“Person walking by on the street. Do not approach the house. Keep moving.”
The robotic voice jolted me out of my early morning walk meditation. I look up as I pass an ordinary house. Nothing special about it. No reason to think anyone would want to break in. Yet they have a state of the art security system to deter the likes of me, a suspicious man walking a dog down the street.
That door-to-door security system salesman who tried to convince me our neighborhood was rife with break-ins must have gotten through to these folks. They purchased all the camera, sensor, light, and voice alert options.
I wonder, does their phone ping for every dog-walker, delivery, cat, truck, and squirrel who pass the driveway? That would drive me crazy. After a while, I’d turn it off. Which would negate the benefit of having a security system, right?
The next time that voice threatens me, I’m going to stand at the foot of their driveway, next to my Great Dane (my security detail) and just stare. Maybe I’ll talk back. Something like, “You’re scared of me?” Then I’ll look at the dog, then look back and say, “You should be!”
Waite for it... 