Night Time Security

[Delight]

I am curious to learn from the experience of others with respect to security-or more precisely the lack of a night time security guard.

 My building needs a proximity card for the lift and the stairs.

We also have a night time security guard. The cost of this guard equates to  4.5 Baht/m/m (small building)

The committee is considering the removal of the guard as  a cost reduction measure. At the same time adding  2 sets doors to the underground car park

My Q

Would this be regarded as a smart move or a false economy?

[thairookie]

Then you will need to pay protection fees.

[1FinickyOne]

I think that might depend on where your building is located... are there problems in your area? 

 

 

[Delight]

1 hour ago, kenk24 said:

I think that might depend on where your building is located... are there problems in your area? 

 

 Non at all.

Apart from the night guard getting bored and falling asleep

 

[trogers]

Wait for the epic event. Then, it would be viewed as a stupid move and false economy.

 

Epic event = car theft

[Delight]

10 hours ago, trogers said:

Wait for the epic event. Then, it would be viewed as a stupid move and false economy.

 

Epic event = car theft

 The plan is to seal off access to the carpark . This is to be achieved with the installation of double doors on the car park slope and a  security door at the base of the stairs leading up from the carpark.

 

I am confident that that part of the solution is secure

 

I guess my real Q is do thieves actually  manage to steal from  condos.

 

I am interested to hear from those who have experienced such thefts

 

[funandsuninbangkok]

But then who will tell your Thai girlfriend that you had a "guest" over while she visited family up country?

[trogers]

2 hours ago, funandsuninbangkok said:

But then who will tell your Thai girlfriend that you had a "guest" over while she visited family up country?

The advice has always been - don't do your business in your own backyard.

 

Spend that few hundred bahts for a short time joint...

[trogers]

On Monday, April 10, 2017 at 4:44 PM, Delight said:

 The plan is to seal off access to the carpark . This is to be achieved with the installation of double doors on the car park slope and a  security door at the base of the stairs leading up from the carpark.

 

I am confident that that part of the solution is secure

 

I guess my real Q is do thieves actually  manage to steal from  condos.

 

I am interested to hear from those who have experienced such thefts

 

I have read about frequent theft of motorcycles behind locked gates...

[KittenKong]

I think the point of a guard, even asleep, is that he acts as a deterrent. The same applies to a dog or an alarm. I would not be too happy about driving into a deserted car park at night here unless there was a guard around somewhere.

[thairookie]

19 hours ago, funandsuninbangkok said:

But then who will tell your Thai girlfriend that you had a "guest" over while she visited family up country?

My greater concern is who will tell me my Thai girlfriend had a guest over while I returned to my native country.

[trogers]

1 hour ago, thairookie said:

My greater concern is who will tell me my Thai girlfriend had a guest over while I returned to my native country.

Concealed webcams are the latest craze...

[funandsuninbangkok]

8 hours ago, thairookie said:

My greater concern is who will tell me my Thai girlfriend had a guest over while I returned to my native country.

Nobody but, hey, who cares?  No see, no worry. Welcome to Thailand