How can I get front yard city security without fence or ????

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PrincessQu

Hi, I live in a smallish city in OR and on our shortish street, I have no fence across the front. I am the flower lady in the area and sell flowers for .10 each on a card table and love to let the older people from the apartments walk by and see my flowers and it blesses them. But we have some bad vandals who for years have been coming into our front yards and stealing, breaking anything, just to be mean. Is there any kind of realistic security you have seen or used (not ideas that sound good), that can help or should I just put up a cyclone fence, they would probably just climb over it and I don't much money to spend on it. I would love to have like a laser light like when you go in the store and walk betweeen it it sounds off ??? Or baby monitors connect to a speaker in my room when the light flashes on at night and then alerts me to them being there and wakes me up ???? How much do you know. Please don't suggest security cameras unless you have used them and they have worked

Answer
Yes, cameras are your best bet, barring installing a fence.

Systems vary, and can be set to record when motion is detected. You can also have flood lights set on the same principle, so when the vandals strike, they are lit up and taped. Nice evidence for the cops to use.

I'm struggling to find a baby monitor that works in our apartment. We've tried 3 kinds and they don't work.?

Bountifulb

We always have terrible feedback and pick up other baby monitors, but never our own. I've heard there is a difference in short and long range monitors. Does anyone know anything about this, and if so, are there any monitors you recommend under $40?

Answer
There are two problems you may be experiencing. The first is your monitor is too low tech and is getting electrical interference or noise from electronics, power lines etc... The second is your monitor may be too "good" and has a large range, which encompasses other parents with monitors on the same frequencies.

Before you buy any monitor, make sure the store will let you return it if there is interference.

First I would try a good "low tech" monitor like the Fisher Price Surround Sound Lights and Sounds Monitor, $27.99 for 1 Receiver. It uses the 49 MHz band, which not many other things use now and could be the least expensive answer to your troubles.

If that doesn't work for you, skip the 900 MHz monitors and try the 2.45 - 2.54 GHz models, there is almost no difference in cost and a much better chance at clear reception. Models to look for are: The First Years True Choice ($40), Graco I-Vibe, Summer Infant Simply Clear Digital Audio Monitor
($49.99)

If these don't work the next level would be monitors with DECT technology. These are "guaranteed to be interference-free, and most clients who have them have had great luck with them. These usually run $80 and up. But I doubt you will need to go this route.

Hope this helps,

Alan

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