Effect of kicking of a remote voice message to dumper.

[bigleo48]

This video taken recently of a second offender dropping by in my 8th bay out of sight from the road. I kicked off a remote message to them. You can't hear the audio, but you can clearly see the man react to it. The message is polite but firm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCQ_mdJw81c

 

[under pressure]

I wana know what the message says....

 

[chaz]

pretty neat. How do you set up/design this system.

 

[bigleo48]

The message is polite and professional (non emotional). It says "Welcome to washname, that the wash bays are for external vehicle washing only, any other activity are prohibited". I then list some of the prohibited activities such as dumping and garbage and that they are considered theft of services. I also indicate that I have a 30 camera video system that records every sq/ft of the property 24/7.

So aside from having canned messages for most situations, I also have them incrementing in severity. So if the people continue their actions, I fire more stern messages.

You need to be very careful using this as you do not want to accuse a paying customer who is about to wash. This is why I did not fire the message on their first visit.

I have described in the past how I do this, but basically I have a PC (in this case my DVR) that is hooked up to an map and I have outdoor speakers. So I log into the PC using remote control software (Like VNC or PC Anywhere), unmute my speakers and double click on the sound file I want to play. Its easy and cheap to do. The used amp was 50 bucks, the outdoor speakers another $50, a bit of wiring and the software is free (VNC).

Big

 

[mjwalsh]

You can't hear the audio, but you can clearly see the man react to it. The message is polite but firm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCQ_mdJw81c

Big Leo,

Could you hear them? We have had a plain jane Talk a Phone 2 way intercom since 1982 that has helped us to stop someone from leaving a crashed into overhead door or from unnecessary coin box banging etc.

When Bill P visited last fall, he glanced at the computer based portion of our alarm system that showed the sensor alarm status indicators on the screen. Depending on the current settings --- time of day etc. ---an alarm status can play a wav file. It seems like with the unlimited data cell phones with remote desktop sound capabilities --- even ability to record some sound could be helpful.

Mike

 

[bigleo48]

Big Leo,
It seems like with the unlimited data cell phones with remote desktop sound capabilities --- even ability to record some sound could be helpful.

Mike

Yeah, you can record a message on your smartphone or PC and move it over to play.

No I can't hear them, the system (if you want to call it that) is very basic and was cheap. It seems to do the job.

After a few years of having this, it has almost eliminated this kind of problem. Word gets around too...I told this storage guy that I owned the wash and he hold me..."Your the guy with the elaborated camera system and the coins that get vac'd up out of the bays!" I just smiled.

 

[GregF]

great video quality

Are you running hi def cameras? What kind of cameras & DVR are you using and where did you get them?

Thanks

 

[bigleo48]

Are you running hi def cameras? What kind of cameras & DVR are you using and where did you get them?

Thanks

Not really relevant, but its a PC based system with a geovision card. Obviously not high def. Can buy this system just about anywhere that sells decent DVR stuff. I think I got it from Apex video in Texas.