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Well...out here on the Left Coast, we've been blessedly left out of most of the direct activity that's related to the terrorist strikes. But this week, for the first time, I had to make an extremely minor modification in my life as it relates to the war. TEAC (the parent company of TASCAM) has issued a mandate that all employees resume wearing the photo ID badges that were issued to them on the start of their employment. Literally no one had been wearing the badges. Now, everyone has their badges on. No big deal, of course, but it is a little more corporate/bureaucratic to see everyone with their little pictures, names and titles plastered to their chests or belts. The reason, of course, is that TEAC is a manufacturer of mission data recorders that are used by about 75% of the world's military forces (including those of the U.S.). In fact, those little "before and after" photos you see of bombing sites in Afghanistan are brought to you courtesy of us. It was felt by management (and understood by the staff) that we didn't need to take any chances, with about 200 employees cruising around the buildings. Has your workplace made any security changes in the past six weeks? How do you feel about it? - Jeff
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i work in the A/V integration field and a lot of the job sites have been tightening up their security since the anthrax attacks. some places have just begun making people sign in and get badged and even inspecting tool bags, breif cases, backpacks etc. being in the capital of california i can understand everyone's paranoia. theres some scary shit happening these days. SactoG
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Of course, getting into and out of midtown Manhattan is becoming more ...involved. They check ya ID, they call up to verify that you're bieng expected, no more carrying of computers thru the lobby, gotta use the service entrance... Today, I was going to the 70's on the West side. As I was crossing the Henry Hudson bridge, State & county police put a lock down, checking every car. I thought I was a random thing. Coming back to Westchester, and driving thru Mount Vernon to Pelham to the Bronx to Yonkers, one could not miss that there were two or three police vehicles on EVERY connecting road that joins these localities. Again, everyone and everything was getting checked. Over on Craig's forum (I think), I posted lasted week about getting off the #4 train close to City Hall, and bieng hit with the smell of a burnt building. I could walk 5 blocks in any direction, and that smell permeated the air...and I was at least 1/4 mile from WTC. Went to JFK recently. Had to get on line (outside) to go thru passport/ticket/scan control to get inside. On that particular day, the am temperatures were in the high 40's. What are we going to do in January? Things have changed. I beileve far worse is yet to come; I also believe that we have the capability of adjusting and adapting. NYC Drew
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[quote]Originally posted by Jeff, TASCAM Guy: [b] Has your workplace made any security changes in the past six weeks? How do you feel about it? - Jeff[/b][/quote] Security!!!??? It seems that's all I'm dealing with these days...I think I'm gonna add "Security specialist" to my business card... [img]http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/img] As I've mentioned, I'll be working as a live sound engineer at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake. Security at the Olympic Games has been very tight since the bombings in Atlanta. Since September 11th it has become an even larger issue. The Olympic Games will be the first really big international event since September 11th so we're taking everything very seriously. Beyond that.... I'm not allowed to say anything. How do I feel about all this security? Pretty good... knowing that this event is going to be very high-profile and international I feel better knowing there is such high security. I'm going to be right in the middle of this event for an entire month.... spending all my time in potential terrorist targets. Chances are very good that if something bad were to happen that I'd be right in the middle of it. Scary part is... this is such a huge event that you can't know all of your fellow employees and they can't all know you... at some point, you have to trust that little plastic badge. Valky ------------------ Valkyrie Sound www.vsoundinc.com

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Sorry Jeff, but I believe the correct pronunciation is 'batches'. [img]http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]: And Valky?... I'm sure you'le be fine. You have a light about you... it just seems...fine. Steve (getting feelings allofasudden...) This message has been edited by ricknbokker on 10-24-2001 at 10:01 PM
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Do militaries also use the 428? hehehehehe :D Actually, part of my job is taking boxes to the post office for people. The other day, I went to a 'substation', or 'contract post office'. They asked what was in the box (ya,like some terrorist is going to send a box full of C4, and answer their question honestly) Since I'm an honest guy, I told them I didn't know, because I didn't pack it. They said they couldn't take it! (so in a huffy, I took it (and the rest of that days mail)back to my shop, put postage on it, and sent it with the mail carrier the next day - no questions asked) Now, most of my customers are old ladies that come in regularly to mail stuff. Mailing presents to their grandchilden... No one is suspicious at all. I dunno, I think there is a lot of over reaction going on these days, cause it 'makes them feel secure'. Like asking a question is going to really tell whats inside a box. Get real. ljp

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