Re: Church told to hang own fire panel

["Robert L Bass" <no-sales-spam@bassburglaralarms>]

> I was part owner of a Piper Cherokee
> about 20 years ago...

Suuure, you were.

>> Well, as usual you're wrong.  I've visited a
>> number of my DIY clients' sites over the years.
>> I actually have quite a few local customers
>> who have installed their own security, fire and
>> CCTV systems.  The surprising thing for me
>> in this business is the number of companies
>> that have chosen to buy access control and
>> commercial fire alarm systems and use their
>> own employees to install them.
>
> I don't find that suprising at all, businesses
> think they'll save a few bucks...

More like thousands of dollars.  A while back
I sold a system -- three systems really -- to
a condomimium complex.  They had 3
structures to protect.  The lowest bidder wanted
upwards of $100,000 for the whole project.

They bought the hardware from me for less than
$30,000.  Their electrician installed it for another
$25K or so.  ADT wanted over $140,000 plus
a ridiculous monthly fee for inspections and
monitoring.  They hired a local alarm company to
handle monitoring, maintenance and testing.
Compared to ADT they saved a mere $95,000
up front plus about 3/4 of the annual fees.

> getting the stockboy to install it
> and it'll be just more useless equipment
> laying around waiting for a real tech to
> come complete the work...

Who are you trying to convince?  Only the
hard-heads with no clue believe that sort of
blather.  Anyone with a modicum of tool skills
and a little patience can do this stuff.  Licensed
electricians can and often do install far more
advanced fire alarms than many low voltage
techs ever tackle.

> Hopefully you'll wake up from this dream...

That's what you said when I told you my
company was developing software for a new
series of fire alarms.  You were so sure that
I couldn't do it... until I put M Leuck, J
Stevens and RL Bass in the help system that
ships with the software.  :^)

Several of your pals used to predict how my
business was about to (1) fall apart; (2) get
closed by the state; (3) be shut down by my
suppliers; etc.  I'm still here.  Many of them
are not.  I'm still running my business
catering successfully to DIYers who want to
install their own alarms while you continue
working in your cubicle at Monitronics.

Feel free to pretend that no one but a paid
alarm installer can wire up these simple
systems.  FWIW, I've spent more years
installing and servicing alarms than you've
been in the business.  Alarm work  isn't just
easy to do.  It's easy to teach, too.  I do it
all the time.  My customers prove you're
wrong every day.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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