I have 'always' paid attention when walking out of the house/store etc and look before even exiting the door
My niece recently noticed/learned I never sit with my back to a door at a restaurant, but sit so I can see the door ... and often near an exit so I don't have to wait for Tommy Vaughn.
(Tommy Vaughn broke the window through which Dr. Suzanna Hupp escaped during the Luby's massacre, probably few recall his name)
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Besides, it's more fun to watch people come and go than to stare at a back wall
My front door has a window in it now, but when I lived in the city I had peepholes at my level and at a level kids could look through too, so they could look out before going out.... of course they never did, but they were kids.
When getting home, look/use headlights if you need to, while pulling into the drive to sweep the yard before exiting...
Half of Houston's carjackings happen at victims' home
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There's lots better people than myself to advise you on this ... I mostly watch for rattlesnakes and rabid skunks now, found a porcupine in the front yard,by the foundation of my house about 8 feet from the door last year trying to invade my home ... I heard the leaves rustling ...
