I got this in an email and thought I'd share:

Tell your spouse, your children, your neighbors, your parents your Dr's office, the check-out girl at the market, everyone you run across.

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 into your house, odds are the burglar 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.

Wow this is a great idea! I know once my sons panic button on his keys was hit by accident and it got the neighbors calling to see if we were ok. I never thought about keeping the keys on the nightstand for security.

Thats a great idea. I had always thought of sophisticated alarm systems which might be used. But it looks like there are more simple and effective items which can be used for very good use.

Seems like everyone would just ignore the car alarm. Car alarms are one of the most ignored warnings out there. However, I'm sure that it would scare a would-be thief from breaking in.

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