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Originally Posted by buggyone
Which of the 'burbs" did you live in? I lived in Silver Spring (White Oak) and had an ADT alarm. I never felt trapped in my home. I slept better knowing the windows and doors had sensors that would sound an alarm if opened or broken. Happened once for real, one "maybe", and a few times that my wife or I would accidently open a door without thinking.
The crime stats for home break-ins was a huge difference between there and in The Villages.
As to the one today, I would definitely say their house was being watched as to when they would leave - and the store where the safe was bought is a thought - as well as adult children in the neighborhood living with parents.
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Mr. Buggy
The feeling of being trapped had nothing to do with where I live, per se. It pertained to the fact that I felt I needed an alarm system to feel safe. My only concern in informing others was there all always unintended consequences. I would come home. Turn off the alarm. Close the door. And turn the alarm back on when I went to sleep (1). I felt trapped. I no longer live there.
While I am not comfortable telling you, on an unsecured cite, where I currently live, I have lived in the D.C. are for almost 40 years. Including northern Virginia. If you saw my profile you would have seen that I worked, after my service in the Air Force in the late 60s, at the Pentagon (2). You can infer from that the places I have lived, and been to, in the area in the last 40 years. In regards to White Oak, the closest place that I can think of having been to meetings at is Bethesda Naval Medical Center, which was merged with Walter Reed under BRAC.
But if you are really clever, I can tell you that I now live in the county of the agency that can't be mentioned. At least back in the 60s/70s. Now it is all over the papers.
Mr. Kris
(1) For some reason OGC said Claymores were not acceptable.
(2) I was nothing more than a bureaucrat.