Showing posts with label chuck chambers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chuck chambers. Show all posts

25 August 2013

Worldwide Ninth Amendment Readership Escalation Cements Investigator's Handbook Algorithmic Theoretical Hypothesis Even As San Francisco Sierra Emergency Declared

       Sunday, 25 August 2013, FT. LAUDERDALE, FL - First off readers NO intention to be alarmist here although the above headline would seem justified in light of California stalwart Governor Jerry Brown's declaration of an extended State of Emergency in light of an apparent possible water shortage threat posed by San Francisco's Hetch Hetchy Reservoir's proximity to the current Yosemite Sierra Rim fire.
       Alas as of this hour most news seems nevertheless to be emanating from New York via Facebook rather than what might otherwise be expected under the circumstances where presently all remains ostensibly quiet in San Francisco but for the parking meter scooters revving up for the infamous trendsetting Sunday morning early Church service parking sweep.  (Unfair that meter sweep actually now takes place on Sunday afternoons to the delight of all San Francisco shopkeepers in the Nation's only city where so many people see things so much more alike than the rest of the Country yet manage to incessantly argue about every nitpicky detail.)
     In any case the Ninth Amendment editorial staff and news bureaus not currently being informed of any further imminently actual threat to life or limb at the moment have decided to go ahead with the sociological pseudo-semi-scientific study of viral audience readership commenced just hours ago as we have watched the number of readers if not race at least ploddingly circle the globe in our examination of the relative success of substantive reading in comparison to statistical manipulative slight of hand.
     Our insomniac readers no doubt will recall that earlier this evening rather than focus on the latest slew of keywords, megatrends, algorithms and the like the Ninth Amendment instead decided to just go ahead and electronically publish some content that was arguably written in some sort of English hastily edited derivative rather "fair comment" material derived from "The Private Investigator's Handbook" copyright 2005 Chuck Chambers P.I. So as not to risk creating too much commotion with unknown events perhaps still unfolding we indeed shall stick to the perhaps predominantly (but not necessarily) male-oriented topic of "tailing the mark" as our readers will recall.
       And here offered as fair comment again without any compensation or other remuneration whatsoever is the Ninth Amendment's continuing recommendation of Mr. Chamber's work as stated by the Private Investigator himself under the topic "Tailing Tactics":
     "From your vantage point of two car lengths back, grit your teeth as your mark drives right past the gym where they claimed to be working out every morning. So where is the bastard going? You have to follow to find out. Here are some basic tactics for tailing with a car:

     o   Two-lane road: Remain at least two car lengths behind.

     o   Four-lane road: Travel in the lane beside the target, either right or left but not behind them.          Ninety percent of drivers who are suspicious of being following or feeling guilty about their destination will check the center rearview mirror as opposed to the sidemirrors. They are generally concerned with the car immediately to their rear.

     o  Approaching an intersection: Change lanes to move temporarily behind the mark in case they decide to make a turn. If the target doesn't turn, move back to the side lane.

     o  Congested traffic:  Remain two car lengths behind in the side lane.

     o  Thinning traffic patterns: Drop back three or four lengths.

     o   Dead end. If the mark turns down a dead-end street, do not follow them! If your target made a wrong turn, he or she will most certainly see you on the way out, as you were traveling in. If it turns out that your target doesn't come back, the mystery destination may be down that street. You'll know soon enough when the mark's car doesn't come back out."

     So readers we thank Mr. Chambers for the rather lengthy quote offered as fair comment with the assurance that if this type of occupation is up one's alley (as it were) this is the best example one can get of the type of material and writing to expect in this book, and should readers decide to acquire it on their own we have in fact borrowed but a most small fraction of the text to give readers the flavor and quality of Private Investigator Chambers work and writing. All in all we recommend the Handbook as an interesting indeed fascinating at points read regardless of one's precise stake in the outcome of the maneuvering described in such detail. Their is something admittedly for us intriguing and engaging both in the author's voice and in the sociological phenomena revealed in the daily pursuits of the well-heeled Private Investigator.
     And so back to our statistics from which we will be sure to report the type of audience response this follow-up post engenders which admittedly we find a refreshing change from endless tomes on such topics as the vagaries of search engine optimization (SEO) and so on. In any case wishing our readers all the best until the next post and our heartfelt thanks for readers (hopefully) continuing interest in the Ninth Amendment Log. We do have a target ahead in our sites as well, as it were, and we shall see. . . .

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Some Fair Comment Excerpts From "The Private Investigator's Handbook" By Chuck Chambers, P.I. - Slick Street Moves For Law-Abiding Investigators

     Saturday, 24 August 2013, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - The editorial staff and global bureaus of the Ninth Amendment log are all too aware that there continue to be many tragic, frightening and downright sick events unfolding in this all-too-small world which we and our readers like it or not share with an unfortunately large number of often odious, sometimes shadowy and frequently surprisingly obviously unwell characters who have shall we say not for all appearances yet met their Salvation. We are aware the feeling in some cases may be mutual. Amen.
     This post is not about all that, we would hope. Please think of it more in the spirit of the classification of say the awesomely talented author Graham Greene, himself formerly a member of the British Foreign Service (ahem), of an abbreviated weekend "entertainment".  For those of our readers who are as yet unaware of the phenomenon there exist an abundance of materials describing "tips, tricks, traps" and so on (loosely) promising a lifetime of easy money "passive" streams flowing through the mere authorship of logs, blogs, web pages and the like which would seem to rely entirely on the manipulation of design, statistics, keywords, algorithms, natural cures and "free money" (Kevin Trudeauisms). The ability actually to write does not appear to be a requirement for success in this burgeoning field.
     In any case we have decided instead to attempt to entice our worldwide readership with a bit of "fair comment" on some recent summer reading which we found at points particularly engrossing depending in many cases on our individual situations, tastes, hobbies and areas of interest. That reading being namely "The Private Investigator's Handbook," ("the Handbook") copyright 2005 Chuck Chambers, P.I., the author a former Palmetto, Florida police patrolman and later member of the county drug task force who at the time of writing the Handbook claimed over 20,000 cases in twenty-two years as a Private Investigator.
     The back cover of the book attests to his development of "an impressive list of clients, including sports and entertainment personalities". Not the least of whom we will disclose to have learned in the Handbook to be the notorious "Pee-Wee" Herman in case our readers were wondering how the infamous "dark movie theater" outlaw (apart from the alleged but never convicted Lee Harvey Oswald) was whisked by Mr. Chambers unmolested from hotel room to court appearance and back again (also a striking difference of course from Mr. Oswald's fate who perhaps may have fared better in the care of Mr. Chambers than that of Dallas' finest).
     In his own words Mr. Chambers states in the Introduction to the Handbook that "[i]n this litigious time, my goal is to empower the private citizens who need undercover legal assistance, but don't have the money to obtain justice or protect themselves, by hiring a professional. With this book, you can hire yourself."  We found that last sentence especially catchy. . . . But seriously here we wish to emphasize our disclaimers regarding NOT having any particularized NOR OTHER knowledge in this area which we most certainly DO NOT. This post is offered strictly for its human interest value and as intimated above a species of test as to what DOES drive a post's audience.
     Moreover obviously times and laws have changed continuously Mr. Chambers emphasizes, "they" (always?) say it is a more dangerous world, and Mr. Chambers himself stresses that essentially in ANY case where one perceives personal danger BACK OFF and NOTIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES as appropriate. Finally Mr. Chambers' use of the words "protect themselves" quoted above is not read by us to in any way mean that the Handbook nor the advice therein is any substitute for personal protection in any way involving human health or safety.
     The Ninth Amendment repeats its ritual reminder that in making fair comment on the Handbook so far as this post is read as a recommendation of the book itself for any entertainment, information or other value the Ninth Amendment log has received no money nor any other remuneration whatsoever from anyone. Should any related advertisement appear outside the text of the post itself we express no choice nor exert any control in that matter although readers may rest assured if any entity becomes richER as a result of any such commercial "message" as they say on television that would be Google and possibly its joint venturer the CIA (depending on pertinent agreements and law) and alas not us.
     Now enough already would our readers rather have a taste of techniques for catching a cheating spouse or ascertaining the odds of one's vehicle being followed? In the interests of marital harmony as it were we here will opt for a taste of the latter from the pages of the Handbook. . . . Although we first might as well tempt our readers with Mr. Chambers asserted percentages as to the first matter. Aww, never mind who wants to start a Sunday morning like that?

TAILING STATISTICS (PER THE HANDBOOK)
     Percentage of  cases that involve tailing:     70
     Percentage who catch a professional tailing them:     10
     Percentage of divorce cases that require tailing a spouse:     95    (sorry...)
    Number of vehicles used to conduct a one-week tail:     6
    Number of vehicles used on a single tail:     2 to 4
    Percentage of marks who are looking for a tail:     60
    Percentage of cases resolved with evidence from tailing:     90 to 95
    Chances that tailing is illegal if you have a legitimate legal reason:     0  (we hope so)
    Cost per hour to hire a top P.I. to conduct surveillance:     $75      (year 2005)
    Cost to hire yourself:     0 to $350     (year 2005)

     Now before we say farewell and get to studying our readership statistics, we trust our readers will wish to know, according to Mr. Chambers after a lengthy discussion of techniques for tailing on different types of roads, perhaps most importantly "WHEN TO TURN TAIL" might seem advisable:

THEY ARE:
Your mark makes U-Turns on a four lane road
Your mark continues to make turns or circles in a parking lot

     Well that exhausts Mr. Chambers final list, but we are confident OUR readers can think of a couple more circumstances in which "WHEN TO TURN TAIL" might seem even MORE than advisable. As always hoping our readers can save some of their hard-earned cash and, above all, stay safe, be safe.

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