Re: $500 budget - hmmm...

[Matt Ion <soundy106@xxxxxxxxx>]

Moe Szyslak wrote:
> So I get a call from a mini-storage place, they need some "motion
> detectors".  I go there and meet the lackey and he tells me that 52
> units were burglarized on Christmas day, since then it has gotten
> *worse*.  He lives on site!  He said the perps. are possibly staying
> in a unit then waiting for closing time and hopping units overhead
> (there is about 12" of clearance between the walls on top).
>
> So this guy (manager) wants to solve this little problem, but he has a
> $500 budget directive from the owner!  Now, what kind of owner would
> let 52 units -> yes, FIFTY TWO <- get ripped off at Christmas and just
> NOW want something done for an unrealistic price?  I'll tell you -
> this guy must be a real gem, I have not met him and don't want to.
>
> The bad thing is I can't help him right now because he needs to meet
> the physical needs first.  There is insufficient lighting,
> non-existent access control, and no physical barriers to the property.
> Man, it's a wonder there are any tenants at all.  I thought about
> quoting something below $500, but I can't think of anything that would
> come close to what they need in that price, a DVR costs me twice that.
> I just can't believe this guy has a two-page yellow page spread and
> won't even provide security for his customers.

He probably has that many customers because his rates are dirt-cheap... which is
why he has no security budget, especially after paying for the ads.