What to take to bed with you - not a joke......your car keys!

[FFFarmer]

Put your car keys beside your bed at night.

If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car battery dies.

This tip came from a neighborhood watch coordinator. Next time you come home for the night and you start to put your keys away, think of this: It's a security alarm system that you probably already have and requires no installation. Test it. It will go off from most everywhere inside your house and will keep honking until your battery runs down or until you reset it with the button on the key fob chain. It works if you park in your driveway or garage.

If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to break into your house, odds are the burglar/rapist won't stick around. After a few seconds, all the neighbors will be looking out their windows to see who is out there and sure enough the criminal won't want that. And remember to carry your keys while walking to your car in a parking lot. The alarm can work the same way there. This is something that should really be shared with everyone. Maybe it could save a life or a sexual abuse crime.

P.S. This would also be useful for any emergency, such as a heart attack, where you can't reach a phone. My Mom has suggested to my Dad that he carry his car keys with him in case he falls outside and she doesn't hear him. He can activate the car alarm and then she'll know there's a problem.

[Tucker's Mom]

Hmmm...that is a good idea...I've never thought of that! Now there will be three things I have to remember before I head upstairs -- my car keys, my carry gun and my husband!

Sorry...can't help that one above.

[The_Outlaw]

I would prefer the sound of my German Shepherd barking angrily and the sound of me racking 00 buckshot into my 12 gauge pump action shotgun...
But that's just me, I'm silly that way.

[SGB]

My panic buttons are .45acp & 5.56 mm

[JohnLM]

Thats a darn good idea! !

[swsd40]

Thats a good idea. I dont have an alarm on car or truck so i guess I'm glad i can tell the difference when the dogs bark, saying "let me out or i'll dump in the house" and "you need to check outside somethings not right". Living out in the country, I'd say 9 of 10 homes have firearms at the ready and four legged friends. The trick a BG would have is finding that 1 of 10 home. "you feel lucky punk??" "well, do ya??" hehehe.

[rogerw]

Good idea. Had not thought of that.

[MamaLiberty]

That might work in some places, but most times when car alarms go off they are ignored these days - at least they were the last time I was in a city. Most folks don't bother with such stuff out here.

Don't have any of those alarm things either. I'm deaf, so they would not do me much good. I do have motion detector strobe lights that should scare the **** out of anyone sneaking up on my house. I see really well, so the 20g mossy will probably be enough to finish the job... if anyone wants to really push their luck.

[Rhino]

My bedroom is too far from my driveway.

[localgirl]

I LIKE it! That would definitely get noticed in my neighborhood.