Back in college days I got into clubs for free a few times by carrying a little mag-lite flashlight. Obviously you were with security, or the DJ, so they'd part ways and let you walk right in.
Turns Out Wearing a Hi-Vis Vest Gets You into Everything for Free
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#52There was a gag in Machete where Danny Trejo could sneak in anywhere just by being Mexican and carrying a weed-eater. It seemed plausible.
It would definitely work in Southern California.
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#53Re: Turns Out Wearing a Hi-Vis Vest Gets You into Everything for Free
#54This works a lot better if you're a white man than if you're not.
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#55This works a lot better if you're a white man than if you're not.
Ugh, I wish I could downvote. Always one that has to poop in the cereal.
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#56This is the craziest thing I've read. Funny as bro.
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#57When I was in high school I worked at Kmart as a temp job during the holidays. They trained us on the first day to help fight shoplifting.
They told us that for the longest time they were losing large electronics and couldn’t figure out how people were hiding them. In time, they realized how it was happening. The thief would find the item he wanted and would calmly walk out the front door with the item in plain sight, even adding a quick “hi” and half smile to the greeter on the way out.
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#58Waaay back in school, a friend told me the key to walking around the halls during class time was to look and act like you are supposed to be there. He was right. It works well. This vest thing is just a trick for doing the same in a different context.
We combined that attitude with some fake IDs we photoshopped, printed, and laminated at home to buy booze under age. Don't draw attention to yourself and no one will pay attention.
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#59I have a friend who was inspired by the Abignale story to create his own Southwestern Bell employee ID. He used the artwork off his phone bill and a laminator. The result passed scrutiny of a cop who wanted to know why he was performing some late night "maintenance" on a phone box.
Between his fake ID, a Bell hard hat and a tool belt with all the proper pieces including a butt set he could go just about anywhere.
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#60Throwaway for obvious reasons.
I work for a company that contracts to my state's law enforcement. Not even that, we contract to a company contracted to a consultant, to my state's law enforcement. I have a plain plastic card (no security measures, no chip or magstrip) with my photo and a number on it; and with that card I can get an all access pass with complementary escort at any station I care to access. It frightens me every time I work there, they rarely know work is scheduled, they do either no check, or an extremely cursory one (sometimes they even take down the number on the card); and it gives me and my coworkers total access to the facilities and all computer systems.
What a world we live in.