[elpadre]

I lived in a high crime area for a short time up North, and one of few who never had a problem. because....

I was known as a former law enforcement officer surely to have a gun and trained in it’s use

and secondly had a cute cocker spaniel (scary huh!)

thirdly - my wife daily worked out at the gym and was learning kick boxing (and that scares me!)

but no cactus or chimes

[dashing doofus]

but no cactus or chimes

Its a miracle you survived. Until this GMA report came out, I was convinced door and window locks, motion detectors, and a few .40 caliber pistols were pretty effective deterrents, especially combined with the occassional sounds of gunfire in the woods behind my home when I am plinking. Now I see how naive I have been. I'm headed to the local greenhouse. Now I realize that the plants around the home

[Osage Orange]

My pop had a CC in the City of Placentia, SoCal...He also had a little yapping tea-cup poodle-like dog. That little dog would let you know if someone was around fer sure...

My pop wrote him off...as a "security device". LOL