I was once told "the *only* time during the day when your sidearm should not be within an arm's length away is when you are in the shower... and only then it should still be accessible within three steps. -Just a Chemist
many years ago my friend worked in a gun shop and had a customer come in to buy a stainless 38 revolver for the bathroom - he'd been taking a shower when a burglar broke into his home and wasn't going to be unprepared if it happened again.
An acquaintance of mine had a gasketed outdoor 12" box in the shower for this purpose, with a vent conduit through the wall to the next room installed at the back of the box toward the bottom, and another conduit out the top back to the attic. It created a draft kinda like a wood stove, keeping the humidity down.
Not sure, but it might not hurt to consider a move to a better neighborhood. Or just put a steel door with a serious deadbolt on it, for the bathroom. Better yet, do like my parents did for their restaurant. They had two L shaped brackets about 1/2" thick and 4" wide, mounted on each side of the door. Then they placed a 4 x 4 across the door, along with the regular locks. Even if one could pick the lock and the dead bolt, they could not get past the cross member 4x4 that was holding the door shut. There was of course, another door that allowed them to get in, but that door was all steel, reinforced with extra thick door jambs, that allowed for 6" screws in the deadbolts, and the deadbolt was one that you had to order from the lock company, not just off the shelf, and was nearly unpickable. I know now that they make locks that are totally unpickable, but this one was advertised as nearly unpickable. I don't remember the brand, it was back in the mid 1970's. They did only one door like this only due to the extra cost involved. I was a teenager, and not involved with the financial portion of the restaurant, so I don't know what it cost, but I am sure it was quite expensive at the time. They did not build the restaurant, but bought it from very close friends, who just had them sign a lot of places, got them in debt that scared both of them, but ultimately, through the grace of God, and hard work, plus learning a lot from their sales people, they made it a thriving business. In a small town of less than 1,000 people, they grossed over 300,000$ several years in a row. As both of their executors to their estates, I am grateful that they sold the restaurant before they died. The estates were still a mess, due to 5 kids, with me being the youngest, and the older 4 being less than caring, about anything other than themselves. Let's say, I did it for my parents, and am proud that I was able to do so. My parents died in debt, so it took me quite awhile to finish it up, and pay off all of their bills. I had 4 siblings trying to tell me to not pay them off. I could not do that, in my parents memory, and it cost me over 6,000$, but the mortician in town, whom always seems to get screwed over, got every penny from my parents. My sister's husband died, and she didn't pay the bill for his funeral. I cannot imagine knowing that I had done that to the last bill of my spouse had gone unpaid, and unconcerned about it. There were 4 boys and 1 girl in our family, and my mom didn't want my sister to get turned into a maid. The opposite happened. She turned into a slob who never did anything. She went to college, about 5 times, and ultimately got a degree in psychology. She now lives on Social Security. She has always been a bum.
I'll bet Janet Leigh wishes she had that setup at the Bates Motel.
ReplyDeleteI was once told "the *only* time during the day when your sidearm should not be within an arm's length away is when you are in the shower... and only then it should still be accessible within three steps.
ReplyDelete-Just a Chemist
The pistol may be stainless but the springs and action are not.
ReplyDeleteIt's all good, that's stainless steel /sarc.
ReplyDeleteLooks like someone is anticipating a messy cleanup.
ReplyDeletemany years ago my friend worked in a gun shop and had a customer come in to buy a stainless 38 revolver for the bathroom - he'd been taking a shower when a burglar broke into his home and wasn't going to be unprepared if it happened again.
ReplyDeleteStainless, it's probably OK.
ReplyDeleteThe outside, sure. The inside works will be a rusted mess in no time.
DeleteContrary to popular belief, stainless steel does corrode. It just doesn't corrode as fast as carbon steel.
ReplyDeleteAn acquaintance of mine had a gasketed outdoor 12" box in the shower for this purpose, with a vent conduit through the wall to the next room installed at the back of the box toward the bottom, and another conduit out the top back to the attic. It created a draft kinda like a wood stove, keeping the humidity down.
ReplyDeleteNot sure, but it might not hurt to consider a move to a better neighborhood. Or just put a steel door with a serious deadbolt on it, for the bathroom. Better yet, do like my parents did for their restaurant. They had two L shaped brackets about 1/2" thick and 4" wide, mounted on each side of the door. Then they placed a 4 x 4 across the door, along with the regular locks. Even if one could pick the lock and the dead bolt, they could not get past the cross member 4x4 that was holding the door shut.
ReplyDeleteThere was of course, another door that allowed them to get in, but that door was all steel, reinforced with extra thick door jambs, that allowed for 6" screws in the deadbolts, and the deadbolt was one that you had to order from the lock company, not just off the shelf, and was nearly unpickable. I know now that they make locks that are totally unpickable, but this one was advertised as nearly unpickable. I don't remember the brand, it was back in the mid 1970's.
They did only one door like this only due to the extra cost involved. I was a teenager, and not involved with the financial portion of the restaurant, so I don't know what it cost, but I am sure it was quite expensive at the time. They did not build the restaurant, but bought it from very close friends, who just had them sign a lot of places, got them in debt that scared both of them, but ultimately, through the grace of God, and hard work, plus learning a lot from their sales people, they made it a thriving business. In a small town of less than 1,000 people, they grossed over 300,000$ several years in a row. As both of their executors to their estates, I am grateful that they sold the restaurant before they died.
The estates were still a mess, due to 5 kids, with me being the youngest, and the older 4 being less than caring, about anything other than themselves. Let's say, I did it for my parents, and am proud that I was able to do so. My parents died in debt, so it took me quite awhile to finish it up, and pay off all of their bills. I had 4 siblings trying to tell me to not pay them off. I could not do that, in my parents memory, and it cost me over 6,000$, but the mortician in town, whom always seems to get screwed over, got every penny from my parents. My sister's husband died, and she didn't pay the bill for his funeral. I cannot imagine knowing that I had done that to the last bill of my spouse had gone unpaid, and unconcerned about it. There were 4 boys and 1 girl in our family, and my mom didn't want my sister to get turned into a maid. The opposite happened. She turned into a slob who never did anything. She went to college, about 5 times, and ultimately got a degree in psychology. She now lives on Social Security. She has always been a bum.
There I was enjoying a cookie in the shower when I heard a noise
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