Re: Some observations !

["Robert Campbell" <ssv554@usa@isp01.net>]

Hehehe.....nice one Mikey! Its winter here for Floridians ! They don't go on
the beaches until its as hot as hell ! The only ones on the beach now are
Snowbirds and fishermen. Starting middle of March, the hordes of students
come down for winter break. Then the fun begins.....

I guesss they ain't built tough like us Canucks( we have antifreeze for
blood !) Down here they put on coats and whine if the temperature drops
below 50 degrees Fahrenheit.....yeah, yeah...I know...it sounds like I'm
jealous. Truth is I am !!

No butt floss to gawk at yet unfortunately !! If I see any thats less than
60 years old, I'll take a picture and send it to you personally....:))))

RHC


"mikey" <loismustdie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> ya silly bastad! Has anybody seen you without your shirt yet?
> get off this thing and report back on what's down at the beach.
>
> "Robert Campbell" <ssv554@usa@isp01.net> wrote in message
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>> I am currently staying in a rented home in Panama City Beach, Florida and
>> being as it is early in my vacation, I have not yet "decompressed". As
> such,
>> I can't resist making some observations about the difference between the
>> house construction here as compared to back home in Ontario ( I know, I
>> shouldn't be thinking about business.....:))
>>
>> First and most obvious, there are no basements and as such, standard
>> installation practices would have to be quite different here. As near as
>> I
>> can see, the panel would have to be hidden in a ground floor closet, with
>> all wiring going up into the attic (and I can only guess how hot that
> would
>> be in the summer in Florida !!!!!!) If not, one would have to be very
>> creative about hiding wiring behind baseboards. Wireless would seem to be
> an
>> attractive option given the normal difficulty of wiring up through walls
>> into the attic. Many homes have two or three stories with doors going out
>> into balcanies, which would necessitate wireless components unless labour
>> time is of little consequence (yeah, right !!)
>>
>> I don't get the impression that break and enter is a big problem, at
>> least
>> in the fairly ritzy area I am in. People seem to leave valuables such as
>> bicycles out in their yards over night with little fear of theft. The
>> only
>> homes with alarms are those privately owned, where the home owner is away
>> from the premises for long periods of time. I see no small alarm
>> companies
>> present, with most alarms installed by ADT, and one other larger dealer
> here
>> in town.
>>
>> Construction is SO different that it makes me think how different
>> installation practices must be from area to area in North America. It
>> also
>> makes me realize we should all be a bit more careful criticizing someone
> in
>> a different area who has to deal with installation problems virtually
>> unknown in other areas. To be quite honest, I'm not sure I would want to
> do
>> many installations in homes of the type of construction I am living in.
>> Wireless looks like a VERY attractive option!!
>>
>> With that, I'll sign off and wish you all well.......75 degrees, warm
>> deserted beaches, sunny weather here compared to zero degrees, two feet
>> of
>> snow at home, and 40 car pileups on the major snow covered highways.
>>
>> Not too hard to take !!
>>
>> RHC
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