It's funny but made me think

[Guest Lowbuster]

I went to bed the other night as usual and this happened and made me think.
I climbed in bed, dark of course, it was kinda cold so I pulled the covers up to my neck. As I did this I felt something run across my feet, up my leg, and out the side of the covers. It was one of my black cats. It took me by surprise. When I realized what happened and put two and two together was when I thought, I'm still wrapped up in these sheets, quilts, pillows, well if you are married your bed probably looks like mine.
If someone breaks in, would I be able to get through the gauntlet of covers on my bed?
It may sound silly, but it happened.

[ArmyBrat61]

You would have to wake up first, then worry about the covers. My German Shepard is my alarm and acts as a buffer to give me time to become aware of my surrounding then act accordingly. Last winter, a tree branch broke off and hit our back deck during the wee hours and my dog alerted (read scared the crap out of me) to the situation. I have various defensive/alert rings around my dwelling....gives me time to react. My advise is to plan accordingly to what your percieved threat would be....helps you sleep better too.....

just my :2cents:

[peejman]

Trying to get out of bed fast while in a half asleep panic isn't likely to be real graceful. As stated, some sort of warning system, be it an alarm, dog, etc., to give you a few extra seconds can make the difference.

[bersaguy]

I have a dog (Kasey) Plus no wife so bed never hardly ever gets made and I only sleep under one semi light blanket and while exiting the bed I already have my gun in one hand. I also sleep in a totally dark house which puts me at the advantage because I walk through it every night in the dark either going to let Kasey out if she needs out, to the kitchen for a bottle of water or rest room. The bad guy is either going to have to use a light of some type or turn one on and that will be when I end his or their career..................jmho

[RED333]

I make my wife get up.

[hipower]

My wife makes me get up.

 

Seriously though, a dog, security lights, on the house, and a huge, glaring street light in the front yard pretty much wake and light my way around.

[gregintenn]

I make my wife get up.

Why do you think I have a dog and a wife? :shrug:

[bersaguy]

Back when my wife was alive there was a nightlight in every room in the house and I swear she had better ears than the dogs cause she would hear things that would not even make the dogs bark but yet I had to get up and go check the house. I real miss doing that cause I miss her........... :ugh: :ugh: :ugh:

[Guest Lowbuster]

I've got a dog and she barks when things are off, but she don't bark at our cats. I think outside motion lights would be a plus for effort. My wife probably wouldn't wake if I was attacked.

[RED333]

Why do you think I have a dog and a wife? :shrug:

O we have 8, no 9 dogs now, something or someone is getting me out of bed. :rofl:

[tnguy]

You just need to marry a woman who makes sure you wake up with no covers.  :rant:

 

I can actually exit the bed quickly by throwing the covers off and be out and standing within half a second. The comes from many years of extending in-bed time past the alarm as long as possible. :)

Edited December 21, 2013 by tnguy

[TerryW]

  I was home alone one night when the alarm(ADT) went off.  I was up out of bed, gun in hand before I knew WTH was going on.  But I had never thought about if I left the bedroom I would put myself into a funnel I don't want to be in. So I stayed put.  By the time the cobwebs cleared I realized the alarm company hadn't called and the alarm pad didn't show any zones had been breached. So it was probably a queertron in the alarm system that decided to scare the crap out of me at 0300. So I reset the alarm and pushed the start button on the coffee pot and started my day a few hours early.  

 It made me think about a few things.  Don't leave the bedroom because the bad guy will have a better position than I will and TV sucks at 0300 on a Saturday morning.   

[Monkeyman2500]

O we have 8, no 9 dogs now, something or someone is getting me out of bed. :rofl:

Ha! We're hoarding 7 now. Two new rottie pit mixes. God help anyone coming in here.

[Monkeyman2500]

You just need to marry a woman who makes sure you wake up with no covers. :rant:

I can actually exit the bed quickly by throwing the covers off and be out and standing within half a second. The comes from many years of extending in-bed time past the alarm as long as possible. :)

I do this too, for the same reason. I'm big as heck too. I think having just a down comforter helps that. Or maybe just oversleeping when you know it's delivery day.

[jtmaze]

I have two 100lb pit bulls snoring at the foot of my bed snoring as I type this. It would take gunfire to get past them and by then I would be fully awake. I will never forget the day my wife woke me by shooting squirrel from the back deck with a 12ga right outside our window. Needless to say I was hot. JTM We the People of the United States, in order to form a more Perfect Union......

[Wingshooter]

 
I can actually exit the bed quickly by throwing the covers off and be out and standing within half a second. The comes from many years of extending in-bed time past the alarm as long as possible. :)

Yep... That's me too, lol.