http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/01/safe/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:35:23 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/01/safe/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Giles Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:33:48 +0000 http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/01/safe/#comment-132 Ayanda, I'm sure you're right about safes but I read it as 51% of houses using a security service like ADT, Chubb, Star, GSS or smaller neighbourhood equivalents etc... which IS an interesting statistic, I think. So half of those that earn over R20,000 pay someone to look out for criminal intent and come running when it hits... THAT says something about how we live, sadly. I wonder what percentage of households - of any income - have alarms. Bet that would be far higher. Conclusion? The business to be in is security... Ayanda, I’m sure you’re right about safes but I read it as 51% of houses using a security service like ADT, Chubb, Star, GSS or smaller neighbourhood equivalents etc… which IS an interesting statistic, I think. So half of those that earn over R20,000 pay someone to look out for criminal intent and come running when it hits… THAT says something about how we live, sadly. I wonder what percentage of households – of any income – have alarms. Bet that would be far higher. Conclusion? The business to be in is security…

]]> http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/01/safe/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Ayanda Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:31:06 +0000 http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/01/safe/#comment-131 I am a 31 year old black man. None of the privately owned houses that i have ever visited has a safe and houses that i visit are owned by people with a monthly income that is above 20K. maybe i just visit the other 49 % I am a 31 year old black man. None of the privately owned houses that i have ever visited has a safe and houses that i visit are owned by people with a monthly income that is above 20K. maybe i just visit the other 49 %

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