Re: back up coverage when alarm not armed?

[Frank Olson <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robertm wrote:
> "Frank Olson" <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>Robertm wrote:
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>>>"Frank Olson" <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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>>>>Jen...tel wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I take the lazy way out.
>>>>>
>>>>>I care enough about my things to TURN my alarm ON!
>>>>>
>>>>>If it's too big a deal to turn it on why are you spending all this time
>>>>>on the "STUPID-MAN" option?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Bravo, Jen.  "Stupid Men"...  Don'tcha just hate 'em??  :-)
>>>
>>>
>>>I turn the alarm on, but I can't protect everything with sensors on
>>>windows and doors, so this is an additional way to protect. I also have
>>>floor mats and other things that the pros don't know how to install. I
>>>merely mentioned it because the panic input will activate the alarm
>>>whether or not the alarm is set. Under normal circumstances I wouldn't be
>>>moving the TV or stereo so what is the harm? I agree it is not usual and
>>>customary but it doesn't risk anything by doing it this way.
>>
>>
>>Wuss!!!  "Real men" turn on their alarm systems.  When they're at home,
>>they "turn on their wife"...  :-)
>
>
> And the advantage of doing it this way is that if the code is ever
> compromised and a thief manages to disarm the system, it will still sound an
> alarm if the thief tries to steal certain common items. But then, I guess
> you already knew this. Redundancy and backup. Be creative man. Put in more
> than 3 doors and two motions.


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