Do you have anything next to your bed?

[Russinating]

There's a noise in the night. A clatter, the creek of a floorboard or the seemingly interior mumblings of a nogooder.

Do you have anything near you to defend yourself/your family, or at the least intimidate or restrain? Or is your plan more passive; call it in knowing anything is under a home security camera?

Quarterstaffs and Mac 10s aside, interested in serious answers.

 

[FloppyPoppy]

I have a few knifes knocking around the bedroom. Most trusted is my ESEE5. We got a large dog for the same reason but he is a soft **** who just want's cuddles.

Live in a pretty rough area though it's quieter now. used to get broken into at least 4 times a year 10 years ago.

 

[Armageus]

Do you have anything near you to defend yourself/your family, or at the least intimidate or restrain?

Furry handcuffs and a variety of "other" equipment.

Am I doing it right?

 

[Ayahuasca]

Just my morning bat

 

[FoxEye]

"I like to keep this handy for close encounters." [draws spare keyboard from holster on back]

 

[FloppyPoppy]

double post, sorry

 

[wedrum]

A 15" black bit of piping

 

[Thekwango]

Nothing specifically at the side of the bed but numerous accoutrements I could use in a home invasion situation.

 

[FoxEye]

My cat's litter tray is kept in my bedroom... wouldn't be too hard to weaponise the contents.

 

[adolf hamster]

room is kinda half indoor workshop too, so i have any number of sharp or heavy objects knocking around the general vicinity.

tbf though this is a really quiet area, no real worries of people trying to break in, if they ever did i'd probably end up flapping round like a headless chicken trying to find something to whack them with even though there's plenty of stuff available.

 

[Psymonkee]

i plan to sleep through any and all break ins

 

[Raymond Lin]

Actually, I have an Air soft pistol in my room next to my bed, in a case. Not for that purpose but it's just where i keep it.

 

[Sasahara]

I lock my front door, unlike some here.

 

[robfosters]

A loaded air pistol. A few surprise rounds into the eyes will surely force a quick retreat from any local yob burglar.

 

[stewski]

There's a noise in the night. A clatter, the creek of a floorboard or the seemingly interior mumblings of a nogooder.

Do you have anything near you to defend yourself/your family, or at the least intimidate or restrain? Or is your plan more passive; call it in knowing anything is under a home security camera?

Quarterstaffs and Mac 10s aside, interested in serious answers.

If there is a clatter at night in my neighbourhood from a nogooder it the drunk occupant of this house, I dont mean the missus or the nipper.

No clamours in my garden!

 

[Trusty]

My sock, that'll be as good as anything I reckon.


In all seriousness, I have a metal hockey stick close by, a seemingly innocuous item.

 

[Scam]

As Jason Manford said, if there's a noise in the night it's guaranteed to be either (a) boring or (b) dangerous

I have a Maori spear just outside the bedroom door. When the London riots happened I did make sure it was close to hand.. That said when a picture crashed off the wall downstairs into our wooden kitchen floor (heck of a noise) at 3am my girlfriend was down there before I'd even sat up in bed and processed why I'd woken up!

 

[Rimsy]

The small angry woman lying next to me is all the self defense I require

 

[FoxEye]

If there is a clatter at night in my neighbourhood from a nogooder it the drunk occupant of this house, I dont mean the missus or the nipper.

No clamours in my garden!

Looks like you've had a few already

 

[Liquiduk]

Nothing actually, I'll just cuddle the intruders to death.