How many hours per day do you spend thinking of and preparing for home invasions?

[CreekDog]

and what's the recommended amount?

[northoftheborder]

1. Three minutes locking the doors.

[femmocrat]

2. Zero.

No idea.

[hlthe2b]

3. the momentary two seconds I take to lock the door....

and gratefully smile back at my precious pup, the best home "guardian" you could have...

[elias49]

4. Hours per day? You're kidding, right?

I may have spent an hour in the last 10 years. Period.
:crazy:

[Tunkamerica]

20. you spent an hour? wow.

[elias49]

22. Oh I'm wicked careful.

:silly:

[gateley]

5. Twenty seconds wondering if I remembered to lock the door. nt

[ClassWarrior]

58. +1... Not everyone lives in a paranoid fantasy world. The real world is challenging enough.

:rofl:

[wtmusic]

6. None.

I don't prepare for getting hit by a bus either, or for the Rapture, or for nuclear apocalypse.

I should plan better for a major earthquake, which around these parts over the next couple of decades is a near-certainty.

[safeinOhio]

7. 1hr/year.

I live in a low crime area and have effective, cheap home security.

Please google "cheap home security". For under a few hundred dollars you can discourage most crooks.

[RKP5637]

27. That had some good tips! n/t

[gateley]

60. Maybe before your time, but do you remember Rhoda on Mary Tyler Moore?

She had a recording of vicious, ferocious dogs barking and growling that she played when answering the intercom to her apartment. It was pretty funny.

[safeinOhio]

74. You can now buy motion detectors that

play mean dog barking. Goes through garage doors and gets louder as the motion gets closer.

I have a fake tv light that imitates a tv's changing light on a curtain. It comes on at dark and can be set for 4 hrs or 8 hrs. Makes it appear that someone is up watching tv at night. Only about 20 bucks. Fake alarm system window stickers are only a few bucks. A package of 3 inch screw for a few bucks can replace your hinge and striker screws in doors, making it hard to kick them in. Motion detector lights for 20 bucks are great too.


Old fart here. That show was almost past my time. ;)

[gateley]

108. Boy, I know whose house to go to when the TeaBaggers come for us! nt

[CreekDog]

91. Carol on Bob Newhart had a tape recording of dogs attached to her doorknob

when Bob came over one night and knocked on the door, she hit "play", then opened the door and Bob peered in and then saw it was a tape recorder and said, "their bark is worse than their bite."

:rofl:

[gateley]

109. As only Bob Newhart can deliver a line, undoubtedly. Funny! nt

[bbinacan]

8. Just locking the doors

and making sure my Smith & Wesson is loaded.:evilgrin:

[RamboLiberal]

28. +1

[yurbud]

9. what time are you coming over?

[liberal N proud]

I don't

Unless you count checking the door lock on the way up to bed.

Which is what I am about to do this evening.

[leftstreet]

10. It takes constant vigilance

[CreekDog]

15. !

:rofl:

[scarletwoman]

26. Garden Gnome Militia! Excellent! I gotta get me some!

I'll never feel a moment's worry again!

[Cid_B]

53. Those are the amateurs..

You need a professional...

[arcane1]

11. I have occasional fantasies of shooting arrows at marauders from the balcony

and I do try to have at least 2 days of food and water, but that's about it. If I had to go 45 days without power, food, and water, I would need more than arrows.

[Vinnie From Indy]

12. invade away...my dogs like snacks

cheers!

[rocktivity]

13. You'll have to be more specific

By "preparing for home invasions," do you mean preparing to commit them, or preparing to prevent them?

:shrug:
rocktivity

[justabob]

14. well

HOURS per day is overstating it a bit, but we had a rash of invasions/robberies, rapes and more fairly recently. I DO think about it, life in the big city being what it is. :shrug:

Why do you ask?

[L. Coyote]

16. The same amount of time as I worry about being struck by lightning or terrorists

On edit. I worry about lightning more than terrorists, of course, because the odds favor being struck by lightning.

[PDJane]

zip.

I don't think about it, don't prepare for it, and rarely worry about such a thing.

I refuse to fash myself over something that there isn't much I can do about and isn't a statistical likelihood anyway. Got other things to worry about.

[PDJane]

17. self delete. dupe.

[geckosfeet]

18. Can't. Be. Series. But since you ask - I recommend 10 minutes a month.

Preferably while in the shower or bathroom.

[rufus dog]

19. including the one minute to log in and respond to your post

One minute today.

[Incitatus]

21. 30 hours a day

You can never be too careful.

[seabeyond]

23. in a lifetime..... 0. nt

[toddaa]

24. Up until you mentioned it, never

But I have GAD, so I expect I'll spend all of tonight thinking about it instead of sleeping.

thanks

[VWolf]

25. None. I own a killer ferret. n/t

[guitar man]

29. a minute and a half tops

lock the doors, set the alarm, unlock the pistol box and it's time for bed.

[gkhouston]

30. Does keeping my relatives from getting inside count?

:shrug:

[coalition_unwilling]

87. LMAO! - n/t

[KansasVoter]

31. LOL......the gunnies will not realize this is ajoke

[Kaleva]

47. It seems to be a joke on criminals

The OP doesn't appear to ask if one prepares against home invasions but instead how much time members prepare in committing them.

[KansasVoter]

54. Wow are you a paranoid scared little bunch.

[CreekDog]

64. lol

:rofl:

speak for yourself.

cause you're not speaking for me. :D

[Generic Other]

32. I never did until you brought it up

although I did dream Ben Franklin came in my bedroom and put his hand on my shoulder.

[blondeatlast]

43. That WAS him--I was there. nt

[Generic Other]

50. I called him "sweetheart" and had some splainin' to do

when my sig other cuddled closer, and I had to say I wasn't talking to him.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

33. I keep a gun in every room so I DONT have to worry...

:7

[CreekDog]

71. what if they invade a room you aren't in?

:rofl:

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

78. If they're not in the room I'm in... I guess they can't hurt me.

;)

[CreekDog]

83. but they'll use the gun you've left in that room

:rofl:

[cherokeeprogressive]

34. Hours. I intended to have my shit TOTALLY together before I go invade someone's home. n/t

[H2O Man]

35. Huh?

Why would I think about invading anyone's home?

[Marr]

36. Almost none, now that my anti-zombie barricades are finished.

[walldude]

86. THe zombies keep tearing mine down and I keep putting them up...

Oh wait.. Thats Call Of Duty... nevermind...

[-..__...]

37. Awww... c'mon...

that's just plain silly...

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22home+invasion%22&hl=en&num=10&lr=&ft=i&cr=&safe=images&tbs=#q=%22home+invasion%22&hl=en&lr=&tbs=nws:1,qdr:m&psj=1&ei=Y9xITYisNY_PgAfNh4SzBg&start=0&sa=N&fp=3d8f4adbdba6746c

[doc03]

38. You mean preparing for a home invasion or preparing

against a home invasion?

[Dappleganger]

39. We actually did have someone try to kick our door in.

It was a group of teens who kept dinging the bell then running off, then one of them tried to kick the door. I think he must've had on flip flops because he cursed loudly and ran off. We have a metal front door with an extra-long lock so his foot wasn't going nowhere through that space.

[mentalsolstice]

40. Some, but not much!

We lock the doors. We have a big dog that will bark if anything is odd (like when our neighbor had a fire). My husband has a gun, but I'm only a little sure where it is, and have no idea how to operate it...and I have no desire to know how to shoot.

[blondeatlast]

41. Oh, dear. another thing to add to my to-do list?! nt

[Balbus]

42. self-delete

people might take it seriously and get scared.

[blondeatlast]

45. It was funny, though.

:thumbsup:

[JVS]

44. 23

[steve2470]

46. 23.6 nanoseconds. Precisely. nt

[Hugabear]

48. None. That's what the anti-personnel land mines in my yard are for.

If they get past the land mines and the gator-infested moat surrounding my house, then they gotta deal with my robot equipped with dual machine guns and laser sights.

[nadinbrzezinski]

65. Upper level you need one of this

Of course this follows.

:sarcasm:

[Fuzz]

49. I built a mote and filled it with hungry crocs.

[petronius]

57. Where did you get the microscopic crocodiles?

:P

[Fuzz]

80. lol, it was late. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!

;)

[WinkyDink]

90. :-)

[era veteran]

51. I have been worried about the New Madrid fault and now

this too?

[LisaL]

52. You think we spend time planning to invide homes?

[blondeatlast]

55. Who is this "we" of which you speak? nt

[CreekDog]

95. It's worse than I thought!

you are collaborating! :wtf:

[Brother Buzz]

56. I pay Butch to do all the thinking and preparing

When I was paying him out back in the alley, I told him, "You just keep thinkin', Butch. That's what you're good at."

[krispos42]

59. Well, it takes a couple of days to properly stake out a neighborhood

But at the same time, I only commit serial neighborhood break-ins three or four times a year, so on average maybe about 3 hours a day.

[Blue_In_AK]

61. I never think about home invasions.

I'm not going to live my life in fear. Whatever happens, happens. It doesn't do any good to worry about it.

[nadinbrzezinski]

62. Locking the door

That takes..oh five seconds worst case.

[jberryhill]

63. Depends On How Many Houses I Plan To Invade That Day

But, you should really spend about 15 or 20 minutes at least, before you break in.

Running in with no plan is not usually a good idea, so it does take just a little time and thought before you gain entry - and a good deal of that is thinking about how you will gain entry.

So, for four houses, you should allow yourself at least an hour of thinking about it.

[Toon Me Out]

66. 20+ hours...

...thinking about Jenna Jameson as the cat burglar



:beer: BEER: I ALWAYS PAY FOR IT LATER :spank:

[bluedigger]

67. Does feeding and exercising my dog count?

I'm just back-up if shit goes down. :shrug:

She spends a lot of time on it, though. :tinfoilhat:

[old mark]

68. We lock the gates to our yard, double lock the doors...I know you are being sarcastic, but

we live in an area where this does happen. There are a lot of competing drug gangs here and they delight in shooting each other for reasons of their own...sometoimes other people get in their way.


mark

[Raine]

69. I have an alarm and camera system. I set the alarm before leaving, together with locking doors it

takes about 3-4 minutes to get out the door. After a break-in I spent many days and sleepless night hours thinking about it till I got the alarm and cameras. I can't recommend a certain amount of hours because it depends on where you live and what vaulables you want to protect. Does that answer your question (?) which I don't think was serious to begin with. :eyes:

[Iwillnevergiveup]

70. Go ahead, make my day

my chihuahua is waiting for you. Grrrrrr!

[NuclearDem]

72. Only about a few hours a day

I mean, come on, I'm busy between broadcasting conspiracy theories out of my HAM radio in the basement and stockpiling insecticides, I only get a couple hours to clean all my guns and make sure all my cameras are working...

[fishbulb703]

73. One minute to lock the doors, plus 30 seconds to check my gun per day, plus fifteen minutes to clean

it a week, plus a couple hours a month at the shooting range. Plus a couple more minutes a month buying ammo etc.

I sleep pretty safe, but I wish I still had my dog.

[melm00se]

75. let's see

spreading land mines in front yard: 5 hours

mounting a pair of M-2 50 cal machine guns: 8 hours

calculating and aiming for overlapping fields of fire: 1 hour

setting claymore mines as booby traps at all doors and windows: 5 hours

mounting gun racks in each room: 3 hours

Arranging for supporting mortar fire from neighbors: 18 hours (took a lot of convincing)

maintaining 11 shot guns (1 per room): 3 hours a week

I think I am ready....

beware the zombie apocalypse!!!

[CreekDog]

88. this is the post i've waited almost 20 hours to see

:rofl:

bless you!

[cali]

76. haha. I don't even know where my front door key is

and haven't for something like a decade.

[Vickers]

77. Not one smidgen...I'm loaded for bear. n/t

[distantearlywarning]

79. Approximately 1.5 minutes to lock the door and set the alarm.

[Iggo]

81. Zero?

[TwilightGardener]

82. I think about it some. I lock doors, keep my windows closed at night.

Six months ago, some poor homeowner in my town surprised a burglar early in the morning as he prepared to leave for work, and was shot to death.

[lapislzi]

84. Since I was burgled over the holidays

(hardly qualifies as a home invasion, but still)

Pack up laptop. Put it in car. Lock door.

Two steps I never had to worry about before. I've been leaving my door open for 15 years. It makes me sad to have to do that, because I'd grown used to my neighbors popping in to say hi, or to borrow stuff, or my daughter's friends coming and going, even if I wasn't home.

[mwooldri]

85. 3-12 months.

You got to dig the moat around your house, plant the landmines, build up the walls around your house, fortify your roof, and make sure you have your nuclear-missile proof bunker installed underneath your house with proper escape routes well away from your house. Stock up on food for 3 years, have means to get fresh water from somewhere other than the outside world (and the ability to dispose of that waste) and the means to generate heat, warmth, cooling if needs be and other electrical needs.

Once you've done that... I don't think any small country would invade your house, let alone the FBI.

[WinkyDink]

89. Lock doors, set alarm at night, turn on outside lights. After that? Fuhgeddaboutit.

AS IF a regular home in Suburbia could withstand a determined mob!

[zappaman]

92. All day

I pretty much stare at the door all day long.
Sometimes I try to watch TV, but I hate taking my eyes off the door.
I am thinking of moving the TV by the door, but my bed is there and I sleep with one eye open.

[slackmaster]

93. My biggest concern is making sure my cats are indoors after dark

I don't want them outside when coyotes are out.

As for human invaders, I keep my valuables locked in a safe, except for a few weapons which are strategically placed near entry points.

[HappyMe]

94. Only about 5 minutes.

At 8:55pm while the guards are assembling with their pots of boiling oil on the roof. 9:00pm doors locked, feet up, munch popcorn.

[mkultra]

96. 24 for both

i take a bath with my holstered glock

[joshcryer]

97. One millisecond as I lock the door behind me when I enter.

[rucky]

98. at least 40

I'm a freeper.

[shanti]

99. well, having had one...

almost 15 years ago, i think about it occasionally, now that i'm by myself. maybe i should get a large dog, but my cats probably would object.

[madinmaryland]

100. 24 business hours. nt

[ProdigalJunkMail]

101. We fail to lock our doors most days and nights...

at home or not...so...not really sure we think about it at all. But now I am going to have to...damn you!

sP

[Kweli4Real]

102. Well ... Since I leave in Arizona ....

52 miles from the southern border and leave in the epticent of fear and hate ...

I spend exactly zero hours thinking about/preparing for the home invasions that the teapartiers/border-protectors tell me are happening all around me.

[kctim]

103. None

Government made them illegal so we are all safe.

[derby378]

104. I just check the locks, the windows, and the rifle

All is well. :hi:

[Lucian]

105. I built a moat to keep the black knight at bay.

Seriously, I lock the deadbolt and that's about it. No one has ever broken into my home and I am not worried in the least bit that anyone ever will.

[HughBeaumont]

106. Not as much as this guy . . .

[Common Sense Party]

107. I don't deal in crack or meth, so, very little.

There was a home invasion just down the street, but apparently, they were drug dealers.