Quick & Easy Home and Apartment Safety Tips
When we think of home safety tips, we think of the obvious: Have your lights on timers when you are away. Don't let your mail or newspapers accumulate because they are a dead giveaway that you are not home. Yadda...yadda...yadda... Well, this month I have some new and some old safety tips for securing your home (including the people and things in it) that you may not have thought about. 1) Keep your shrubs trimmed below your windows to deter burglars from being able to hide behind them while entering and exiting your home. Furthermore, plant "thorny" shrubs below windows, such as roses. These not only act as a deterrent to would-be burglars, but also add some beauty to the outside of your home. 2) If you do not have a security system, you should definitely spend a few dollars and purchase security system decals for your windows from a security system company. Although these will probably not deter a seasoned burglar, they will effectively deter the novice. 3) ...
