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Oh that's nice. Woke up to a notification from my camera. 7:13, somebody I've never seen before walked down my driveway and then down to my side gate. I don't know if they opened it and went beyond there
They look dodgy, maybe homeless, but not really robber material. Sleeves that went beyond and covered their hands, baggy half fallen down pants, and dirty shoes. Their face wasn't covered, and it doesn't look like they stole anything. Only stayed 20 secs or so
I don't necessarily think that they came to cause harm. But it still freaks me out. My side gate doesn't fully close, either, but I'm waiting on it to be fixed. Some rusted metal has pushed part of it out, so the latch can't be put into place, so I can't padlock it. But it does close somewhat if I push it enough
Can you put a floodlight in?
Definitely considering it. As well as an outdoor camera mounted on the eve as near that side gate (no good place to position my internal cameras inside that has a view of that area). I saw one that has a camera and auto floodlight, so I might get that
It was daylight though, so I don't know how effective a floodlight would be
all that happens then is the lights going on and off will wake you up.
Not possible. My bedroom is at the back of the house. The side gate is at the front of the house.
While waiting for it to get fixed, maybe a bike lock if a padlock can’t reach, to lock the gate? Or even a chain with a padlock?
After rewatching the camera footage, it seems like he might've just been going through my bin. I don't think he actually opened the gate
But it's certainly a possibility. Thanks
That always a bit scary. I always wonder if I'll wake up to a weird notification from my doorbell but fortunately it hasn't happened yet
Agreed. After some of the stuff that’s happened here, anyone sketchy looking or behaving oddly sets off alarm bells. Yay hypervigilance!
There are battery powered trail cameras to cover awkward spots but I haven’t tried one yet and it seems like a hassle.