Hello mark,

DC>>> The one in my bedroom (locked in a biometric-lock small safe) - in
DC>>> 2-3 seconds.  Probably less if I'm not fully asleep.

DD>> The thug has 2-3 seconds to block you from your gunsafe then....

ml> that means they have to figure out the layout of the building, where the
ml> bedrooms are, and get there in that same 2-3 seconds... i think dan has
ml> the advantage there if he is awakened by the sound of their entry...
ml> yeah, that's a big "if" but depending on the setup, easily handled...
ml> especially if it is a two or three story building... we won't even
ml> mention motion sensors and being able to tell where they are before they
ml> get too far in...

That can be passed by too ;-(.
In the south of France and in Spain there are troops that insert a gas into the
ventilation holes of your caravan at the car parking on the highway routes to
the south, so they can enter your mobile home and steal all the valuable things
before you can get awake again. Because of that special gas they inserted in
your (mobile) home you donot see, hear of feel them entering it.
The next morning you are flabbergasted at what happened that night ;-(.

The only solution to prevent this is a overpressured home in which no gases
from outside can enter it without you knowing.
At the living on tankers they do the same, so never a gas from the (liquid)
cargo hold will enter the steering house and living of the tank ship.
This technique is mandatory for inland tanker ships in Europe.
They are called the ADN rules.

Nautical greetings from Henri.

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