Comprehensive security

Go figure, nobody stopped by to ask me precisely what I thought I was
doing.

I used to marvel at this all the time.

In my last business, we had over 60 newspaper vending machines in one
county. If one didn't sell well, I'd have one of my guys move it to
another location.

Occasionally, I'd move one myself. I'd simply pull up in my unmarked pickup
truck, back up to the machine that was in front of a restaurant or store,
and -- without further ado -- I'd lift the entire machine into the back of
the truck.

I did this for years. Never -- not even once -- did ANYONE question me, or
what I was doing.

In my experience, if you act like you know what you're doing, you can get
away with almost anything.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:

In my experience, if you act like you know what you're doing, you can get
away with almost anything.

A case study in one of my classes (back in the dark ages) was a company that used to
shoplift from stores and then use the examples to help the companies beef up their
security. Two of their employees walked into a Sears&Roebuck and walked out with a
canoe. They got caught when they went back for the paddles. They stated exactly what
you just said -- the key to getting away with it is to look like you're supposed to
be doing whatever you're doing.

George Patterson
If a man gets into a fight 3,000 miles away from home, he *had* to have
been looking for it.

On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:28:06 GMT, "G.R. Patterson III"
wrote:

Two of their employees walked into a Sears&Roebuck and walked out with a
canoe. They got caught when they went back for the paddles.


That's funny!

z

On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 02:53:30 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

In my experience, if you act like you know what you're doing, you can get
away with almost anything.


You hit the nail on the head. In another thread someone stated that
the "war on terror" is more a psychological thing than anything else.
It's the same in this case, and can work against us as much as it
works for us. If you act like you belong there, you can get a way
with murder (literally).

z

Yep, I agree. My first real job was working as a repair technician for a
cash register dealer. Sometimes, the things couldn't be fixed in the field
and had to be brought back to the shop. I would just stroll out the door
with a big cash register and no one would ask me about it. I once had a
guard hold the door open for me.


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:Kgigd.324001$MQ5.208577@attbi_s52...
Go figure, nobody stopped by to ask me precisely what I thought I was
doing.

I used to marvel at this all the time.

In my last business, we had over 60 newspaper vending machines in one
county. If one didn't sell well, I'd have one of my guys move it to
another location.

Occasionally, I'd move one myself. I'd simply pull up in my unmarked
pickup
truck, back up to the machine that was in front of a restaurant or store,
and -- without further ado -- I'd lift the entire machine into the back of
the truck.

I did this for years. Never -- not even once -- did ANYONE question me,
or
what I was doing.

In my experience, if you act like you know what you're doing, you can get
away with almost anything.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"