RayK
Active Member
...And that's why I would never trust the automatic activation of a garage door opener, even one with a reverse/stop safety system. Is it really that hard to press a button whenever you want to open or close the garage door?
Truth be told, we do have a garage door opener. Even have one of the old-style handheld remote control for it. Never mind that we still can't park any of our vehicles inside the garage going on 20 years now, but we don't keep the remote inside any car, nor have we activated or programmed the HomeLink system in them. There's been too many reports of vehicle break-ins outside in the driveway or street, followed by digging for the remote in the glovebox or on the sunvisor, to gain (easy) access into the garage where there's more valuable stuff stored there. It's bad enough looking at people's security videos on Nextdoor.com and seeing how criminals bash in a car window and reach inside to open the door. I'm not going to take the chance with them also getting into my garage. There has been a minor crime wave around this area in the past few weeks with somewhere around 30 vehicles being broken into.
Truth be told, we do have a garage door opener. Even have one of the old-style handheld remote control for it. Never mind that we still can't park any of our vehicles inside the garage going on 20 years now, but we don't keep the remote inside any car, nor have we activated or programmed the HomeLink system in them. There's been too many reports of vehicle break-ins outside in the driveway or street, followed by digging for the remote in the glovebox or on the sunvisor, to gain (easy) access into the garage where there's more valuable stuff stored there. It's bad enough looking at people's security videos on Nextdoor.com and seeing how criminals bash in a car window and reach inside to open the door. I'm not going to take the chance with them also getting into my garage. There has been a minor crime wave around this area in the past few weeks with somewhere around 30 vehicles being broken into.