Oh, well back to my ADD. Last week I had an excuse to sit in front of the computer all day every day. I was sick. This week I have no excuse.Todays schedule.
Wake up
Make Coffee
check ebay
run on Nautalis eliptical trainer for half an hour
Start building new master bathroom on an investment house I'm working on.
Meet with mortgage broker
etc....
So what did I actually do so far today?
Wake up
Jack and coke
Internet
Reply to renter. LOL you have to read this letter.
Hi Mike,
Would you mind putting deadbolt on my bedroom door? I was in the tub just now and I heard a really loud noise. Maya even jumped. I still don't know what it was. I kept Max on the phone while I did a quick search of the house. All windows and doors are in tact, but I'm still pretty freaked out. Plus I noticed a few of the windows downstairs won't lock.
I just tried to use the skeleton key to lock my door. I tried for like 10 minutes, but I can't get it to lock. I'm concerned because one of the prisoners waited for me to get off work the other night, drove up next to my car and asked me out, then I saw the same guy on my way to work...he was flashing his headlights and waving at me.
All the guys in that jail know my car, and what my hours are. I'm seriously thinking about buying a gun eventually, but for now a dead bolt is cheaper.
Kelly said you guys are coming down Tuesday. Would you please put it on then? I'm going to buy one tomorrow. If you can't please tell me, and I'll ask Rob or Marty.
Thanks,
Cheryl
MY REPLY
Your door is not really one that can have a deadbolt installed on it without a few hours of drilling/routing and ordering a specially shaped lock from where I have no idea. It's not a standard sized door. It's as old as the house 80 years!
The skeleton key has worked for the five other people who have lived in the house before you.
Honestly anyone who is going to all the trouble to come into the house to get you would be able to kick that door down on the first try with or without a dead bolt.
I know the house is far from secure. It would mean spending a couple thousand dollars on new windows and doors and a month of work that I am not willing to do.
Quite honestly even a "secure house" is no match for anyone who is determined to get in. All you have to do is break a window and you can get into 95% of the houses in the country. I'd really rather not have to put bars on all the windows. If you watch the show "It takes a thief" on the Discovery channel you will see what I mean. Dogs, Electronic security systems and steel doors are no match for the mind of a crook.
Maybe you should look for a new job so that you don't come in daily contact with prisoners. I've never had another roomate have to worry about these types of situations because none of them ever made the choice to work at a prison.
I don't mean to sound like a dick but it's like a cop or a soldier complaining about the fact that they might get shot. It comes with the job. If they don't want to be shot they should do a different job.
I will be happy to show you how to make the key for your door work, but as I mentioned those keys are for nothing other than keeping nosy roomates out. Anyone who wants "In" can easily kick the door down.
In seven years we have never had a problem with anyone breaking in. If you need a more secure location you may want to find another house to live in. One with brick walls, steel doors and no windows. But then what would you do for protection while walking from your car to the house? What about protection while driving around town? While shopping? At bars?
The best bet is just don't attract the attention of crooks, because if they want you badly enough there is no amount of security that will protect you.
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