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To: TheThirdRuffian

Um your house does sound like a fortress. :-)


34 posted on 02/16/2026 9:34:41 AM PST by piytar (NEVER FORGET Ashli Babbitt, Rosanne Boyland, Corey Comperatore, Iryna Zarutska, and Charlie Kirk!)
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To: piytar

Yeah, I guess it does. It’s pretty common around here, mainly due to fires.

I think some of it comes from my time in Iraq. I was artillery but did a fair amount of door kicking when we needed to secure an area.

Simple things like a light barred security door (that opened out and had a deadbolt) really upped the level of hassle for a forced entry. They’re all of $200 at Lowe’s— and are great for air if they also have a screen to keep out bugs.

Windows on a second floor only = need a ladder.

Heck a glass storm door outside of a regular door even changes the math.

I basically did all the things that made me think “let’s go to the next location”.


38 posted on 02/16/2026 9:46:38 AM PST by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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