epijunkie67
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We just had an attempted break in. I typically work nights but happened to be off tonight. My wife and I were sitting in bed watching TV and goofing off on our laptops when someone tried to open our front door. And I don't mean they just turned the doorknob. The door shook forcefully for a couple of seconds.
Fortunately we had the deadbolt locked and the dogs started barking right away. By the time I grabbed a gun and made it to the front door they were gone. I actually went out front to check outside even though I know I shouldn't have.
Our property is set up in such a way that the ground slopes down from the front to the back so both our front door and our basement door open out on the ground level. I wanted to make sure they hadn't gone around the back of the house down to the basement door. Despite sweeping the outside of the house I never saw anyone.
I wonder what would have happened if our door hadn't have been locked? I wonder what wouldn't have happened if the dogs hadn't started barking? What about when I go back to work? I suspect this was an attempt to test our security but if it was it was a pretty bold one. What was their plan if the door had been unlocked?
Lessons learned? I usually keep a pistol in a drawer but we recently had family visit and I'd placed it in the safe and not returned it to its usual location. I had to grab an alternative weapon from a different location instead. We had the door locked but didn't have the alarm set because we were still awake.
It makes me wonder what, if any, changes we need to make.
Fortunately we had the deadbolt locked and the dogs started barking right away. By the time I grabbed a gun and made it to the front door they were gone. I actually went out front to check outside even though I know I shouldn't have.
Our property is set up in such a way that the ground slopes down from the front to the back so both our front door and our basement door open out on the ground level. I wanted to make sure they hadn't gone around the back of the house down to the basement door. Despite sweeping the outside of the house I never saw anyone.
I wonder what would have happened if our door hadn't have been locked? I wonder what wouldn't have happened if the dogs hadn't started barking? What about when I go back to work? I suspect this was an attempt to test our security but if it was it was a pretty bold one. What was their plan if the door had been unlocked?
Lessons learned? I usually keep a pistol in a drawer but we recently had family visit and I'd placed it in the safe and not returned it to its usual location. I had to grab an alternative weapon from a different location instead. We had the door locked but didn't have the alarm set because we were still awake.
It makes me wonder what, if any, changes we need to make.