I grew up in a truly small neighborhood in a rural community; After university, I married our high school sweetheart & moved into a lake cabin that is walking distance from our parents, the appeal of the city was the safety of it, and everyone on our street knows a single another, and both of us get-together for barbecues in the Summer & holiday parties in the winter.
No a single ever bothered to lock their cars, garages or houses, however unfortunately, a series of break-ins stole our sense of security. The lake cabin invasions occurred during the middle of the day. The intruders kicked in doors & ran through the multiple houses, grabbing fancys in a rush, then i came lake cabin from labor to a front door standing open & found drawers rifled, items knocked off shelves & a trail of dirty footprints throughout the house. They stole PCs, iPads, cash, jewelry & electronics. The loss of possessions was excruciating yet not as devastating as feeling unsafe in our own home. I kept thinking about what would have happened if our child had been lake cabin at the time. At that point, she was thirteen-years-old, however changing the locks on the doors was not enough to restore our sense of comfort, my husband & I invested in a lake cabin security system. The system includes sensors on the windows, motion-activated lights, automated door locks, surveillance cameras & an alarm. If anyone enters the cabin without punching in the right code, the alarm sounds & our husband & I are notified. Both of us are asked for a password, and without that password, the respected authorities are dispatched to the home.