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KenSilver · 09-24-03, 04:14

The other day I left my house in a hurry, pressed the remote as usual and didn't look back.

You guessed it - when I returned about 20 minutes later, the garage door was up. When I tried again, it went back up and I had to lube the center rail to get it to close.

Lucky my garage faces a bunch of other houses in a reasonably well trafficked street, so nothing was stolen. But it was a big worry... I have my tool chests, machinery, tv and so on in there - all ready to be taken in a whim by an opportunist who saw this open garage.

How does everyone secure their garages? I have a motion sensor alarm connected to the rest of the house, but everyone knows that no-one takes much notice of house alarms these days because of their unreliability.

Save tying everything down in lockable compartments, what can I do?

And wouldn't it be great if the garage door texted my cellphone when it was open for more than 5 minutes?

Ken Silver
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1993 Mercedes SL500, 1991 Daimler (Vanden Plas), 1991 Miata MX5 ... Finish detailing them, then start all over again...

09-24-03, 04:14	#1 (permalink)
KenSilver ReShiner KenSilver is offline Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 158	Garage security blooper The other day I left my house in a hurry, pressed the remote as usual and didn't look back. You guessed it - when I returned about 20 minutes later, the garage door was up. When I tried again, it went back up and I had to lube the center rail to get it to close. Lucky my garage faces a bunch of other houses in a reasonably well trafficked street, so nothing was stolen. But it was a big worry... I have my tool chests, machinery, tv and so on in there - all ready to be taken in a whim by an opportunist who saw this open garage. How does everyone secure their garages? I have a motion sensor alarm connected to the rest of the house, but everyone knows that no-one takes much notice of house alarms these days because of their unreliability. Save tying everything down in lockable compartments, what can I do? And wouldn't it be great if the garage door texted my cellphone when it was open for more than 5 minutes? Ken Silver -------------- 1993 Mercedes SL500, 1991 Daimler (Vanden Plas), 1991 Miata MX5 ... Finish detailing them, then start all over again... Last edited by KenSilver : 09-25-03 at 03:50.