, too.  Keep your car keys next to your bed on the night stand, dresser, or lamp table when you go to bed at night.  If you think that someone is trying to get into your house or residence, or if you hear a noise outside, just press the “panic” alarm on your car key chain.  Test it if you want to during the day so you won't wake up the neighbors.  It will go off from most everywhere in your home and will keep honking until your car battery runs down, or until you reset the alarm. It works if you park in your driveway or garage. If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to break in, odds are that lowlife thug won’t stick around. After a few seconds, all of your neighbors will be looking out of their windows to see who’s out there - another thing the criminal doesn’t want. Try your panic alarm to make sure it works before you start to rely on it. Just remember that you must press the alarm button again to turn it “off”. Always carry your keys while walking to your car in a parking lot too, in case you’re approached by strangers.  And often times, turning the lights on in a house has driven off would-be burglars who ran off as soon as the lights came on.