Now wait just a damn minute.
I have a security system. A rather nice one. (Came with the house)
I like it for this reason:
It tells me exactly in which entrance to my home the breach has occurred. I therefore know exactly where to train my weapon when going to , ahem, "deal with the threat".
Never underestimate the value of good surveillance. [:D]
OTOH, the ADT commercial where the mom is brushing her teeth, dad is on the net and the kids are sleeping and the scumbag breaks the kitchen window an then runs away when the alarm goes off, and then the ADT guy on the phone tells them "Help is on the way, you're safe" makes me laugh it's so stupid. What he should say is "Well, if you don't have a way to protect yourself, you might be dead by the time the cops actually get around to responding to our call which by the way occurs a full minute AFTER the alarm is set off and then we have to verify that you didn't fuck up and set the damn thing off stumbling in drunk at 2 am, and then we piddle fuck you around on the phone asking you your pass code while hoping that he bad guy isn't forcing you to to give the passcode by shoving a .44 magnum up your ass and then after we've jerked you off on the phone for anothe two minutes or so, we might actually call the cops but by then a motivated attacker would have yer sheeple ass gagged and bound and be squat humping your entire family in front of you before killing you all and taking all your shit. What you should do is take some personal responsibility and learn how to protect yourself and not rely on someone in a call center 400 miles away you namby pamby poofter"
SG