Author: Art Gib
Source: articlemarketer.com
Home security used mean having a dog and a shotgun. Those two things certainly still work, but we travel much more than we did when dogs and shotguns were effective enough. We travel to work and school, we travel farther for visits, we travel to sightsee, and we travel just to get out of the house.
Sure, people back in the “old days” did some traveling, too. But, before the days of Interstate freeways, jumbo jets, high speed trains, and GPS systems, traveling was usually limited to your own town. And everyone in your town, borough, or community knew everyone else. Now, these communities have millions of people residing in them and there’s no way you can know everyone.
People also keep to themselves more than they once did. You may know a neighbor or two, but chances are you don’t know everyone in a six-block radius. There are still places that have maintained this kind of community, but they are less common than they once were.
Along with the transportation and sense of community has been the rise of medical and emergency efficiency and agencies. Before phones and these agencies, your neighbors would pitch in, your doctor would swing over to your house, or the sheriff would come along when he could.
Telephones did a lot to aid the process of getting help quicker, but it wasn’t enough as the population kept growing. The institution of 911 came along to help speed up the process and it did really well for decades. Problem is too many people abuse the line, and the population just keeps growing.
Somewhere in the 80s, systems were developed that tied an emergency call box into your telephone line. It was an exciting progression for emergency help because anyone could use it. People that were disabled or isolated, elderly, children’s centers, and families alike could just flip a switch and connect to an emergency alert center that already had your vital information on file. The center would call you, send out the appropriate emergency service, and give that service the vital information they needed before they arrived.
With the need for even faster services and better security than simple alarm systems, there’s been a merging of the two in complete home security systems. These systems do all the things that 911, the emergency alert box, and burglar alarm systems do combined. Not only does your home and family have some protection against outside invaders, you also have a direct line to help for those inside invaders.
So rather than use your dog and shotgun as a security blanket, you can enjoy your dog, and stick the shotgun somewhere where it can’t accidentally hurt someone.
Gaylord Industries (http://www.gaylordsecurity.com/) sells home security alarm systems. Art Gib is a freelance writer.