XPost: uk.politics.misc, alt.politics.british, uk.tech.electronic-security
From: banana@REMOVE_THIS.borve.demon.co.uk
In article <1130863035.718061.240020@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, Jay
writes
>banana wrote:
>> In article <1130856751.053723.239350@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, Jay
>> writes
>> >
>> >banana wrote:
>> >> In article , banana > >> HIS.borve.demon.co.uk> writes
>> >My old fella works for the P.O.
>> >There are no devices. They scan a barcode at each post box, into a hand
>> >held device. This lets the gaffers know when and which boxes are empty.
>> Thanks for this. Also it lets them know what time the worker has visited
>> the box. Are you saying there's only a printed barcode in the box...no
>> electronic tag of any kind?
>>
>> Why is there so much interference on car radios close to business boxes?
>
>He is sure of no devices, just called him. Just the barcode.
>Gonna find out about the business boxes for you.
Many thanks!
(I've heard a report of a postie complaining about this, seeing it as a
time-and-motion sort of thing... I don't doubt that it does serve this
function. But printed barcodes are low-tech and many people know how to
get them printed.
People who work for the AA [Automobile Association, not Alcoholics
Anonymous!] have also been subjected to a huge amount of time-and-motion
crap... It can be almost like working in a call centre. Spend too long
doing this or that, and they're told they're 'costing' the AA so much).
I'd also be interested to know whether there's any electronic security
in postboxes - e.g. if some nutter tries to break into one or smash it
up...
--
banana "The thing I hate about you, Rowntree, is the way you
give Coca-Cola to your scum, and your best teddy-bear to
Oxfam, and expect us to lick your frigid fingers for the
rest of your frigid life." (Mick Travis, 'If...', 1968)
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