Re: Trash-Bot

["Mitch Berkson" <mitch_news@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve Moulding wrote:
>
> "....scream like a banshee...." reminds me of a problem we once had
> in a medical center setting.  The facility consisted of multiple buildings
> spread over a wide campus area, and were essentially freely open to the
> public.  Thieves kept stealing tv sets from various locations, and
> security was unable to patrol open areas effectively (this was before the
> advent of camera surveillance and other tv security devices).  We decided
> to install a sonalert in series with a 9v battery,
> a tilt switch, and a key-operated switch to arm the system and allow
> the technicians to install the sets without activating the sonalert.  For
> the next six months or so we would almost daily find squawking tv sets in
> hallways or classrooms, but we didn't lose a single tv after that.

Hey.  Maybe in order to reduce car thefts, cars could make a lot of noise if
they're being tampered with.  Oh, wait - never mind.

Mitch