Security is key

redlinesman · Post by **redlinesman** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:10 pm

Very drole fruitchatters.......In all seriousness though, Im amazed that its treated in that way by everyone. Surely a couple of you on here must employ a watcher or security??? It is essential if your doing a full shift, especially when it comes to a busy night where you can't keep turning round every 5 seconds to eyeball everyone, or you'd get filled in. Another pair of eyes is needed to scan the room. Maybe it's just me though, learnt a valuable lesson a while back.

Oddfeet63 · Post by **Oddfeet63** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:13 pm

Only need a look out for tooling not playing

redlinesman · Post by **redlinesman** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:14 pm

Somebody please reply that knows the score. Must be at least 1 person who reads this site.

Stevie S · Post by **Stevie S** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:17 pm

redlinesman wrote:Very drole fruitchatters.......In all seriousness though, Im amazed that its treated in that way by everyone. Surely a couple of you on here must employ a watcher or security??? It is essential if your doing a full shift, especially when it comes to a busy night where you can't keep turning round every 5 seconds to eyeball everyone, or you'd get filled in. Another pair of eyes is needed to scan the room. Maybe it's just me though, learnt a valuable lesson a while back.

I just go in dressed as a woman carrying a rocking chair in one hand and a butchers knife in the other, I place my rocking chair down at the fruity of choice, get the knife and place it inbetween my teeth to free up both hands and blast away with my emptier! To this day no-one even bothers to look in my direction let alone anything else!

Oddfeet63 · Post by **Oddfeet63** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:45 pm

redlinesman wrote:Somebody please reply that knows the score. Must be at least 1 person who reads this site.

I have been and am In a position at the minute where I don't need to be spotted but I don't security. I've found in the past if your upto something guarans somebody walks in and you gotta be fast jumping offf fruit

sir ratholer · Post by **sir ratholer** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:07 pm

In over 10 years of full time play, I never have needed security, nor have I known anyone who has done.

Redlinesman must be:-

a) a huge wimp with no guts
b) paranoid
or c) taking the piss.

Possibly all three!

maverick69 · Post by **maverick69** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:30 pm

my mate used to take a big black guy around with him in extreme days and kick other players off the machine that was pretty funny

mr lugsy · Post by **mr lugsy** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:01 pm

My mate used to ferry a mahoosive Negro gentleman called Oswald Rupert Derly ( even bigger than that guy off the green mile)around with him back when he was rinsing all the p1 reel kings for ding streaks. he used to prise all the old ladies off the reel kings as soon as they started 3 dinging and if any hung around to try and get a crafty glimpse of the action they used to get battered.
One time my friend got followed up the m5 by a particularly inquisitive octogenarian lady intent on getting the full 6 ding method .twas this day that our gargantuan west Indian friend earned his bonus well and truly .he was able to push the venerable old spinster and her wheelchair straight out of the agc that my friend was rinsing without a second glance from the sultry yet extremely moody, eastern European girl attendant .I think it was the fact that he was wearing his light blue trousers and matching short sleeve shirt that did it and the fact that he had his name shortened on the back of his shirt to ...O.R.Derly

blackmogu · Post by **blackmogu** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:17 pm

JG wrote:On a further note I used to take a huge, huge, black guy with me when playing and he'd kick off any big black guys who had kicked off other guys from the machine.

When this happened, we would just send in Verne Troyer (he had to make ends meet before he landed his acting gig !) to dip his hands in into the payout buckets and rob their winnings. He was so small as to be able to avoid disrupting the feedblack loop.

redlinesman · Post by **redlinesman** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:41 am

[quote="&quot"]Alright serious reply. Let's talk about p1 dials. I had this quite early.
Newport Pagnell services used to have two dials. One on each side. I'd be very wary about who was watching. I'm sure sometimes when on my own I'd take twice as long to empty one, as I'd be watching the reflections in the glass and looking around of me when taking winstopper (without looking like a total paranoid dick obviously).

This is exactly what Im talking about. How can you do what you need to do when in a state of paranoia. The guy with you is the the much needed extra set of eyes and ears. Often in the past there's people been lurking in the corner and they try to advance position in stages, until they have a good view. Something like winstopper is nasty, because it is obviously easy to see what feature your on. Then comes the dilema, do I just stick to pubs where there's little chance of being seen or watched, but then it starts eating into your daily profit, expecially if your on a time scale. Easiest thing to do is employ security, surveilance, watcher, or what ever you want to call it. Yesterday was one of the most extreme pieces of craftiness I have seen and I will not reveal what it was, because of, yes you've guessed it - security reasons.

Mr McStreak · Post by **Mr McStreak** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:09 am

Why the fuck bleat about it all on here? It stands to reason that if you are doing something fresh you're going to want someone with you to keep an eye on things. Its hardly a new concept. I used to prefer having a second person play the machine, while I did all the looking about. As long as it was a basic trick.

redlinesman · Post by **redlinesman** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 2:22 am

Mr McStreak wrote:Why the fuck bleat about it all on here? It stands to reason that if you are doing something fresh you're going to want someone with you to keep an eye on things. Its hardly a new concept. I used to prefer having a second person play the machine, while I did all the looking about. As long as it was a basic trick.

Well if you travel around with another player, no need for it really.You can each take turns etc.

Oddfeet63 · Post by **Oddfeet63** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:43 am

Pretty pointless chat tho

john32 · Post by **john32** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:11 pm

&quot wrote:Easiest thing to do is employ security, surveilance, watcher, or what ever you want to call it. Yesterday was one of the most extreme pieces of craftiness I have seen and I will not reveal what it was,

Did your security man drop the poridge on the floor when the manager of the upmarket wetherspoons watched you from the back of the pub.
When i'm doing an emptier, i also like to style it & sometimes a little acting may be involved.

redlinesman · Post by **redlinesman** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:13 pm

Acting is essential John but unfortuantly I had previous history in this pub. It was all pre-meditated, thats what freaked me out.