"charles" wrote in message
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In article , ARW
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,

And I have decent neighbours who wouldn't just ignore it.

And that is the key to a good alarm. I have fitted several alarms on my
street - both nextdoor neighbours and the neighbours opposite would
respond if my alarm went off just as I would if theirs went off. I
always tell them when I am working away and they do keep an eye on my
house.

You can have good neighbours and idiot neighbours. When we were burgled
for the first time, our next door neighbour (who was local secretary for
Neighbourhood Watch) heard the breaking glass and breaking wood (a window
was jemmied open) and decided - without investigating - that it was me
cutting a tree down. This, despite the fact it was 4pm on a working day
and
both of us worked normal hours.

Sure, but I have often wondered about something I have
heard and don’t always bother to check on the noise. Its
never been other than someone who lives there yet.

I've also called the cops out when I saw someone go over the
wall down the side of the neighbour's place and got no answer
when I rang the house. Turned out to be the son's mates wagging
school and playing pool in the pool room in the separate building
behind the house.

I always do check when their alarm goes off tho except when they
clearly have just ****ed up putting the PIN in and it gets cancelled
quickly.