what would GD do?

ScoTTyBEEE · 14 May 2019 at 12:37

We have a similar setup and it's caught someone coming onto the driveway and try all the car doors at 3am. I don't always lock my car because I live in a safe area, but just goes to show you never know what creeps around at night.

glenimp617 · 14 May 2019 at 14:55

4 pages in and I can't believe nobody has suggested to move house.

OP, I'd move house.

You can't be living next to people like that. I mean come on, who drinks fosters!

robfosters · 14 May 2019 at 15:15

TheOracle said:
4 pages in and I can't believe nobody has suggested to move house.

OP, I'd move house.

You can't be living next to people like that. I mean come on, who drinks fosters!

I do, hence my username!

Tek81 · 14 May 2019 at 15:39

I would - Forget about it, because life's too short to bother with morons.

Feek · 14 May 2019 at 16:27

PooKer said:
Onto page 3 on GD and no one has suggested a letterbox and feces... has GD changed?

No. You’re losing out by having real girl sized pages. Us men are still on page one.

Vanquish-Storm · 14 May 2019 at 18:56

robfosters said:
There’s 2 locked gates and two 4 point lock patio doors to get through. They’d be too knackered to do any burgling by the time they got in.

So your back door is well and truly protected from being kicked in.

mmj_uk · 14 May 2019 at 19:43

I've spotted a weakness in that security though, someone could just launch a poo over the gates at the patio doors.

Vita · 14 May 2019 at 19:53

Could have been a joke by him knowing you're watching. I wouldn't give it two thoughts. If it had occured whilst going to open the door, then I'd have jokingly asked in an Australian accent "WHO YOU CALLIN ****KERRR M8888888".

Semple · 15 May 2019 at 09:31

robfosters said:
I do, hence my username!

You made the mistake of not going out there with your own can of fosters.

Could have made a drinking buddy there!

DomBruv · 15 May 2019 at 09:57

Foster's drinkers and classy doorbells don't mix well imo.

There probably just jealous of such an advanced door bell.

DomBruv · 15 May 2019 at 09:58

Psycho Sonny said:
The guy who fitted my nest showed me a guy going onto his property noticing the doorbell then walking away from the car.

There was no reason for him to go to the car or come onto his driveway and you clearly see him glance at the camera for a few seconds before walking away.

Staged sale pitch!

robfosters · 15 May 2019 at 22:10

Well all’s well that ends well.

We bumped into him out the front tonight and asked him lightheartedly about it. Turns out he wasn’t making that sign at all. His brother had been plastering and had plaster all over his hands. When he pressed the button, he left a plaster mark on it, so he walked up and wiped it off with his sleeve in a motion that resembled the insulting sign. On review of the footage, I can clearly see that his brothers hands are caked in plaster, and he is indeed wiping it.

He said he actually had no problem with the camera and showed us on his phone that he and his wife liked the idea so much, they have ordered their own off amazon.

I really need to stop jumping to conclusions, I’ll end up getting my face kicked in one day.

terley · 15 May 2019 at 22:14

String said:
You seriously think a burglar will avoid your property because you've got a camera on your doorbell?

Yes, burglars tend to case a street first, spot any house that may look vulnerable, have no visible security devices and then target it. If a house has a security device visible, in the slightest.. They wont bother.

However this is the general rule and there are exceptions, mainly when it comes to desperate druggies.

AhhBisto · 15 May 2019 at 23:12

robfosters said:
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He said he actually had no problem with the camera and showed us on his phone that he and his wife liked the idea so much, they have ordered their own off amazon.

I really need to stop jumping to conclusions, I’ll end up getting my face kicked in one day.

Ha brilliant! it's far too easy to assume the worst from one point of view. That would genuinely make a good fosters ad!

Btw best burglary deterrent is gravel, you can here you neighbours footsteps 5 doors down if they've got a gravel drive!

cheesyboy · 16 May 2019 at 10:31

robfosters said:
Well all’s well that ends well.

We bumped into him out the front tonight and asked him lightheartedly about it. Turns out he wasn’t making that sign at all. His brother had been plastering and had plaster all over his hands. When he pressed the button, he left a plaster mark on it, so he walked up and wiped it off with his sleeve in a motion that resembled the insulting sign. On review of the footage, I can clearly see that his brothers hands are caked in plaster, and he is indeed wiping it.

He said he actually had no problem with the camera and showed us on his phone that he and his wife liked the idea so much, they have ordered their own off amazon.

I really need to stop jumping to conclusions, I’ll end up getting my face kicked in one day.

I've had a suspicion that things like internet video surveillance (including on stuff like baby monitors) is just another way to introduce anxiety to your life. Case in point here, really.

I can see the positives, probably does contribute a little to home security, but not sure I would actually feel any less stressed (or simply happier) by having it.