I've "knocked" on 5 doors each week to deliver the Trillium Nomination letters. I have experienced having to "knock" on the doors because there is no doorbell to ring. And then I've experienced the doorbell with the video and voice connection with the home owner somewhere off site on their smart phone. In the latter cases, I've not been able to understand anything the person says, it is scratchy noise. How interesting that we have such different approaches to house security and to welcoming guests.
Mostly you can read lots of creepy stories of what is seen on the doorbell camera - sinister masked figures who might be intruders, dogs stealing packages, bears sniffing, and so on.
Most of the reported stories seem made-up - here's the best example:
"My little brother is a sleepwalker. We’d gotten an alert and saw that he had snuck out of the house while still asleep.
My sister said she heard someone talking just outside the door. I went to look and saw my brother [sitting] on the porch couch apparently having a conversation with our grandpa, despite being alone. She says he was saying, “I love you” and “I’m going to miss you.”
My dad got him back inside the house without waking him up, and nobody gave it much thought. Until a couple hours later, when my uncle called telling us my grandpa had passed while asleep.
My little brother says he doesn’t remember anything, but we got it on video. We can’t hear what he’s saying too clearly, but he was definitely talking to someone, and he sure as heck said, “I’m going to miss you” at least twice."
That one is kind of touching, don't you think? Better than the scary clown pictures.
The biggest concern is home invasions and burglary. Should we arm up our doors?
Almost 5 million people in Canada have had their homes invaded.
Breaking and entering is the most notable crime in Canada. There were 328 incidents reported per 100,000 population. 137,500 burglaries in 2020.
The front door is the most common entry point and midnight is the peak time period.
Enough of the front door bell - here's a cute front door in the Buffalo Sumner District. I don't think there was a way of actually getting there. It was all garden. Do you open the door to water the plants?
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