Tips from a 'friend':

1. If you're building a new home, the only choice for construction material is LITE FORM. 6-8" reinforced concrete walls with steel doors will certainly delay entry, especially when the concrete is 'hidden' under vinyl siding.

2. 1/4" plywood with 2" nails (pungy spikes) placed unseen on the floor beneath windows.

3. Thin high-strength trip wires across hallways with more pungy spikes on the floor.

4. Doors that open onto dead ends or disguised as closets.

5. Use the same house number as your neighbor.

6. Put your house number on your garage, and an unassigned number on your house.

7. If your assigned house number is 1313 mockingbird lane, complete all forms with 1313-1/2 mockingbird lane. It'll buy you a few minutes.

8. Get a mailbox in a neighboring town and have all of your mail delivered there.

Friend also advised that you remember a few swat teams weakenesses.

Kevlar will stop bullets. It will NOT stop arrows, knives, or spears. A post hole driver loaded with an inch and a half sharpened oak stake will penetrate several vests when propelled by 8 ounces of black powder. A wicked surpise for those 'stacked' vests.

Same surprise loaded with steel balls and a chain do wonders to knees and ankles.

Swat teams wear no armor on the back side of their extremities.

Kevlar will melt if it gets to close to combustible chemicals and a source of ignition.

Yard, porch and window decorations that say, "front toward enemy" can be deterrents.

Strobe lights inside a home can be distracting as can a loud recording stating that, "You have entered a DHS safe house. Please leave the building and wait for Emergency Response Team outside." or "Self destruct will begin 30 seconds. Self destruct will begin in 25 seconds..."

Video cameras will allow you to relive the moment for years to come.


Rudy out
"Once the pin is pulled, Mr. Handgrenade is no longer our friend."