Re: Problem with Scantronic avenger VI

[Jim Rojas <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim wrote:
> On Aug 27, 6:35 pm, tourman<robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>> On Aug 27, 3:57 pm, Jim<alarmi...@xxxxxxx>  wrote:
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>>> On Aug 27, 8:21 am, tourman<robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
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>>>> On Aug 27, 7:47 am, Jim Rojas<jro...@xxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
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>>>>> Jim wrote:
>>>>>> On Aug 27, 12:29 am, Frank Kurz<t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>    wrote:
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>>>>>>> That's not necessarily true in all cases.  You can't always equate a
>>>>>>> "hot" battery with "dead battery".  Considering the alarm panel is
>>>>>>> prehistoric however, I'm thinking the OP should follow the advice of our
>>>>>>> resident Technosaur and turf the battery.  I believe his problems will
>>>>>>> become a thing of the past (just like his panel).  :-)
>>
>>>>>> That's funny. ( Technosaur) Did you just make that up?
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>>>>> As I remember, those panels were very troublesome, keypads wore out
>>>>> fast, and didn't handle static electricity very well. We replaced all of
>>>>> them within 5 years of their introduction back in the 1980's
>>
>>>>> Jim Rojas
>>>>> Technical Manuals Online!http://www.tech-man.com
>>>>> 8002 Cornwall Lane
>>>>> Tampa, FL 33615-4604
>>>>> 813-884-6335
>>
>>>> RHC: I've been following this thread with some interest. You have to
>>>> wonder why some people insist upon putting an old clunker like this
>>>> back in service especially if it's going on line with the authorities.
>>>> No one would try to keep a 386 computer in service today, especially
>>>> in a business application, but they'll try to keep an old alarm
>>>> clunker going forever. With panels and keypads available wholesale at
>>>> less than $100, you really have to wonder!!!!
>>
>>>> The other thing I still haven't figured out after 20 years in the
>>>> business, is a customer will go out and spend $1000 on a big screen
>>>> TV, but not a penny on a decent alarm.....go figure-
>>
>>> Only a thousand???   I had a couple I was called in to give them a
>>> quote on an alarm system at $1500.00 and they put me off but scheduled
>>> me in to do a $5000.00 home theater installation that the owner had
>>> all the equipment and was going to attempt but got cold feet when he
>>> saw how much there was to it.
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>>> Of course, I turned them down ..... (yeh sure ....;->  i figure now
>>> that they saw what I could do with the HT they'll call me back for the
>>> alarm.
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>>> That's the " I Want My MTV"  generation for ya.
>>
>> RHC: Yeah, it also might be that an alarm system is not a "fun thing"
>> to buy; it's seem by many as simply an unfortunate but necessary
>> purchase that they would rather do without. So it makes it easy to go
>> cheap, or not go at all.
>>
>> Had another interesting thing happen today. I had confirmed an
>> installation for today a couple of days ago as I always do, and when
>> we arrived, there was no one to be seen. Since the guy was a doctor,
>> he couldn't be reached, so pissed off as hell, I left my card in the
>> door and went home. A wasted day !! He calls my son later and gives no
>> reasons for not being there, and no apologies, so my son said I would
>> call back and reschedule.
>>
>> Yah right, when hell freezes over!!  As a doctor, he can leave me
>> waiting for hours and I put up with it because I know his time is
>> valuable,  but he doesn't have the decency to treat my time as
>> valuable as well. I'm thinking  should send him a bill for a day's
>> labour and see how he likes that.....
>>
>> Prick !!-
>
> Now Robert!!!!!!!
> I know that you and I don't have the same kind of philosophy in all
> things but I can't imagine that you'd miss an opportunity like this,
> especially with a "doctor"
>
> Simply call him back ...... make an appointment to start the job early
> in the morning......... and when the time comes for you to be there,
> give him a call, tell him you ran into a little delay and that you'll
> be there within two hours. When that time comes, call him and tell him
> that you're en-route and will be there within a half hour ...... then
> call him and tell him that you hope he enjoyed wasting his time the
> way he wasted yours but you've decided that you prefer to deal with
> people who have more consideration for others. And that if he would
> treat you that way BEFORE you were doing business together, that you
> couldn't imagine what he would do to you once you were more involved.
> Have a nice day................
>
>
>

I have zero tolerance for boiler room doctor offices. I give mine 15
minutes before I walk out. I also don't allow my doctor just to write a
script. I tell them I have no intention in taking overpriced sugar
pills. If he doesn't like what I have to say, the phone book is loaded
with these witch doctors. I am more into natural remedies. I have been
drinking a gallon water mixed with 1/2 cup of Apple Cider every 1-2
weeks for the past 20 years. It keeps my kidneys & liver clean, and
keeps harmful bacteria at bay. If I do get sick, it generally lasts 24
hours. Doctors hate me... :)

Jim Rojas
Technical Manuals Online!
http://www.tech-man.com
8002 Cornwall Lane
Tampa, FL 33615-4604
813-884-6335