Something odd I’ve noticed over the years is floodlights shining onto private property from public power poles. So who foots the bill for them? They’re a common sight in industrial areas. Their orange glow shining onto locked up warehouses. From atop power poles. But with no power meter to be found anywhere. And an answer […]
Posts Tagged ‘security’
‘Something, Say Something’ at Flagstaff station
A week or two ago, Flagstaff station was blanketed in yellow posters reading “If You See Something, Say Something”. As a regular reader of my blog, you should know that that seeing ‘something’ is what I do best, so what else did I find?
Why are Melbourne’s trains covered with graffiti?
If you are a regular user of Melbourne’s rail network, you might have noticed that the number of graffiti murals covering in-service trains has exploded over the past few years. So why has the vandalism become so visible, compared to the ‘old days’?
Security in the City Loop (or lack thereof)
Welcome to Melbourne Central station, where on Wednesday night the first of Ted Baillieu’s Protective Services Officers started duty, protecting passengers from the hoards of evildoers who descend on the station after 6 PM. Meanwhile at the next station over, some vandals managed to make their way into Parliament station after the last train, and spray paint the walls with graffiti. So how the hell did they get in there?
I don’t know of any photography ban
I saw this the other day, and couldn’t help taking a photo: Now, if only I could ride my bike down the platform, while wearing rollerblades, with a skateboard under my arm, a beer in one hand, and my camera in […]