No bad at all
JayDV, no worries... you actually brought up an important variation on the 'break-in' topic that few people think about. "Animals not afraid of humans" is a pretty new thing around here, mostly resulting from habitat loss that has forced them into populated areas, more people feeding "the cute little critters" and other factors. Animal break-ins aren't new in the White Mountains (I know someone from the White Mountains who woke up to find a bear in the kitchen a few years ago) but they're pretty new in the more-populated areas of the lakes region. So while we may not like to lock the doors and windows to criminals, we forget that closing doors and windows has also been made necessary by the critters (big and small.) I say 'small' because I've noticed "squirrels with attitude" the last couple years... ones that have made a run for the door behind my back (once inside the house, they go on a rampage... I've seen it...) I try to close the door right behind me every time now, even if I'm just walking around for a minute or two and then going back in.
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