Vetus Schola only came in once we had OBSID - they were contracted to provide the security. There was NO Vetus Schola before OBSID.
On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 1:36 PM, Annemarie du Bois <adub...@telkomsa.net> wrote: > I do not believe that is the case. We had a perfectly effective and > motived security group in Vetus Schola and changing to OBSID has been a > waste of money in my opinion and I know many other owners feel the same. > They came with a huge cost to the residents of OBS. ! They are either > the wrong people for the job, or are simply not trained for the job , or > not getting paid by their employers (as we do not employ them , they work > for OBSID who we pay a lot of money to ) or simply do not care, which is > the general state of affairs of SA today. > > > > > > > > > > *From:* obsnw@googlegroups.com [mailto:obsnw@googlegroups.com] > *Sent:* 13 August 2015 01:25 PM > > *To:* obsnw@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [obsnw] Re: Armed Robbery Obs Mini Cafe Station Road > Tonight > > > > Then we will never solve the problem. .. > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android> > ------------------------------ > > *From*:"paul.smit1...@gmail.com" <paul.smit1...@gmail.com> > *Date*:Thu, 13 Aug, 2015 at 10:56 > *Subject*:Re: [obsnw] Re: Armed Robbery Obs Mini Cafe Station Road Tonight > > Morning > > I know the industry, and yes, you get what you pay for. They don't get a > lot for there 12 hour shifts, and most of them are only armed with a radio, > thus reluctant to 'respond'. To get the 'proper' guys would just cost too > much. > > Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > ------------------------------ > > *From: *ginny miller <gmiller...@gmail.com> > > *Sender: *obsnw@googlegroups.com > > *Date: *Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:47:20 +0200 > > *To: *<obsnw@googlegroups.com> > > *ReplyTo: *obsnw@googlegroups.com > > *Subject: *Re: [obsnw] Re: Armed Robbery Obs Mini Cafe Station Road > Tonight > > > > Good Morning. In my ongoing quest to understand life in South Africa (I > arrived from America last October and currently reside in Obs), I hope you > will permit an "outsider" observation/inquiry. > > > > In a country where unemployment seems to be such an enormous problem, if > ineffectual/poor-performing security guards are not doing an adequate job, > what is to prevent them from being replaced by eager, well-trained security > professionals? Are the wages very low? Are there no incentives to > encourage reliable performance? There must be some unemployed people who > want a steady job they can take pride in. > > > > Am I being too naive and optimistic? > > > > Ginny Miller > > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 9:58 AM, Trevor Hughes <tghug...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 7:08 AM, 'Suzette Swart' via The Observatory > Neighbourhood Watch <obsnw@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > > This is very scary. Something needs to be done about the security etc > guys' attitude. They should be fired! > > That might be a bit extreme and premature. > > But yes I would expect a full investigation by the OBSID and its > security provider and a comprehensive feed back report. It sounds > completely unacceptable given the facts presented in this thread. > > Its us the "shareholders" that need to hold the OBSID to account on > matters like this. > > I trust that the OBSID will respond to this situation in this group > > Trev > > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > OPS [Obsid Public Safety] - 24/7 control room > > TEL: 021-447-1066 or 072-063-1653 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > EMERGENCIES: 10111 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ONW email: o...@obs.org.za > WEB: www.obswatch.org.za > FACEBOOK: facebook.com/obswatch > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Other Useful Obs Numbers: obs.org.za/obsdir > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > The Observatory Neighbourhood watch group. To post to this group, send > email to obsnw@googlegroups.com. 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