[Vinny]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

No.

And Vinny...If I remember correctly you have been here less than six months. I just sorta think that you will change your mind after a little more time. You will find like we G's have, that the only problem at the pools is that some four year olds don't aim well when they are jumping in.

You are probably right Gracie but you can see from these responses that many people think security is only to deal with existing problems rather than also to prevent things from becoming a problem. This is why many people buy burglar alarms AFTER they are robbed. I am not a big fan of waiting for a problem to develop and harm be done before instituting security. Then again, if the average person was knowledable about security it would put a lot of security professionals out of work. I deal with this mindset of nothing is a problem until the damage is done on a daily basis so I am used to it. No one wants to be inconvenienced or spend money to prevent something that has never happened before. That is why in my industry the Federal government sets the rules. If they did not we would not voluntarily protect against the possibility; only react to that which has already happened but by then it is too late.

It all comes down to the level of acceptable risk we are all willing to take. My mind is haunted by those people who were harmed due to a lack of some extra lighting, video camera or better security in place. YMMV. Hey, I have always been a big city boy do I have seen it all. I am sure that TV is safe.

[Vinny]

Originally Posted by Pats2010

Wow, wasting keystrokes. How many keystroke are we allowed? :<))

I think 128. It is weird that prople will waste keystrokes to tell you that you are wasting key strokes. Let's hope that future generations of prople will still have key stokes to use during their lifetime.

[Vinny]

Originally Posted by wendyquat

I guess it would be too expensive but looks like TV could install gates similar to gates at village entries at each pool and issue ID cards with chips that would allow access to pools.

I vote for chips to be implanted in our heads. As we pass by a gate we simply stick our heads out of the car window. In the pool, GPS positioning satellites could verify the identities of everyone in the pool. What I thought was funny about checking for people not allowed to use it by only checking those not using it has wasted a lot of keystrokes. I just saw it as a waste of money. It is a moot point as it is easy to tell the Village residents from the non residents. The residents are the ones with a smile on their faces.

[NJblue]

Originally Posted by Pturner

How is that different from the way public roadways are patrolled? Most of the time, speeders and those who run stop lights, etc. are not caught. They merely run the risk of being caught. In areas where traffic violations are numerous and/or cause accidents or impede traffic flow, patrols tend to be increased. It's just a matter of putting limited resources where they will do the most good.

It's different because if you give a "free pass" to anyone in the pool, it is more like a speed trap where the police posted a sign a mile ahead of the radar location announcing the fact that they are checking speed ahead. In the case of the pool mooch, as soon as they see any sign of enforcement, all they have to do is slip into the pool until the pass checker goes back into the building.

[Russ_Boston]

Just for the record - Linda and I were once asked to show our ID even when we were in the pool.

[Pats2010]

Originally Posted by Vinny

I vote for chips to be implanted in our heads. As we pass by a gate we simply stick our heads out of the car window. In the pool, GPS positioning satellites could verify the identities of everyone in the pool. What I thought was funny about checking for people not allowed to use it by only checking those not using it has wasted a lot of keystrokes. I just saw it as a waste of money. It is a moot point as it is easy to tell the Village residents from the non residents. The residents are the ones with a smile on their faces.

As Smokey would say, "Only you can prevent wasted keystrokes."

[dillywho]

Originally Posted by Vinny

No one wants to be inconvenienced or spend money to prevent something that has never happened before.

BP is a prime example of that mindset. Look what it got them (and us).

[jdsl1998]

Vinny, your chips in head, whizzing by the gate entrance vision made me laugh harder than I have in a while...thank you...

[jdsl1998]

Vinny, your chips in head, whizzing by the gate entrance vision made me laugh harder than I have in a while...thank you...