<html> <body> Fred & list, Sorry about all the problems. I "could" have been in the same situation recently. Someone, unbelievably, managed to make off with two sets of keys from the main office suite. One was from the desk of the Assistant Director of the dept. and the other from another office in the same suite. They both had sub-masters on them which, like mine, would get anyone into almost every room in the building. But these also had keys to all the outside doors, the office suite, and both of performace hall, too. So, starting that evening, the building has been locked at about 5 AM and security at only one door for anyone who needed to get in. To do so, they had to show their ID & sign in & out. On weekends, the doors were locked with security there 24 hrs. They finally finished rekeying the entire building this past weekend! The last I heard the cost estimate was app. $10,000.00 for the rekeying & the security guards. And this is with the university people doing the rekeying. Thankfully though, because of the quick action preventing it, as far as I've heard nothing has been stolen during this time. Avery At 04:49 PM 8/14/2004 -0600, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><x-tab>        </x-tab>Just thought I'd give a follow up on this stolen tools incident. After talking it over with the dept administrator, we agreed the best solution would be to install a "clam shell" (trade name "Kee-Blok") on my door knob. This devise is hinged, two halves closing over the knob, with its own key (the devise is available at most lock shops) and it effectively blocks access to the keyhole. <x-tab>        </x-tab>So, after filing a police report, I went about the process of filling out the purchase request. And a week later, before I had got the devise, found another $100 of tools missing. <x-tab>        </x-tab>Upshot: two police reports (an hour of my time each). A claim against risk management (though we have an enormous deductible, Dean's office wants me to do this for some reason), which requires copies of police reports, copies of purchase orders and invoices showing the tools being purchased (9 invoices over a period of four years, a couple hours work for the accountant's student aid), and current prices (another couple hours of my time getting all this done). Plus ordering replacement tools. And custom grinding the Kee-Blok to fit the knob. All in all, enough frustration to make me want to run down and get a good gallon of verdigris remedy and down it. Cheers! Fred Sturm University of New Mexico --On Friday, July 16, 2004 9:08 AM -0600 Fred Sturm <fssturm@unm.edu> wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Hi all, <x-tab>        </x-tab>Having arrived this morning to find about $500 worth of tools missing from my "workshop" (a lovely, tiny, windowless practice room), I wonder what steps others take to achieve relative security for valuables. <x-tab>     </x-tab>FWIW, my own "security" consists of a locked door - which can be unlocked by the master key only - and the fact that the practice room area is accessible only via a card-reader. Obvious suspicion focuses on maintenance personnel. I'm thinking along the lines of some sort of padlocked cabinet for tools, but would like to benefit from the experience of others. Thanks, Fred Sturm University of New Mexico _______________________________________________ caut list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives" eudora="autourl">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a></blockquote> _______________________________________________ caut list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives" eudora="autourl">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a> </blockquote></body> </html>