> On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:59, you wrote: >> Andrew Errington wrote:
> > But wait, there's more! I have plans to add a wireless doorbell to the > letterbox, activated by a flap inside. When mail is delivered the flap, > which has a small magnet attached, will pass over the wireless controller > and activate a reed switch soldered in place of the pushbutton. The > wireless door chime inside the house will sound and I will know I've got > mail. I might get this done in the next couple of months (but the outward > appearance of the letter box will not change). > > Hope this answers your question. Oh, and maybe I'll hook up the wireless > doorbell to the parallel port of my *Linux* server so I can count how many > times I have received mail then put a plot of mail deliveries per week > (generated by mrtg, natch) together with a statistical average of when a > mail delivery should be expected. > > Andrew > Its school holidays. Kids are bored, but when the kids in your neighbourhood find out about this, they;re gonna annoy the hell out of you. 9:00 am *bing* "Honey we have some mail" 9:01 am hmm weird the box is empty. 9:10 am *bing* "Honey the letterbox rang again" 9:11 am hmmmm no mail here. Repeat until annoyed! >
