good idea if you have the system

GREAT IDEA:
>
> 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 in your house,
> odds are the burglar or 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.
>
> PS. I am sending this to everyone I know because I think it is fantastic.
> Would also be useful for any emergency, such as a heart attack, where you
> can't reach a phone.

Good tip.
Thanks, ted

Jerry, it's a very good tip.

Pity most people around my area ignore car alarms - except to complain about them the next morning if they go off in the middle of the night.

Eric, a few years ago they banned all fire arms in Austraila and the crime rate with guns went up significantly, is that true? If the answer is too long send an e mail