Excuses to Give Security and Others
Posted: 02 Aug 2017 19:00
Have you ever been caught or busted outright? I've been minor caught, close to being busted once or twice. Please relate and let us know how you sleazed out of it...
My experiences:
I. Security patrols - try to avoid. When encountered, I am ultra friendly and chatty. Produces the "leave me alone and let me get back to work" reaction. Then running into them again I greet as an old friend.
If questioned -
* Just trying to walk off some nerves- can't sleep and don't feel like going outside
* Love old building like this - just giving myself a walking tour - how old is the structure anyway?
* Signal in my room is F-d up - trying to message my wife (SMS doesnt use Wifi so heads off the obvious question)
II. Excuse for someone curious about your Audacity work (waitress asked me recently) or maybe if someone comes up to you with one of your USB mics and asks - this worked on the waitress:
* Oh, I travel a lot for work, so a buddy of mine who works special effects asked me to get him some background hotel corridor sounds. I am just going through and eliminating loud sounds - fights, kids screaming, etc.
III. Busted!
In my favorite place, the tub rooms are off on their own hall, so unless you hear something loud already going on, very risky. A year ago, I was at one of these trying to figure out if there was anyone in the room when the door opened and a couple looking at me - and not too friendly either. When I heard the door knob I just pretended to be drunk off my ass. Turned around facing away from the door and looked at the walls and the end of the corridor until I heard the stern "YES - What do you need?" AT that point I turned around, opened my eyes super wide and made a clownish, shocked, over-apologetic facial expression - "Oohhhh sorry - didn't meant to scare you guys; thought elevator was here."and staggered off. (Heard snickers behind me - a good signal I was off the hook and they weren't going to call the front desk - but still didn't touch that floor again for a couple of hours)
Last weekend, recording Couple A, a door two rooms down from the couple's opened up. Fast as I was when I was bent over grabbing the recorder, two guys already came out looking at me. I had twisted my hand to hide the recorder and just remained that way for a second. Then slowly unbent and said "God, fuckin' back spasm got me!" They actually sympathized and asked if I was ok. Told them thanks but felt like it was finally passing.
My experiences:
I. Security patrols - try to avoid. When encountered, I am ultra friendly and chatty. Produces the "leave me alone and let me get back to work" reaction. Then running into them again I greet as an old friend.
If questioned -
* Just trying to walk off some nerves- can't sleep and don't feel like going outside
* Love old building like this - just giving myself a walking tour - how old is the structure anyway?
* Signal in my room is F-d up - trying to message my wife (SMS doesnt use Wifi so heads off the obvious question)
II. Excuse for someone curious about your Audacity work (waitress asked me recently) or maybe if someone comes up to you with one of your USB mics and asks - this worked on the waitress:
* Oh, I travel a lot for work, so a buddy of mine who works special effects asked me to get him some background hotel corridor sounds. I am just going through and eliminating loud sounds - fights, kids screaming, etc.
III. Busted!
In my favorite place, the tub rooms are off on their own hall, so unless you hear something loud already going on, very risky. A year ago, I was at one of these trying to figure out if there was anyone in the room when the door opened and a couple looking at me - and not too friendly either. When I heard the door knob I just pretended to be drunk off my ass. Turned around facing away from the door and looked at the walls and the end of the corridor until I heard the stern "YES - What do you need?" AT that point I turned around, opened my eyes super wide and made a clownish, shocked, over-apologetic facial expression - "Oohhhh sorry - didn't meant to scare you guys; thought elevator was here."and staggered off. (Heard snickers behind me - a good signal I was off the hook and they weren't going to call the front desk - but still didn't touch that floor again for a couple of hours)
Last weekend, recording Couple A, a door two rooms down from the couple's opened up. Fast as I was when I was bent over grabbing the recorder, two guys already came out looking at me. I had twisted my hand to hide the recorder and just remained that way for a second. Then slowly unbent and said "God, fuckin' back spasm got me!" They actually sympathized and asked if I was ok. Told them thanks but felt like it was finally passing.