Re: Why didn't you install my alarm when promised?

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey,,, I'm pretty retentive when I do an install, I'll even vacuum the
entire house...but glue the bugs and spiderwebs back? shit no.


"Bob La Londe" <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Bzzzzzt!
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| "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:g0XZe.38$Q34.876@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > You glued the dust and bugs back? Sounds a tad retentive to me.
| >
| >
| > "Bill" <bill190nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:3pqj3tFbhfd5U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | Many moons ago, I worked for an alarm company which specialized in
| > | *extremely* concealed wiring for home systems.
| > |
| > | We had a new install job where the customer left us the key to his
| house,
| > | then went away on a trip. We spent a week installing his system while
he
| > was
| > | away. Then left the system un-armed as he did not know his code, how
to
| > use
| > | it, etc.
| > |
| > | When the customer returned from his trip, he called the office and was
| > quite
| > | pissed off. He said "Why didn't you install my alarm when you said you
| > | would? I just came home and not a thing has been done."
| > |
| > | We assured him we *did* install his system and spent a week doing it.
He
| > | called us a bunch of liars! So we went out and placed the system in
| > audible
| > | test mode, then had him open various doors and windows. The buzzer
would
| > | stop each time he opened a door or window. He was amazed! He then
wanted
| > us
| > | to show him where the contacts and wiring were and how we did it.
| > |
| > | When we installed the contacts in the windows, there was dust and dead
| > bugs
| > | at the bottom of the windows. We cleaned this stuff away, installed
the
| > | contacts and wiring, then added glue over that, then sprinkled dust
back
| > | over the whole works along with a few dead bugs every here and there.
So
| > you
| > | could not tell there were any contacts or wiring. Looked like the
window
| > had
| > | not been touched in years!
| > |
| > |
| > |
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