For Mailbox smashers they make a special extra tough steel mailbox
that should break the baseball bat off in their hands
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 10:01 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall
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Here is one way to find those who got your mailbox.
This may not work as planned though. If the kid gets hurt on your
mailbox, his parents can sue. Not to mention if their car gets damaged
they'll be back to let you know how happy that makes them! For now, I
prefer my 'breakaway' box that's relatively easy to attach back.
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at
The only problem would be getting it attached to the vandal in question ;-)
Richard P.
You got me thinking.
There are many modern day Animal cameras. These are used to capture
pictures of animals out in the wild. Proximity detector triggered,
good lenses and use SD type cards to capture
As I said there lies the conundrum.
To get a camera (any type) close enough to take a clear picture to
identify and give you a chance of catching the miscreant, you stand a
chance that your own trap becomes vandalized.
Although I recently have seen a number of video cameras capture
vandals
It's hard to compare the security of a cam in a school with that of a
cam out in the woods. The one has all sorts of law enforcement
protection, the other doesn't. Not to mention in a school setting even
a blurry image might be recognizable.
Of course, if you just want the cams to deter, then you
Probably time to split the threads, because comparatively, home
security is a breeze with cheap multicam systems with motion sensing,
email alerting, and several days of .mp4 recording readily available.
Too bad, it could have been a very interesting discussion. Okay...
Mac folks to the left.
Here is one way to find those who got your mailbox.
http://my.earthlink.net/article/str?guid=20080227/47c4ee50_3ca6_15526200802271119159552
Stewart
At 12:38 PM 2/27/2008, you wrote:
Probably time to split the threads, because comparatively, home
security is a breeze with cheap multicam
Okay, let's say that you have the hardware - cameras, recording
hardware, etc.; and the software.
What useful information can you glean from the pictures?
I was experimenting with cameras being sold at Costco, and one of the
lenses had a wide enough field of view so that you could catch the
Good point. The local security guru hereabouts likes to tell the story
how they got an email from their system (in WV) when they were in
Australia. They immediately logged onto the web to take a look and saw
a guy standing on their front porch. He didn't seem to be doing much
and they watched him
Do you want to catch the vandals or prevent vandalism? If the latter,
you want to advertise the video surveillance - that is how it deters.
What type of vandalism has occurred?
On Feb 26, 2008, at 10:59 AM, Alvin Auerbach wrote:
If I put up my own, with a camera disguised as a bird house,
I live in a large house and I have four cameras looking all four
sides. They all have a metal case. My QUAD and Monitor are black and white.
They are in the family room. Works fine (when I am at home).
Marcio
you wrote:
It seems to me like you could make a plexiglass box to put the
camera
There's a $100 set at Costco.com that is wireless and infra-red capable.
I just did a search for security camera at the Costco site.
But hey, what do I know. I live on a farm in the boonies and I have 3
big dogs running around.
I would like to catch vandals. If I deter them, I will merely displace
them, and they will attack someone else in the neighborhood. Catching
them may also deter the rest from ever participating in vandalism.
Vandalism: Mail box destruction. (This is also a crime.)
More serious crime:
We had a bit of mailbox vandalism a while back. Some folks took to
really robust installations with trash can type plastic boxes - you
could hammer on them with a baseball bat and only scuff them up a bit.
I don't think you need video - I think you want high quality still
pictures
You got me thinking.
There are many modern day Animal cameras. These are used to capture
pictures of animals out in the wild. Proximity detector triggered,
good lenses and use SD type cards to capture pictures.
Mounted in the right position it could be just the answer.
Stewart
At 09:05
This is part of the problem with our trash-cam (which btw, would also
overlook a communal mail area). If we put it far enough up a tree or
telephone pole to make it vandal-resistant, we won't be able to get to
it ourselves!
Mounted in the right position it could be just the answer.
That is always the conundrum.
Stewart
At 10:00 PM 2/26/2008, you wrote:
This is part of the problem with our trash-cam (which btw, would also
overlook a communal mail area). If we put it far enough up a tree or
telephone pole to make it vandal-resistant, we won't be able to get to
it
OK, looking into the world of 1984 and Big Brother.
Vandalism in a residential neighboorhood has me looking into possibly
putting up an array of video cameras that can watch the streets to get a handle
on
groups of people cruising the street and ripping mirrors from cars and
trashing
There are any number of security cameras out there on the market. You
want one with good variable light capabilities and motion sensing.
The easiest way to do it would be for the various home owners to
individually mount a camera or cameras on their houses pointing the
correct way. The
Someone tried to break into our house last week so I have been
researching this and other security stuff recently. There are many
options.
There are several brands of camera that have a built-in computer and web
server. This would be a simple unit that each homeowner could get
independently,
As you point out, this is a nice indoor webcam, but useless for
perimeter security. Add another $85 just to get wireless.
From my own limited research, it seems to me the cameras need a few
basic things:
1) 802 wireless, with a web address
2) weatherproof
3) vandal proof
4) long self-contained
There is no such affordable battery life that would power your cameras.
Other than solar powered charging capability, you will have to tap into
house power ... which means hiring a electrician. Maybe there are
affordable, widely distributed solar powered yard light units or such
that could
As you point out, this is a nice indoor webcam, but useless for
perimeter security.
Without a detailed map you have no way to know that. I know that at least
from my home I can see everything that needs to be seen from one window
or another.
1) 802 wireless, with a web address
2) weatherproof
I thought we were just discussing the subject in general. There's no
way the OP is going to give us a detailed map. That's great if you
have windows overlooking your doors.
But I'll admit my interest was more towards cameras *in the
neighborhood*, not inside my house. We have a little money to
We see you.
Richard P.
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Stewart
At 04:24 PM 2/25/2008, you wrote:
It seems to me like you could make a plexiglass box to put the
camera in and mount it to the outside of your house and run power to
it through a window.
Just an idea.
My posts don't seem to get through lately. Would someone please just
It seems to me like you could make a plexiglass box to put the camera in
and mount it to the outside of your house and run power to it through a
window.
Just an idea.
My posts don't seem to get through lately. Would someone please just
comment if you see this?
Tom Piwowar wrote:
Someone
Axis makes good LAN/web cams. Not exactly cheap, but not too expensive
either.
http://www.axis.com/
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Someone tried to break into our house last week so I have been
researching this and other security stuff recently. There are many
options.
There are several
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On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 8:16 PM, Chris Dunford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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What a waste of bandwidth. It would be much more efficient to ask for
No matter which camera you choose, don't be lured into thinking that
bright lighting near your house will make you safer. It makes you less
safe because the light makes it easier to find the best way to break
into your house. Using motion sensor lights--several of them in
different locations,
Many years ago we had no mailboxes, but people still drove up into the yard.
Dad fixed that by planting two trees, and then driving 5 foot pipes
three feet into the ground and tying the trees to them.
If they came up into the yard again, their bottom end would be ripped
out. (Much safer
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