Steve’s Lock Out and Mythril Security

1. When approaching your home, make certain you are alert to anything that appears suspicious.  If you suspect anything is wrong, leave the area at once.
2. Make sure you have a peep hole installed on your front door, as well as an easy to use deadbolt system.
3. Keep the exterior of your home well lit.
4. Make sure the shrubbery against your home is thinned or pruned periodically to keep it from being a potential hiding place.
5. Do Not depend on your automatic garage door closer to lock your garage.  Unless locked with a key or other secure method, overhead doors can easily be opened by an intruder.
6. If you are a single woman living alone, avoid publishing your first name in the telephone directory, on bills and on your mail box.  Use an initial for your first name or consider adding a fictitious name to yours.
7. When planning a trip, remember to stop the delivery of your mail and/or newspaper.  Ask friends and neighbors to drive by and check on your house while you are away.
8. Buy a few timers or light sensitivity sockets that will help light your house at night when you aren’t there.
9. When approaching your home after dark, do not fumble with your keys at the door.  Instead have your key ready in your hand so you can enter quickly.
10. If you receive suspicious phone calls, hang up.  If the annoyance continues, contact the police and the telephone company.
11. Do Not give out any personal information (ie: credit card numbers, social security number, bank account information, etc.) unless you originally initiate the call.  Even then be cautious with giving out personal information.
12. When having your car serviced or valet  parked, lock your glove compartment and give the attendant only your valet key or necessary keys for your vehicle.  This prevents someone from making unauthorized copies of your other keys.  Remember your name and address in on your registration card in your glove compartment.

Tags: Home Protection, Personal Security, self defense for the single lady

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