Sandra Bullock

I am sure most of us saw the news story about the nut job who broke into the celebritys home.

Seven foot high chain link fence topped with three strands of barbed wire, alarm system and panic door to her bedroom, maybe more, I do not know. Thankfully all turned out well, she was able to hide in her closet safe behind the hardened door as she called the 911 dispatcher waiting for the police.

Except for the last line of defense, the door, what worked and what failed? I assume the alarm was not armed. There apparently was no annunciation of the fence breach nor of the doors or windows opening. So the primary failure was probably just being complacent.

This is not the first time a stalker has intruded into her private space, July of last year almost the same scenario. Did she not make changes, certainly I know if this had happened to my wife, there would have been a marked increase in the level of protection and she would have made life style changes to insure this never happened again.

How are all of you using your systems to insure protection while at home and yet still having the freedom to enjoy life?

WCG said:

How are all of you using your systems to insure protection while at home and yet still having the freedom to enjoy life?

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Well, I don't have a seven foot high chain link fence topped with barbed wired, or a hardned door to my bedroom... I guess that makes me an easy target.

We have sensors buried under each driveway that detect metal (cars) and announce visitors. All exterior doors announce when opened. Exterior doors are always locked, even when just outside in the yard. I carry a rfid tag in my wallet, so doors unlock as I get to them. Wife just carries a key, she doesn't like technology stuff.

Deter - illuminated security yard signs, automatic lighting.

Delay - reinforced door jams, two sided deadbolts with anti pick flip guards, and second single sided deadbolts. 8 mil security film on windows and window locks. Tamper proof garage door quick release and back drive garage door motor. No cars with garage door opener parked outside.

Detect - sensors on all points in entry, alarm automatically arms at night and when I leave home. Siren and all lights come on in any emergency. Exterior lights flash. Cameras at all points of entry.

Defend - Florida has both castle doctrine and stand your ground laws, so....

Since I'm neither famous nor important I don't worry about it when I'm home. I'm more worried about burglary. I mean, I'll lock the doors at night, but I don't arm the alarm.

Who is Sandra Bullock?

Pete, I think she's a bus driver

Thank-you drvnbysound. 
 
I asked wife here to confirm that and googled the name.

Every security system has a Blind Side.
 
-Randy

Very clever Randy
 
Pete, here's the bus driver:

Thank-you drvnbysound.
 

How are all of you using your systems to insure protection while at home and yet still having the freedom to enjoy life?

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We geez;  here I tinker and my system provides me with a piece of mind.  That said though I don't lose much sleep over it.  Of course though I have not had situations / environment to have to deal with like Sandra has had.  Personally here I am impressed with Sandra's wiki (I am always doing that wiki thing).  I wouldn't mind a personal consulting request as I have been bored lately.  There is some engineering magic genes in her. (well the innate love of science and engineering).  Note that this is a best guess as I only read her wiki.
 
Hobby here before automobiles and ham radio was rocketry in the early 1960's. 
 
BTW also had a work peer obi wan picture (work thing) with Wernher von Braun in my desk cubicle.  I have to find that picture; its here some place.  Thinking now that old engineering peer (worked for NASA) had been with the company some 40 years when I met him.
 

 
Really liked this stuff in the 80's and participated and made friends here with some folks from Northwestern / U of C meeting them every week for wine and cheese and computer chit chat.  One friend that I keep in touch with until he passed away was Dr. Josef Allen Hynek. 
 

 
I was in to an early Commodore computer and he wrote some DB using it.  He was amazed with the machine at the time; well and I learned some helping him with his DB stuff.  I was playing with it much at the time (well first Chicago BBS (?) using a Commodore computer and a bunch of ventel modems connected to a bunch of phone lines I happen to come across (phone company got a bit PO'd with me though).

Guess it is good idea to do panic button somewhere. I heard you need to be careful with silent (distress) alarm since it can result in bad situation.

newalarm said:

Guess it is good idea to do panic button somewhere. I heard you need to be careful with silent (distress) alarm since it can result in bad situation.

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Care to elaborate? Sounds like its a good idea but also a bad idea???

I have a holster mounted panic button. It's far from silent.