Leave your car keys????

[banginbishop]

[igi]

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Similar. I showed up at an elementary school in the afternoon, and somebody waved me away from the lot saying: "You can't park here. The lot's full." My response was: "Are you sure? I'm the copier tech, and if I leave I won't be be coming back today."

He looked confused for a moment, then moved the barricade. There were plenty of parking spots. I don't know what his problem was.
=^..^=

This problem got a name
its called GOD complex
cheers

[gwaddle]

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I'm glad I live in a civilized part of the world where none of this kind of stuff happens.

[Dalamar]

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i had the misfortune of going to a maximum security prison for sexual offenders and it's attached "rehab center" to fix a Ricoh and a medication distribution cart.

They wanted to catalog everything in my tool box before i would be allowed to take it in (which was a written description and picture of item), and there was no way I was allowed my pc, phone, flash drive, belt, wallet, pen, watch, ring.

i ended up putting everything in my car, and only going in with my #2 phillips, Hiren's boot CD (for the carts PC) and a flashlight. i rock out a Crawford 8" ultimate gladiator box :/

I will say this, apparently in Florida, when someone is released from any prison for a sexual crime, an officer is waiting to pick them up on the outside to take them to this "rehab center" where they are confined until a judge deems them fit for the rehab program (according to the guard that escorted me, it takes 10-15 years to see the judge the first time, 2-4 years per follow up and they usually get seen 4 times before getting approved for the 5 year rehab program...They've only had 36 people start the rehab program and none finish it)

Also if someone that has a sexual record from out of state is found in Florida, they get tossed into this program, i witnessed a man yelling, then getting beat down, and they guard explained that the guy had gotten there 4 months ago, he was from out of state on a family vacation when he got pulled over, the officer saw his record from the early 90's and they took him in for "rehab".

Nice to know they will never get to see the light of day again.

[Herrmann]

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One of our Customers is a big food-company. To get an ID (valid for one year) you have to bring a CRB (Criminal records check) and a certificate of health. If you are in need to enter the Production area, you have to dress with a full body plastic suite and cross several desinfection baths..so far so good. But guess what: no one ever complained about my Toolcase

[Lagonda]

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How things have changed, about 30 years ago I drove into a freight shed at the airport. I fixed what ever I went there for then drove out the wrong door and ended up on the concourse with the jets. I did one lap around a plane then back into the shed and out the right door and no one said a thing!

My pet peeve is turning up at a construction site and the knuckle dragger on the gate won't let you in as your not wearing a fluro vest, a hard hat and steel toecapped boots even though you're only going to the site office. I then ask for his name so when the office girl rings up screaming that her printer is still down I can blame him. The interesing thing is when you do finally gain access you find the engineers and draftsmen are wearing sneekers and the girls open toed sandals.

[femaster]

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My pet peeve is turning up at a construction site and the knuckle dragger on the gate won't let you in as your not wearing a fluro vest, a hard hat and steel toecapped boots even though you're only going to the site office. I then ask for his name so when the office girl rings up screaming that her printer is still down I can blame him. The interesing thing is when you do finally gain access you find the engineers and draftsmen are wearing sneekers and the girls open toed sandals.

So true... I've done a few repairs at a mine construction site, and it's the same thing. The trailers that the equipment is in are nowhere near the actual construction area, but safety glasses, hard hat, etc. is "required" to get through the security gate. Inside, same situation as you. Sure there are some people wearing the proper attire, but they are the ones that are on break and are actually working in the construction zone. The normal "office" personnel are all wearing standard clothing, no protective gear anywhere to be seen.

[seansbar]

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I would not humor them with dummy keys, either. That means they win.

They won. I had to go back.

[Nachoman4life]

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I guess, I've been lucky. Never had to leave anything, and the worst scrutiny I have is some times having to have my case x-rayed, metal detectors, and a basic security checkup when going on base. Never had to do inventories or such. I get a shadow in some federal buildings, but all of them have been good company/conversation when working on machines.

[Oze]

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And on the flip side of the coin....
I service the mfd's in the Department of Public Prosecution in the courthouse of my town.
The first 6 months or so I was subject to searches/metal detectors on entry....NOW I give security a wave..stroll through the detectors and happily listen to the bells screaming as I waltz through
No I.D passes....no searches....
Good thing my meds are working eh

[kingarthur]

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reminds me of a courtcase over here, very high profile, armed police in the foyer, everybody searched as they went in....i walk through the door....copper walks over to search me & my toolcase, the court usher says..."he's ok, he's the copier guy"...copper waves me straight through....the look on other peoples faces was priceless...

[CopierTechofOmens]

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The last time I willing left my license somewhere the bartender handed me a glass boot full of beer...

You get it back after if you don't break it, or pay $40 to replace it

[Lagonda]

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Not that long ago I used to drive up the hill to one of the local TV stations, drive round the back and park in the loading dock and walk in the back door without talking to anybody, fix the copier then leave. Nobody complained and everybody was happy 'cos the copier miraculously started working again. Now I have to produce my mother-in-laws birth certificate before I can even get in the carpark. Net result, the copier is down twice as long as it used to be. So much for progress.

[NeoMatrix]

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: Re Leave your keys...
Haha isn't it a crazy world we have to live in when paranoia takes precedence. If you give your car keys up you and you leave something in the car you have to jump through hoops just to retrieve something from your own vehicle, what a croc...
Me myself I would pull out a "Statutory Declaration Form" and ask them to sign it, (you can get these from any court house), otherwise I can't fix their copier. Most organistation won't have a bar of signing it in the future there on.You can do this with any public servant. They catch on pretty fast.

I've had to sign in for all the usual security zones and corporate rigmoral.
The best fun is watching their own security B/S come falling down when the machine techs are called out.
I've had to walk into many places with magnetic screens scanning for weapons and such, like most techs I guess.

One of the funniest places (name with held) had 4 or 5 security guards standing around when I opened
my tool case. I said I'm here to fix your bosses photocopier in such-n-such restricted area. Talk about hear-no,see-no,speak-no evil.
They all put their hands over their eyes and sh!t, what do we do here ? Most of them said take your toolcase and go on through we didn't see a thing.

Protocol rules all except for the boss.

True Story....

[blackcat4866]

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I had a prison guard tell me this once:

"Anything can be a weapon."