my patronus is a basilisk (jeliza) wrote,
my patronus is a basilisk
jeliza

hoo boy

I should remember that unless I am specifically looking for recommendations to limit my next door viewing down to just my neighborhood, because wow. Someone was asking about whether a dark yard at night was an enticement to burglars (vs. all-night floodlights) and a woman said:


I love my sensor lights. They serve as an alert system that notifies me when someone is trespassing. It's my heads up to get armed and do a perimeter check.


Which... wow. I mean, we are a semi-high property crime area because lots of wealthy people (mostly package theft and car prowls, though), but, um. Just um.

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