Re: BRINKS HOME SECURITY MAY HAVE DIRECT TIES WITH MADOFF

[mleuck <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 1, 1:14=A0pm, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Jul 1, 12:08=A0pm, Jim Rojas <jro...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>
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> > mleuck wrote:
> > > On Jul 1, 10:34 am, Jim Rojas <jro...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >> tourman wrote:
> > >>> RHC:Interesting ! Here there are no such restrictions - hell, we do=
n't
> > >>> even have the most basic of licensing (nor for locksmithing
> > >>> either....go figure). All zones with delay means fewer false alarms
> > >>> (translation; fewer signals for their massive stations to have to
> > >>> handle =A0I would guess....)
> > >> I took a look at the licensing in NYC...wow. They might as well not =
even
> > >> have bothered with licensing.
>
> > >> NYC lists all licensed persons as an ALARM INSTALLERS, not a alarm
> > >> contractors. Not all license holders are installers.
>
> > >> No documented proof of general liability insurance is kept on file o=
r
> > >> verified prior to issuing licensing.
>
> > >> No license numbers are required on business cards or on all vehicles
> > >> used to conduct business...
>
> > >> So anyone with a few bucks in his pocket can take a test, and get a
> > >> license within 90 days...what a joke.
>
> > >> Jim Rojas
>
> > > Hey that explains Tom Fowler :)
>
> > > /now running away
>
> > I can understand someone that has been in the business for awhile as an
> > employee being grandfathered in. But to allow anyone without experience
> > at all to go ahead and BUY a license defeats the purpose.
>
> > Florida is way different:
>
> > 1. You must be a florida resident for at least 3 years.
> > 2. You must show prior experience for a minimum of 5 years.
> > 3. You must have an active corporation on file with the state.
> > 4. You must show proof of general liability insurance, workman's comp,
> > vehicle insurance, and a valid tax id & resale number on file prior to
> > being accepted to taking the exams.
> > 5. Upon license renewal, you must take state required continuing
> > education courses, and provide updated proof of insurance etc.
>
> > This has just about eliminated all the fly-by-nighters here.
>
> > Jim Rojas
>
> RHC: One of the other things it tends to do is keep pricing higher.
> With no trunk slammers giving away service, prices are going to remain
> high.
>
> I helped a friend down in Panama City shop for an alarm contractor. My
> expertise came in only in so far as to know the proper questions to
> ask about the contractor, the system and adequate design. The company
> he chose did a decent job, using Ademco equipment (albeit with a lot
> more wireless than I would have used, but then attics are no fun to
> crawl around in....:((..) He chose a small company out of Destin,
> Florida to do the job....
>
> However, the final price was almost four times what it would have been
> here in Canada for exactly the same system in our unregulated
> environment here in Ontario......

I doubt regulation was a factor in the increased price