Can you put a floodlight in?
Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: đĄ Tuesday, 21 January, 2025
Baku@aussie.zone â¨6⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Oh thatâs nice. Woke up to a notification from my camera. 7:13, somebody Iâve never seen before walked down my driveway and then down to my side gate. I donât 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 wasnât covered, and it doesnât look like they stole anything. Only stayed 20 secs or so
I donât necessarily think that they came to cause harm. But it still freaks me out. My side gate doesnât fully close, either, but Iâm waiting on it to be fixed. Some rusted metal has pushed part of it out, so the latch canât be put into place, so I canât padlock it. But it does close somewhat if I push it enough
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone â¨6⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Baku@aussie.zone â¨6⊠â¨hours⊠ago
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
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨hours⊠ago
all that happens then is the lights going on and off will wake you up.
Baku@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Not possible. My bedroom is at the back of the house. The side gate is at the front of the house.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨hours⊠ago
That always a bit scary. I always wonder if Iâll wake up to a weird notification from my doorbell but fortunately it hasnât happened yet
SituationCake@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨hours⊠ago
While waiting for it to get fixed, maybe a padlock or a bike lock if a padlock canât reach, to lock the gate?
Baku@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨hours⊠ago
After rewatching the camera footage, it seems like he mightâve just been going through my bin. I donât think he actually opened the gate
But itâs certainly a possibility. Thanks