CCTV on Prom?

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 09 Jul 2007, 20:36

Noticed white box on lampost on the Prom, at the monument at the foot of Marlborough Street.
Looks like cctv camera.
Has it been there long and I've not noticed?

Wonder if they can see me hanging out all the odd socks on the washing line.
Oh the shame!

( its not that my washing machine eats the socks but my son insists on wearing unmatched socks and occasionally unmatched shoes. His PE teacher ticked him off for having odd socks, my lads solution is to wear the regulation school PE socks but to draw lines on one leg under the socks

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Porty · Post by **Porty** » 09 Jul 2007, 22:01

If he needs some odd socks, I have thoosands and he's welcome.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 10 Jul 2007, 11:17

Thanks for the offer Porty but we've got loads in the house.
For every odd pair he's got another pair like it!
Think it's not the socks but my son that's odd ( but we love him

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I'll take a walk later and see if there's any more cameras around. Meant to do it earlier but been busy.
So far today I've dropped 2 daughters off at diffrent locations, taken some spyware off the computer, unblocked a toilet and done the washing. I think a second cup of coffee for me today

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 10 Jul 2007, 22:34

Porty wrote:If he needs some odd socks, I have thoosands and he's welcome.

We must have the other half of your thoosands then

. Where do they go????? I used to blame my daughter but she's been gone for two years now and I still only seem to have 2 'pairs'. I've even had to come on holiday with a pair that aren't a pair - albeit they are both pink. I've even tried only buying the boys black socks so that they always have a 'pair' but that only works when Epykitten the Horrible remembers to put at least some of them back in the wash. Otherwise they run out and they're back to wearing non pairs. I think there should be government funded research.

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 10 Jul 2007, 22:39

Epykat wrote:..We must have the other half of your thoosands then . Where do they go?????

They run away with the teaspoons!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 10 Jul 2007, 22:43

Pal of Porty wrote:
Epykat wrote:..We must have the other half of your thoosands then . Where do they go?????
They run away with the teaspoons!

No, I know where the teaspoons go. They go in the bucket with the yogurt pots (I've retrieved loads that way - you should try it). I've also found the hiding place of the missing tumblers. They huddle together at the back of Epykitten's bed

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 11 Jul 2007, 09:58

Epykat wrote:
Porty wrote:If he needs some odd socks, I have thoosands and he's welcome.
We must have the other half of your thoosands then . Where do they go????? .

Did you ever go to the Lost Sock Diner at the bottom of Broghton Street, its now an iIalian. All the tables, chairs, wall decorations and some of the table decorations were made of lost socks.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 11 Jul 2007, 18:05

Could you take your singles along and see if you could match them up? A sort of Lonely Hearts Club for socks.

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 11 Jul 2007, 20:31

'Big Brother' CCTV to 'Lonely Hearts Club for Socks' in less than 10 moves.....only on TP.

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 11 Jul 2007, 20:48

bearcub wrote:'Big Brother' CCTV to 'Lonely Hearts Club for Socks' in less than 10 moves.....only on TP.

Is there a prize?

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 12 Jul 2007, 15:40

Saw another cctv near Towerbank

I think the socks go the same way as pens. Can never find one when I need them but know I've bought hundreds

I used to have a large bag of unmatched socks and every so often, after going radiator fishing, we'd get the whole family together and pair socks up. Amazing how many shades of almost black there are!
Who says we dont know how to entertain ourselves

(Radiator fishing uses a wire coat hanger to guddle about the back and retrieve fallen objects)

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 12 Jul 2007, 16:21

SoupDragon wrote:" guddle about the back" )

Its been ages since I had one of them.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 12 Jul 2007, 18:45

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 16 Jul 2007, 20:36

SoupDragon wrote:(Radiator fishing uses a wire coat hanger to guddle about the back and retrieve fallen objects)

We went one better and retrieved 6 pairs of very large nylon knickers in pastel colours from the back of the hot water tank in our new house. They WERE NOT mine I hasten to add

. No socks though.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 16 Jul 2007, 21:43

What can I say?
Eeeew

Puerto bella · Post by **Puerto bella** » 16 Jul 2007, 22:52

Noticed men up the lamp posts in last couple of weeks and never thought anything of it then at tea time, on way back from dragging hubby along to see hovercraft, we noticed the CCTV.

Wow - that explains why there have been no cars vandalised, windows smashed or yobbos in Bath Street on Friday or Sat night, Rapunzel you know what I mean. Thought the bus had maybe broken down from Niddrie or the usual posse had found some other street to plague.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 16 Jul 2007, 23:07

We did remark to ourselves that the area seemed awfy ned free on Saturday night.
Didn't connect it with the cctv, but I notice there are a few new white boxes up the lamposts in the High St cas well

Pity it didnt save the pyramid

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 16 Jul 2007, 23:15

SoupDragon wrote:We did remark to ourselves that the area seemed awfy ned free on Saturday night.
Didn't connect it with the cctv, but I notice there are a few new white boxes up the lamposts in the High St cas well

Pity it didnt save the pyramid

A lot of the "damage" was caused by all age groups at all times of day and night, it has to said. The middle pyramid became dangerous once its inards were exposed!

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 16 Jul 2007, 23:25

I'm sure it wasnt just neds that destroyed the pyramids.

I meant it was a shame no one could have been sent to tell the vandals not to do it!

I sound awfy prim and proper there

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 16 Jul 2007, 23:36

A lot of visitors, tourists and locals honestly thought they were there to play on and were pretty embarrassed when they knocked sandbags off as they climbed down again!

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 17 Jul 2007, 22:07

rapunzell wrote:A lot of visitors, tourists and locals honestly thought they were there to play on and were pretty embarrassed when they knocked sandbags off as they climbed down again!

From what I read, I think the artist himself expected them to be played on and not just to be admired from a distance.

However, the Pyramids lasting 6 months was probably an overly optimistic evaluation, 6 weeks is even looking shaky!

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 18 Jul 2007, 02:46

Meanwhile, back on the subject of CCTV on the Prom, I have made some enquiries and can report the following.

The new boxes that have suddenly appeared, six in total, are indeed CCTV cameras. They have been installed on a temporary basis for evaluation purposes and will in all likelihood be removed within the next 24 hours.

These cameras are a little different from the ones we are accustomed to. For one thing, they can be dialled into wirelessly and can be powered from any suitable lampost. This means that they can be quickly, cheaply and easily installed and deployed in various locations as required.

The cameras are heading for Gorgie next but it is anticipated that they will be back in Portobello in September for a couple of months. If they prove to be successful then we can expect to see more of this type of mobile CCTV surveillance throughout the city.

Puerto bella · Post by **Puerto bella** » 18 Jul 2007, 23:27

At least they are trying it out but a longer trial would have been better before September as most of the problems occur over the summer months in my view.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 18 Jul 2007, 23:34

Didnt deter a whole heep of neds gathering on the prom last night
I dont object to them per se but was sitting at my open window reading and half watching Angel when I heard a couple of pings, looked out and was just missed by grinning ned firing air pistol, which really looked like a gun.. and aimed at me
Scary.