Have A Great Vacation But While You Are Away…..
June 23rd, 2008 Categories: Neighbor Helping Neighbor
Vacation time is a lot of fun and one would like to keep it that way.
Listed below are some suggestions from www.burglaryprevention.org that can help to protect your home while you are away.
- Ask police to check your home and patrol your neighborhood more closely while you are away.
- Stop mail and newspaper deliveries or have a trusted neighbor collect them while you are away.
- Ask a neighbor to remove any advertising fliers deposited in your mailbox or around your door, driveway or lawn.
- Secure all doors, windows, pet entrances and garage doors.
- Place timers on indoor lamps and appliances to illuminate your home at night.
- Set timer to turn on radios and televisions randomly during the day.
- Check that no bulbs are burned out on your indoor lamps, outdoor lighting fixtures or low-voltage lighting system.
- Arrange to have your lawn mowed.
- Keep some shades and blinds up and curtains open to maintain a normal appearance.
- Have one trusted friend check you home, inside and out, each day.
- Remove messages from your telephone answering machine daily so that the “beep” is always short.
- Don’t indicate on your outgoing message that you are on vacation.
Have a great vacation.
