Re: [rant] Missing sock syndrome

[Frank Olson <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert L Bass wrote:
>>As I say, problem with most of them is that they
>>don't do much to "seal" the compartments when
>>they're closed, and they tend to roll over easily.
>
>
> When I was still installing I used to make up a "job box" for
> each installation.  Included were all of the components except
> cable.  I'd place all the contacts plus several spares in
> resealable plastic bags.  Before the guys would start a new job
> they would stop at the office and pick up the job box, a printed
> copy of the "Schedule of Protection" from the contract and any
> notes I'd made about the project.
>
> When the job was finished they'd return the job box with any
> unused components and pick up the next one.  The boxes were just
> large, cardboard boxes we'd occasionally get from distributors.
>
> Each technician also carried a kit with a few extra of each type
> of contacts we used, a couple of extra motion detectors and one
> of each model Napco keypad plus an extra zone expander, a couple
> of sirens and batteries.  When they used anything on a job or
> service call they'd replace it from stock the next day.
>
> That's what worked for me.  YMMV


Right...  and how many years did you say you were actually *installing*
and *servicing* alarms again??