Peeking...

[sielbear]

The way our windows are, I CAN'T peak.  If it weren't for the security camera's I'd have no way of knowing what's happening outside!

As other's have mentioned, I both keep tabs on how busy it is and on how the show is running.  I now feel I've reached tech nirvana as I have the DVR connected to the home network.  I can now check on the house day or night, from home, office, or taxi cab.  I have the apps on my phone and ipad.  Oh I'm a dork!

I hand out candy canes to the visitors, so I'm outside a bunch.  Funny story too...

Had a car outside for a long time "watching the show".  I first saw them pull up at perhaps 8:30 PM.  It's a guy and a girl, and she's all snuggled up to her man on the driver's side.  I handed out candy to perhaps 12 cars (including this one).  I went back inside.  At 9:00 PM, I went out again to hand out more candy.  I noticed this car was still there.  A white Lincoln.  "Hmm...  guess they love Christmas lights." 

Ok, it's now 9:45 and the car is still there.  NO ONE likes Christmas lights THAT much unless you put up a show yourself.  Additionally, I've played this game before, and if you've not, count your blessings.  If you suspect something's going on and you don't want to know, don't offer them candy / initiate conversation.  Otherwise you're probably gonna see something you'll wish you hadn't!  Still have that silhouette BURNED on my retina to this day!!

Car left about 5 minutes later.  If they were doing as I suspect...  I don't know what to say but admire that guy's...  tenacity? 

For clarification, the cars windows were VERY tinted.  Had they not been COMPLETELY in the dark, I would have either asked them to move along or placed a call to the men in blue.  I mean, come on.  It's a family friendly show!

[Raptorman670]

Make sure if you are using audio, that you don't record it.  The US Supreme Court is VERY anal and is anit-audio recording.  But I wasn't here to poop on the parade, just trying to keep you from getting in trouble.

Yeah I don't know how people are getting away with posting there videos. I tried to post one on youtube and they sent me a notice that it could not be posted due to copyright infringement. So a extra be carefull to everyone sofa is trying bust everybody for it. I think it is B.S it's not like we're trying to sell them.

[chrisatpsu]

i think he meant, recording audio with the security cameras. as in picking up the voices of people in the area...

[Justtazz]

I'll admit to looking every hour or so.  Now my wife (who thanks im crazy for my "Hobby")  on the other hand gets up and checks about every 10 minutes, and when i am working late she calls and has to report how many cars have stopped every 30 minutes or so.

I'm the one whose Nuts?

[sielbear]

That's great!!!!! You have a spy!!!

[devoidelk]

I work during the hours my show is running except during lunch for the last 20 minutes of it. So i'm always texting my wife asking if the show is running it scares me when i think it could glitch up and not work.

[gatorengineer]

There's a new product, an auto sensing device that ensures the show is running properly.

Wow, I can see the headache in that.

As far as my comment about the recording of audio, I don't remember the subtleties of recording/verses just listening.  What I do remember from my law school days is DON'T DO IT.  Of course, I really am indifferent if you do it or not, because I'm not the one with the liability.

[sabie]

i have a driveway alert so i can count people coming and going my display is drive thru (can't see from road)