Security issues, Alhaurin?
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Security issues, Alhaurin?
As I will shortly be completing, I was wondering about security. Changing locks etc. I realise that I am moving from an area where the crime rate is high, and that in Spain it is lower, however until I can get my head around that idea, if it is in fact, a reality, I need to check these things out. Eg, how do people secure their roof terraces, without enclosing them completely. Mine has access to a downstairs patio. I thought about growing shrubs with sharp thorns to deter intruders, barbed wire seeming somewhat extreme. I know I must come accross as a paranoid neurot, however I will be moving in on my own and need to keep myself safe. Is there a higher than general crime rate in the town? I guess I just need some ideas and reassurance. I'm hoping in time to put these fears behind me, but need to remain realistic in the meantime.
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Re: Security issues, Alhaurin?
As I will shortly be completing, I was wondering about security. Changing locks etc. I realise that I am moving from an area where the crime rate is high, and that in Spain it is lower, however until I can get my head around that idea, if it is in fact, a reality, I need to check these things out. Eg, how do people secure their roof terraces, without enclosing them completely. Mine has access to a downstairs patio. I thought about growing shrubs with sharp thorns to deter intruders, barbed wire seeming somewhat extreme. I know I must come accross as a paranoid neurot, however I will be moving in on my own and need to keep myself safe. Is there a higher than general crime rate in the town? I guess I just need some ideas and reassurance. I'm hoping in time to put these fears behind me, but need to remain realistic in the meantime.
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Re: Security issues, Alhaurin?
Thanks jdr, I was beginning to think I'd asked an inappropriate question.
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Re: Security issues, Alhaurin?
As I will shortly be completing, I was wondering about security. Changing locks etc. I realise that I am moving from an area where the crime rate is high, and that in Spain it is lower, however until I can get my head around that idea, if it is in fact, a reality, I need to check these things out. Eg, how do people secure their roof terraces, without enclosing them completely. Mine has access to a downstairs patio. I thought about growing shrubs with sharp thorns to deter intruders, barbed wire seeming somewhat extreme. I know I must come accross as a paranoid neurot, however I will be moving in on my own and need to keep myself safe. Is there a higher than general crime rate in the town? I guess I just need some ideas and reassurance. I'm hoping in time to put these fears behind me, but need to remain realistic in the meantime.
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Re: Security issues, Alhaurin?
As I will shortly be completing, I was wondering about security. Changing locks etc. I realise that I am moving from an area where the crime rate is high, and that in Spain it is lower, however until I can get my head around that idea, if it is in fact, a reality, I need to check these things out. Eg, how do people secure their roof terraces, without enclosing them completely. Mine has access to a downstairs patio. I thought about growing shrubs with sharp thorns to deter intruders, barbed wire seeming somewhat extreme. I know I must come accross as a paranoid neurot, however I will be moving in on my own and need to keep myself safe. Is there a higher than general crime rate in the town? I guess I just need some ideas and reassurance. I'm hoping in time to put these fears behind me, but need to remain realistic in the meantime.