Subj : Re: deaf and dumb
To : August Abolins
From : Charles Pierson
Date : Tue Jan 26 2021 09:08 am
On 26 Jan 2021, August Abolins said the following...
AA> CP> Well that would require he do actual work, which is what
AA> CP> the scam is an attempt to avoid.
AA>
AA> Heheh. True! I wasn't in a give-a-life-lesson mood, so I just
AA> scowled. Thankfully he turned around and walked out a few
AA> seconds later - but he gave no indication of anything that
AA> resembled "thank you for your time". But like I said earlier,
AA> just before he left, he took a quick look around the place - as
AA> if to see what might be worth stealing. Since I can't just grab
AA> a pile of my book stock and trade that for food, drugs or booze,
AA> he probably realized the same thing.
AA>
Much to my wife's displeasure, I'm sure, I'd likely be willing to operate on
a barter system if books for food.
AA> CP> That's very likely the case, but seeing that you are
AA> CP> willing to involve the police is a deterrent of sorts in
AA> CP> and of itself.
AA> I am not necessarily willing per se. I would not be comfortable
AA> to involve the police. I have the local police emergency number
AA> plastered on my cash register so it's nice and handy. But it has
AA> not been necessary for all the years that I've operated.
AA>
Why is that? I mean your not being comfortable with involving the poluce?
AA> CP> The US has a "Do not call" registry, but with the ability
AA> CP> to spoof numbers, etc, it's pretty useless.
AA>
AA> The phone companies claim that spoofing is necessary to support
AA> the callfowarding and re-direction features they sell.
I highly doubt that. More lijely they just don't want to spend more money on
a bit of additional code to fix the problem.
So now you have the problem of people calling back those spoofed numbers to
complain instead giving some sweet old lady an earful.
AA> CP> Invest in remote activated locks? Better one than what
AA> CP> they used in that video clip you shared a while back, of
AA> CP> course.
AA>
AA> Along those same lines, I've looked into a basic automatic door
AA> opener (to help open the door from remote when people with
AA> walkers or wheelchairs can get in and out easier) But the
AA> starting cost was close to $3K. For now, I just whip around the
AA> counter and hold the door open.
AA>
AA> Some kind of automated way to lock the door upon pressing a
AA> panic button would be cool.
That second option is what I was refering to.
AA> I think people respect (or fear) people who are fit, poised, and
AA> limber more than those that are not.
AA>
Probably, Although at 6.5 feet tall or so, I have been told I tend to look
intimidating even though I am thin.
