I am riding them to get a site up ASAP. As soon as it is I will bump this thread, and maybe start another.

yes, let me know when it is up tooooooo

Very cool, looking forward to that. :thumbsup:thumbsup

I'm pretty secure where I'm at now, but you never know.

scary shit

So nothing was stolen?

Sounds scary. Glad to hear things worked out in the end. Beef up security a bit and lock those windows.

Personally I let my rotts handle anything downstairs. If someone is good enough to get past them then they have to deal with me and a shotgun.

No, pump your shotgun and yell to them they have one chance to exit the house. You'll find out pretty fast if someone is in there or not. That pumping sound will scare the shit out of anyone.

btw, when it comes to robberies, a gun is a good thing to have if you are going to barricade yourself in your room, if they come in breaking the door, their intentions arent good and you better start shooting... But hunting them down in the house with your gun isnt a good idea imo... Chances are they had no intention of hurting you in the first place, but if you go on and point a gun at them, and they are armed themselves, perhaps they are going to shoot at you and if they are 2 or 3, you'll need alot of luck...

Good you are safe.

glad you are ok....

im torn because i do like guns, but after reading alot of these posts (some of them really dumb advice)...people are so easily overcome with the "kill kill kill" mentality....come on ppl, think about this and lets think about Lori...this isnt hollywood...its not all rambo style vigilante....id rather see you go and get that alarm system Maddog is talking about...its a safer route that you wont have to worry about accidentally shooting your dog, child or anyone by accident...or if you have it and an intruder overtakes you, uses it on you....if you want to take lessons on guns and want to have it locked away and are willing to shoot someone, then i recommend a hand gun....a shotgun will knock you off your ass...but remember bullets are forever and one mistake will effect you waaaay more...

guns dont kill people, people kill people...but if you arent comfortable with a gun.....get yourself a good old wood baseball bat and tuck it near the bed...plenty of my female friends have one near the front door as well as one in their bedroom closet...its safer, wont go offer accidentally and if your daughter gets a hold of it, you dont have to worry about it hurting her...or the dog or you....

i am all for guns and owning one, but to go and buy one in the state of mind you are in currently i believe you might not make such a rational purchase...

Maddogs recommended alarms system
Baseball bat
Lock the doors & windows
THEN if you want a gun, make it with a clear head and get lessons and a lock....

thanks so much. Everything is great now! Took the power back LOL-nobody messing with us lately. ;)

You people are all retarded. This was just a raccoon that got into the house, most likely from the kitchen window which she said herself was open/unlocked. No evidence at all here that the noises were from a human, who most likely would have got out once the dog and all the noise upstairs was started. The fact that some "noise" continued even after her presence was known makes it all the more likely it was simply a raccoon or other critter in the kitchen. Duh....

even more reason to get a really big handgun.

those racoons go apeshit and carry rabies. if a raccoon got into someone's home i would expect them to shoot that sob with a full magazine before it attacks the children

glad that you and your daughter are ok

"Finally, the police tell me only way to do it is I have to run down the stairs, as fast as possible, with my daughter and get to the front door and run out while they run in."

WTF? What cop would tell someone to leave a locked room, run through the house, with a child for that matter, when there is a potentially harmful burglar inside? Crazy.