Re: Some observations !

["mikey" <loismustdie@xxxxxxxxx>]

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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