UKNM: BearBox, secure? - May be not...

[pete bresser]

  > The BearBox is relatively secure, but might suffer in this country

  >from the fact that the chances are it contains something of some value

(may

  >even be a high value in some cases) and is thus a major temptation to

those

  >of a criminal persuasion.


The value doesn't have to be that high either. Here's a little story to make

the point:


An old(ish) couple close to where I live decorate the outside of their house

every Christmas with Santas, elves, fairy lights - y'know the kind of thing.

The house has proved a bit of a local attraction and sad muppets - sorry -

people come to gawp at this bungalow-cum-Yule-tide-grotto.


Realising that it was becoming a popular early evening activity to bring

kids along to see the lights, the couple did a noble thing: They put a small

collection box in the front garden for people to leave small donations to

the Ellinor Trust charity. Ahh!


They weren't collecting much - just a few quid really. The first box was

lifted in dead of night after about a week. Realising that 'an element' was

likely to take it again, the couple chained the next one down to the

concrete drive. Add a set of bolt cutters to this scenario and you can guess

the rest. This didn't happen is some run down city ghetto or a 'Newtown',

but is a small village in Kent, 800 people max.


All in all, a 'secure box' on the side of your house is a temptation too

great to ignore by pond-life.


Regards


Pete Bresser,

Visionet New Media Marketing Ltd.

See us on the web - http://www.visionet.co.uk

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