Re: Another one for the books

[Crash Gordon® <NONE@xxxxxxxx>]

I would provide the client with a print-out of the incident, tell him to =
keep it on file in case they try to nick him later.


"Bob La Londe" <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message =
news:TLOdnYK4Dq5pXtffRVn-uQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I got a call yesterday from a customer because his fire system kept =
going
> off.  The city has a contractor working on water mains in the area, =
and the
> sprinkler flow switches keep going off as it drains and refills and as =
air
> int he system shifts causing water flow.  I don't do fire sprinklers =
just
> monitoring so don't get on me about backflow valves etc...The building =
is
> ancient anyway, and no telling how long ago the sprinklers were =
installed.
> I doubt back flow vlaves were required when it was installed.  It =
still has
> a water powered bell.
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> A local fire inspector actually wrote the client a ticket for the =
false
> alarms.  I would have gone ballistic, but the building owner showed up
> before I did, and promised a lawsuit against the city fire department =
if
> they persisted in that since the blatant cause was the city's fault.  =
The
> inspector tore up the ticket.
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> The inspector then tried to make up some garbage about it being the =
smoke
> detectors.  Sorry pal the only zones tripped were the sprinkler zones.
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>