Right now he is working 3 hours away from home and will be there until the middle of December. We have gone through many deployments in the past that have lasted a lot longer than this, but I never feel safe at night. The other day my neighbor had a strang man that was beating on her door and would not leave even though she told him to. Now I'm really afraid. What can I do?
2007-11-08 08:42:12 · 25 answers · asked by honeybear 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
put something behind the doors at night, chair, trashcan, a stick if there is a stairway then a door, the stick has to be placed on the floor to the door. If you have an upstairs, make sure you leave a lamp on downstair, leave a radio on low on a talk station, keep your stairway dark and put something at the top stair that will make noise. If you have a closet in near your front door then open that door up so that it touched the front door. Place little bells on strings around your door knobs. If your car has an alarm and is parked in a way that if you hit the panic button the alarm will sound, then keep the keys near you. Pray.
2007-11-08 09:01:43 · answer #1 · answered by Idon0tknow 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Have a land line phone. This way 911 is a lot quicker at getting you help than a cell phone.
Take a self defense course.
Keep doors and windows closed and locked at all times.
Keep the porch light and back door light on at night.
You can purchase motion detectors that sound a LOUD alarm. I found them online starting at 8.00!
Get a taser.
Never leave keys outside under a mat.
Use a padlock on your garage door. Use the combination type.
Apartment dwellers should never answer the door to "workers" without calling the building management to verify the person at the door is actually a hired worker.
No kids in the house? Buy a shotgun. You don't have to aim!
2007-11-08 11:15:06 · answer #2 · answered by latebreakfast 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just make sure all your doors are locked I was like this my husband worked the night shift when he was a police officer and i hated it and I had a 1 month old with me but I put lockes really good ones on the doors and I put a coach on the door the back door no one could get in becuase I had a dog buy a big dog I have a pitbull And put like shingles on the windows so if someone opens it you are going to be able to here it. Or you can get an alarm and have that installed there are so cheaps one like ADT they are only 49.99 a month. Or talk to your husband see what he says.
2007-11-08 08:49:16 · answer #3 · answered by Lost 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a dog. Preferably one with a BIG bark. I can't even tell you how much of a difference that makes for me when my husband is at sea.
Make sure you have a good security system, too.
Also, I have a few trusted friends in the area (my family is 3,000 miles away) that I can stay with for a night here and there if I'm feeling particularly uneasy. Sometimes just knowing that option is available helps to put me at ease.
2007-11-08 09:21:54 · answer #4 · answered by War Games AM 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband works nights so I am home alone every night. I got a dog, a gun and a dead bolt lock.
My dog is only a mutt- a lab/chow mix, but she is very protective.
I have a gun in the house, I don't know how to use it but I'm sure that if anyone had a gun pointed at them they'd be sure to head in the other direction.
I also have a house phone and my cell phone by the bed, just in case they cut the phone line- I know I may be over reacting a little about that but I've seen one too many movies!
2007-11-08 09:24:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i stay home alone for the whole week too, my husband comes back until the weekend, i work though, i get home around 5:30 at nigh, but i'm still scared at night, why don't you go and stay with a friend or something, or a relative maybe, talk with ur husband first of course, nothing better than some company right?
2007-11-08 08:50:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the cops. My Mum was alone with 4 kids while Dad worked away from home. Mum lined up big workboots at the front door to give the impression alot of big blokes were in the house!!
2007-11-08 08:47:58 · answer #7 · answered by cats mother 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I like the dog/security system combo. The other thing to do is if you are close with any of your neighbors, ask them to keep an eye out. If you have a block watch, you can all get together to keep an eye out on each other. Hope this helps!
2007-11-08 08:53:43 · answer #8 · answered by bainaashanti 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here in Australia you can buy sensor lights that come on in an instant as soon as they pick up on someone moving about your house on the outside. These are a very good deterrent for strangers or burglars who shouldn't be there.
2007-11-08 08:58:31 · answer #9 · answered by Live_For_Today 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all make sure all your doors are lock windows are close and dont answer your door late at night and if someone knocks on your door dont answer it. If necessary call the police if they dont go away and stay inside.
best of luck
2007-11-08 09:00:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋