[TheForge] Crush proof mailbox

[Albin Drzewianowski]

how are these various cameras and web cams at night.

Most of the attacks occur between midnight and 3 am.  I don't think any of
them occurred in daylight or dusk.

Are the infrared cameras good enough to get license plates???

Regards,
Albin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Vida
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 10:41 AM
> To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Crush proof mailbox
> 
> 
> 
> 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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