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Hey you, where do you live?
peterh:
That may be true (about the pretty ones), but it's the underlying idea that makes me cringe.
On a more practical note, it would also limit the number of exit paths in case, say, your house would be, say, on fire.
Ponderthought:
I live in north Texas, around Ft.Worth, in that area that's eventually going to be swallowed up and become a megacity. Things tend to explode alot. It really seems like were auditioning for a part in Chernobyl 2: The Radiation Strikes Back.
StaedlerMars:
I lived in South Africa for a while. There were bars on all the windows. There was a security door that we switched on whenever we went to sleep. It was metal and separated us from the rest of the house, where we switched on the night alarm every night. We had barbed wire on our walls which were 3 meters high. We had a gate with a buzzer that was solid metal and yeah.
We lived in a pretty low security house.
I have friends who had all that and also lived in a gated community with security guards that patrolled the walls and stuff.
Edit: holy shit I have over 2000 posts I probably need to slow down or something.
est:
Sometimes I toy with the idea of moving to Melbourne, because there are a lot of things I don't like about Sydney, and Melbourne looks like a lovely place to live.
But then I realise that I would have to support Melbourne Heart or Victory :( :( :( I'm not in the habit of supporting child-rapists!
schimmy:
--- Quote from: peterh on 15 Oct 2010, 00:06 ---That may be true (about the pretty ones), but it's the underlying idea that makes me cringe.
On a more practical note, it would also limit the number of exit paths in case, say, your house would be, say, on fire.
--- End quote ---
The last place I lived had them. You could open them by pulling a handle on the floor.
This wasn't much comfort, though - the windows couldn't be opened more than an inch unless you and a screwdriver and a couple of minutes to spare.
The place I'm living now is much safer, though. No bars on the windows. to prevent your escape. But that's only really because there's not anywhere to escape to. My window opens onto a roof that is far too steep to risk climbing unless I was trapped inside my flaming bedroom.
Student accommodation: because who cares if we burn?
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