Must Read!!! 7 Interesting Tips to Keep Away Burglars From Your Home During Vacation
Your home is meant to be safe round-the-clock even when you are on vacation. However, something sinister could go wrong like robbers bugling your home or a sudden fire. You wouldn’t want your mouth agape when you return from your travel to find some missing items or you receive an emergency call that your house is on fire.
In
metropolitan cities like Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt, it is ever more
important because of the security situation. You find homes with high fences,
burglary proof windows and doors, all in a bid to ward-off criminally minded
persons.
But
still, desperate gangs still find ways to access your home especially when you
out. The truth is that you can’t take your home along with you. What will you
do? Jovago.com, Africa’s No
1 Online Hotel Booking Portal shares some tips on how to keep your home
safe when you are on vacation.
Request
for Help
It
is not like you are requesting for someone to watch over your home when you are
away. It is just hinting a trusted friend or neighbour that you will be going
on a long vacation and in case of any emergency that such a friend should call
you. At least, you will have someone keeping an eye on your home.
Don’t
Post Info on social media
Social
media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and others are undeniably part of our
daily lives now. Some people can’t do without it. They post anything and
everything on Facebook and twitter. Social media has its advantage and
disadvantages. Thus, it is advisable that travellers desist from sharing their
travel information on social media. This is because you can’t censor the people
that can view such information.
Turn
off Lights
Many are in the habit of leaving their lights-on whether they are
home or not. In other circumstances, some people leave their lights-on to give
the impression that someone is home. This is quite unnecessary. It is better
you switch off your lights. It will ensure that your bills doesn’t pile up
before you return. In addition, it will seem a bit awkward if your light is on
throughout the day daily. It may attract unwanted attention.
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Close
Curtains
It
is safety wise to close your curtain when you are not home. It will stop people
from examining your room. This, arguably, may help them position themselves to
ransack your home. Just bring down the curtains.
Disconnect
All Plugs
This
is another undying practice among many. They forget to disconnect all plugs.
This may lead to fire especially in a place where power keeps going off and on.
Your appliances may just get damaged due to electricity surge before you
return. You can centrally shut down power.
Remove
spare keys
We
all do this. We keep our spare keys somewhere that we think is safe and out of
the gaze of onlookers. However, we know that this is a huge risk. We are always
praying that nobody finds the keys. Perhaps, what we should do here is that we
keep changing the position of our keys. In addition, it is logical not to give your
keys to neighbours if you don’t trust them.
Ensure
all doors are locked
Double
check before you leave to ensure that you have securely locked all your doors
and disconnected all electrical plugs.
Best Regards!!!
Adeniyi Ogunfowoke | Travel/Technology Writer
+2348090747241 | Skype: Sleeksavvy
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