They Forgot to Invite Me to Christmas—So I Bought a Mountain. When They Came to Take It, the Deputy Was Already Waiting.

the duty desk so it’s in the system before the weekend.”

“What else?” I asked.

“Reinforce your perimeter. Cameras, documentation, access control. Make your property defensible.”

Back at the A-frame, I installed security cameras covering the driveway, front door, and deck. I enabled audio recording on all of them and set up cloud backup so footage couldn’t continue reading …