Do you have a 'long stabby thing' next to the bed just in case someone breaks in?

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@kwhitefoot

But that’s what I mean by a desperate place. I’m 61 now and I know personally of only two families who have suffered break ins. My sister in the UK and my boss in Norway. In both case the thieves broke in very quietly, grabbed what they wanted, and left.

From previous threads…

Why isn't Silicon Valley trying to fix the gun problem?

While we’re offering anecdotes in place of evidence: I was the subject of a “home invasion” once. I stood up and told him to get the fuck out of my apartment, and he did. Burglar who was expecting an unoccupied flat, no weapons involved on either side. I’m about 5’6", BTW. And, at the time, I was wearing nothing but boxer shorts (I was resting in bed, off work with a cold).

Why isn't Silicon Valley trying to fix the gun problem?

Not quite that upscale, but for another personal anecdote: When I was 19, I lived in a rotting slum in one of the dodgiest bits of Sydney. There were half a dozen of us living there; we were all heavy methamphetamine users, and half of the household were into heroin. Amongst the many other failings of the house, the front door was impossible to properly secure. One day, as the household was gathered in the lounge room eating cheese and crackers, a random dude kicked his way through the front d…