Our zealous homeowners board members have decided it's time to put thieves on alert. So, these itsy, bitsy, teeny, tiny signs have been installed. They're in all the places a future burglar will be apt to stop and have a look.

They do become readable when you're about three feet away - and on foot. I do think a thief will have other things on his/her mind - as in scoping the neighborhood - than stopping to see this special message.

P.S. Post installation, neighbors did experience a theft (the first) in our little lake community. A drive-by snagged a bike and a fancy satellite radio (plus the antenna, which was snapped off). Must have been too dark to read the sign. Our trusty local sheriff's department went to work and recaptured the goods; they got the rustlers, too!

I'm sure these signs are scaring everyone else off, don't you think?