[TheForge] Crush proof mailbox
Andrew Vida
osan at netlabs.net
Mon Jan 5 10:40:40 EST 2009
Albin Drzewianowski wrote:
> ON the surface the video camera is a good idea. Only thing, Back when my
> mailbox was being attacked on a semi-regular basis, the attacks would be
> anywhere from 3-18 months apart.
>
> The hoodlums would go down a particular road once every blue moon. Over 30
> years that still adds up to a good number of mail boxes.
>
> So the camera idea probably would not work. No way to anticipate when it
> is "your turn" again.
Easily solved - put a webcam on the scene. It runs 24/7 with, say, a
96 hour loop, extensible in the case that you leave home for longer.
When you discover the deed, you go back into the video archive and
discover the villains. Then you load up your rock salt and go hunting. :)
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