On Sat, 12 Mar 2005, Doug Kanter wrote:

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> "Maverick" > wrote in message
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>> "Lena B Katz" > wrote in message
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>>> On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, Doug Kanter wrote:
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>>>> "Lena B Katz" > wrote in message
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>> <<snip crap>>
>>
>>>>> Well, duh.
>>>>>
>>>>>> You can draw your own conclusions about that, but mine
>>>>>> is that if a burglar enters a home that is occupied, he is fully
>>>>>> prepared
>>>>>> and willing to deal with whatever happens.
>>>>>
>>>>> mistakes happen. I doubt your house is nearly as prepared to defend
>>>>> against a robber as you think. (are you a light sleeper?).
>>>>>
>>>>> Lena
>>>>
>>>> I'm a heavy sleeper, but I've engineered the noisiest doors and
>>>> deadbolts
>>>> you could possibly imagine.
>>>
>>> Good lad. All you need now is a few clever traps, and that burglar won't
>>> even be getting indoors. (traps are a much better way of defending a
>>> house, because you don't even need to be there to stop the burglar).
>>>
>>> Lena
>>
>> The problem with traps is you have to check them all the time to make sure
>> they haven't stolen the cheese.
>>
>> Bret
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> Lena must not have a life. I could set "traps" around my house. But, which
> of the large staff of servants is going to undo them in the morning so I
> don't **** off the postman, the UPS guy, the FedEx guy, etc?

Postman can be dealt with. It's called a P.O. box.

Posting warning signs about "no trespassing" should take care of most of
the legal worry.

And there's no point in having traps if you just undo them in the morning.

When aren't you going to be there... during the day or at night?

Lena