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   On 26 Jan 2021, August Abolins said the following...   
    AA>  CP> Well that would require he do actual work, which is what   
    AA>  CP> the scam is an attempt to avoid.   
    AA>    
    AA> Heheh. True!  I wasn't in a give-a-life-lesson mood, so I just     
    AA> scowled.  Thankfully he turned around and walked out a few     
    AA> seconds later - but he gave no indication of anything that     
    AA> resembled "thank you for your time".  But like I said earlier,     
    AA> just before he left, he took a quick look around the place - as     
    AA> if to see what might be worth stealing. Since I can't just grab     
    AA> a pile of my book stock and trade that for food, drugs or booze,     
    AA> he probably realized the same thing.   
    AA>    
      
   Much to my wife's displeasure, I'm sure, I'd likely be willing to operate on   
   a barter system if books for food.   
      
    AA>  CP> That's very likely the case, but seeing that you are   
    AA>  CP> willing to involve the police is a deterrent of sorts in   
    AA>  CP> and of itself.   
    AA> I am not necessarily willing per se.  I would not be comfortable     
    AA> to involve the police.  I have the local police emergency number     
    AA> plastered on my cash register so it's nice and handy. But it has     
    AA> not been necessary for all the years that I've operated.   
    AA>    
      
   Why is that? I mean your not being comfortable with involving the poluce?   
    AA>  CP> The US has a "Do not call" registry, but with the ability   
    AA>  CP> to spoof numbers, etc, it's pretty useless.   
    AA>    
    AA> The phone companies claim that spoofing is necessary to support     
    AA> the callfowarding and re-direction features they sell.   
      
   I highly doubt that. More lijely they just don't want to spend more money on   
   a bit of additional code to fix the problem.   
      
   So now you have the problem of people calling back those spoofed numbers to   
   complain instead giving some sweet old lady an earful.   
      
    AA>  CP> Invest in remote activated locks?  Better one than what   
    AA>  CP> they used in that video clip you shared a while back, of   
    AA>  CP> course.   
    AA>    
    AA> Along those same lines, I've looked into a basic automatic door     
    AA> opener (to help open the door from remote when people with     
    AA> walkers or wheelchairs can get in and out easier) But the     
    AA> starting cost was close to $3K.  For now, I just whip around the     
    AA> counter and hold the door open.   
    AA>    
    AA> Some kind of automated way to lock the door upon pressing a     
    AA> panic button would be cool.   
      
   That second option is what I was refering to.   
      
    AA> I think people respect (or fear) people who are fit, poised, and     
    AA> limber more than those that are not.   
    AA>    
      
   Probably, Although at 6.5 feet tall or so, I have been told I tend to look   
   intimidating even though I am thin.   
      
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