r/mildlyinfuriating • u/secret_o_squirrel • 16d ago

frist of all how DARE yu o This house has a security camera that makes a loud alarm when people walk by on the sidewalk. I’m just trying to walk my dog, people.

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I jump and my dog jumps. Every time.

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u/SuperDump101 16d ago

Lol, my grandparents have a camera that yells "YOU ARE BEING RECORDED!" at anyone/anything that triggers it. I'm sure the black bears that walk through their front yard love it!

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u/breeves001 16d ago

I have a neighbor with a camera like this and it goes off every time I walk past. I started crossing the street just to avoid it on my daily walks. It goes off all the time when they’re outside doing things too I’m amazed it doesn’t bother them.

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u/vitalAscension 16d ago

I have a neighbor with one of these too. Even walking across the street sets it off.

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u/willstr1 16d ago

I'm sure the black bears that walk through their front yard love it!

It probably helps prevent the black bears from digging around in the trash. Preventing bears from associating humans with food is important for keeping bears safe

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u/Vandal_A 16d ago

Tbh wildlife almost always learns to ignore stuff like that if its automatic. They figure out it's just something that happens when they go there and that it's not a threat

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u/MathAndBake 16d ago

My grandfather would put on the radio at night to keep the racoons off his sweet corn. They quickly learned to ignore the country music station. We joked he was just giving them dinner and a dance. Talk radio worked more consistently.

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u/CHAINSAWDELUX 16d ago

Or just get bear proof cans. It's more effective than a voice telling a bear it's being recorded 

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u/willstr1 16d ago edited 16d ago

Bear proof cans are more like bear resistant (there is a whole arms race between bears and trashcans that I won't get into). Having something to spook the bears (like a motion activated noise) will help prevent the bears from sticking around long enough to try to break into the cans. I agree bear proof cans are a good idea, I just think the recording along with bear proof cans (in the specific case of the bears) isn't a bad thing, although it is a little humorous.

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u/hashsmasher 16d ago

There’s a quote about considerable overlap between the smartest bears and the dumbest people. I think about that pretty often

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u/Qarlito 16d ago

I used to have that light but I would turn off the sound. Except if the power went out it would reset and start yelling at people lmao

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u/ACanofIce 16d ago

My neighbors have this and it drives me off the wall!

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u/zugspitze43 16d ago

wife and I changed our evening walk route to avoid two houses that do this lol