Are Your Locks Secure? Posted on February 12, 2008 By pamela Ever heard of a bump key? Well…. you may have never heard of them, but thanks to the internet and easy accessibility, thieves have! Here’s a video showing just how easy (and cheap) it is to effortlessly break into any house. Illegal without a locksmith license, bump keys are easily accessible on the internet for a few dollars. Thieves can efficiently enter your home with little effort or trace of forced entry. This news story is nearly a year old but I just received a mail today with this video clip. O — there are apparently locks you can purchase and install that aren’t opened with a bump key. Here’s the locksmith guy’s website with info on bump keys and secure locks: bayarealocks.com Potpourri
a brief update Posted on December 17, 2006 I’m happy to share that the list service that helped me with The Welcome Home messages in the past will also be helping me with the new: Letters To My Sisters email letter subscriptions. This, from our website… More Information here. Letters To My Sisters will be much like The… Read More
A Patient Woman Posted on October 26, 2012October 26, 2012 A beautiful image is brought to my mind as I think of… a patient woman. Conversely, what an ugly image is brought to mind at the thought of an impatient woman. It takes me no time to bring up recollections of impatience (on my part or on the part of… Read More
Thoughts on the election. Posted on November 6, 2008 As I begin this blog entry, I’m staring out at the white heart-picket fence and the weeping willow tree branches are swaying in the rainy breeze… willow leaves cover the grass and puddles have formed in the wheel ruts of the lane… a squirrel just hopped out of the tire… Read More
Oh— I would love that! It’s been a long time since we lived in a home that we didn’t even have a key to. I’m smiling thinking of how simple things were then and there… blessings, to you, Cindy! with love, pamela
Would you believe we never lock our doors? When our house was on the market last year we actually had to buy a new doorknob to put a key on at the realtor’s insistence. I noticed the local mower guy doesn’t even put his stock away at night. I just love where we live.