12-01-2007, 11:00 AM
Re burglaries:Although this forum prepared me somewhat for the problem of being ripped off, I naively thought it wouldn't happen to me, seeing as our place is way off the beaten track. But "they" stole my son's laptop, the only thing of value in the whole house, during a 1-hour trip to town. They had to have been watching. We've interviewed all the neighbors and they're stunned because there haven't been any robberies in our neighborhood for years. We can lock up when we leave but that's not very effective since anyone can break in when we're not there. Any other ideas for prevention? (We barely have electricity so spendy security systems are not an option nor are they my style.)