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speculatrix t1_ixbxopg wrote

Imagine you've locked yourself out of the house, and walk around outside thinking how you'd get in.

Meanwhile, change the locks, you don't know if the previous owner gave keys to friends and neighbours.

Put up outside lights, but make sure they don't cause deep shadows, and don't point out into the street, so that they illuminate would-be burglars rather than allow them to hide behind the dazzling lights.

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PrisonerV t1_ixch9vu wrote

I bought a bunch of those solar lights off Amazon that come on super bright for 30 seconds with motion and put them all around the driveway and on the side of the house.

You walk around my house at night and it will light you up like a christmas tree.

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disgruntledpeach t1_ixdzfd8 wrote

My friend never told me his mom moved, so when I came to pick him up when we were back from college I just walked in on a family with young children having breakfast. The dad and I made eye contact, I put my hand up and backed out, quietly closing the door and walked to my car.

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