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arfur mo

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  1. tbh, generally they are not that clued up as much as being in fear of being ripped off. No matter what religion or colour someone English white somewhere along the line has done or they think has, to them or a relative. I tell them up front i'm not the cheapest around. i try to start with what i think they need basically, and add on other bits as we go through the requirements. Again straight up i care more for their security than than their budget, as i can only fix one of them. Iver the years i have built myself up a reputation be trusted, reliable and respectful of their perhaps lack of technical skills in my field, or being timid whatever to put them at ease, not fear being ridiculed, thought foolish or spoken at instead if to. They have to be happy for me to accept them as a client, not big headed but it simply reduces any winging. Basics is i buy shoes i don't really like, they hardly get worn. I take in a client who i feel is not fully convinced, i'd rather drop them as experience tells if they don't gel their not so likely to recommend you on, far more likely to find a silly fault over nothing or run you down if anything. An example, i have these two brothers, the older one i got on great with no problems, he has passed loads of work to me, the younger one i was aware of an atmosphere and had no recommends which i thought puzzling. I found out this last week he was not happy, naturally i ask why, his complaint was when he part set's the bleeper which was faulty from the start, makes this irregular noise. The older brothers system is silent in part set 1, the younger brother wanted the bleeper, on Gardtecs panels it indicates part set 1 by a single hiccup roughly every 3 seconds, YET in 4 years he has never contacted me OR mentioned this 'fault' on a PMV. I demonstrated it on the older brothers panel who has the same system by selecting PS/2, he now understands there is no actual fault, it is as designed, and will speak to him, but the damage that guy has likely done who knows. very annoying, shows sometimes, it's just best to stick with your instincts.
  2. Yes there are, mainly on the larger houses. Many of the clients i serve don't like logo's on the cover or even the vehicle.some thing your advertising at their expense. others think if the criminal knows the installers, they will know their 'habits' like colour codes and be more vulnerable. So i only had my logo put on some of them a while after they came with built-in cut off timers. Client moves out switches power off, result EWD starts up and that results in calls or complaints. I can't respond to disable, as i have no knowledge if they have actually gone, just refurbishing or a fuse has tripped. if i disconnect and they got turned over it might lead to any loss being my liability, for disabling without the owners permission. Police or neighbours won't sign for permission and/or the liability or even liability for payment, so if the clients have gone then who pays me? I sell my systems outright, it's totally the clients property immediately the full payment clears, i have full sympathy for the callers but i have no legal authority to touch it. early hours calls explaining that to sleepless neighbours and several police officers as well as noise enforcement officers, all who insist on standing as close as possible to the screaming EWD to call me, it can get a little fraught. So from not really wanting to attract the 'i was only curious' type of time wasters,note no contact details given in my profile, just another reason for no logo's for a long time. another is my atrocious spelling
  3. Cats are actually like swiss army knife and very useful, they will keep your feet snug as example, you go for some games if badminton, no or damaged shuttle cocks, no problem call for a cat On the down side i agree they are not so stable or even travel well in flight, but on the big plus side - boy can they build up your power serve if you feel the above is overly cruel to treat a cat, then i suggest to use a cricket bat! . did i say it was secret? they are simply very exclusive . the one with your head inside it!
  4. sorry no can do, my clients pay dearly fir the honour of having my cover adorn their front elevation, so i do't want to devalue it .
  5. for what it's worth I don't advertise at all other than business cards and name on EWD's, i work 99% on recommendation, but that takes time to build up. when i have tried advertising i got mostly begging call from charity's, agencies trying to sign me onto estate agents brochures for an exorbitant fee, or enquiries to survey in the ar$e end of some God forsaken town miles from anywhere late at night, even had calls early hours to supply security guards ffsks. If you have gone the registered route then basically you have to advertise ti get the turnover, my advise is to be very careful how it is worded and composed, remember it will be out there for a very long time compared to the old Yellow pages being dropped on your doorstep.
  6. most time use iPad 2, worse iPhone due to having large fingers and small keys, often i type, then post to then spot an error. go back in ti edit, phone or door bell go's and i get nailed by the edit timer. in all commonsense - why on earth is it so short?
  7. Harsh, very harsh, after all he did bring barefoot water ski sports to the masses - in the desert, and why i'd guess it took so long to catch on
  8. overstaffed imho - Jesus omly had 12, and that was to rule the world!
  9. My brother is 6 years older, in our respective teens safe sex was having a padded head board - no bed, just the headboard! If you caught something back then it was curable at least, if embarrassing. You were more scarred of your Dad catching you smoking - his fags! Having a severe OCD about hygiene, If my brothers casual wild oats were being sewn now, he'd likely wear a condom for a hand job . Just thinking, i wonder in the bottle if Detol if it had a health warning on it 'might contain nuts'? If that was all it contained back then lol!
  10. Yes thanks! You mention my drinbling so much you seem to want to swap some, i can now offer Ovaltine shots with it or for you a new one called 'Old Bollix'.
  11. i'd be interested why you dislike it, i've had very few problems, worst tbh is GSM signal being reporting as low signal strength. I've trusted it that much i installed two systems to look after a high value warehouse complex until client had tbe budget to go for renewed wired. Guards love it, they can see immediately where when a detector has tripped direct to the patrols mobil if out on patrol, no need to go to the only available keypad to find out. top kit imho,
  12. i thought this thread was about dummy cameras - not cameras for dummies? at least a response without swearing, as for 'wit' i might have used 'ARFURmentative MOment'', (see guys, while poking fun at myself, i can even teach what is real wit to the witless . )
  13. yiu so imature, a very mature response, act your age not your shoe size.,
  14. is this a continuation of your civil asked questions, after i go to great lengths to explain as to why i used the term 'DOTS' that only you could not understand - and i'm the idiot, REALLY.what have i got to, no lets re-phrase - you got that i should be so jealous of exactly - a guy who cannot even be accurate and has had an obvious dual common sense and humour lobotomy? so you having a laugh with us Cubit? or have i hit a nerve . he specialises in causing offence!
  15. No struggle here, where as you struggle with accuracy.for someone who likes to read fine legal detail, amazes me you fell into this simple terminology 'trap' , but obviously due to your self imposed superiority complex. When freshly put down, they might well be lines, if they remain in force they will possibly be maintained as lines - btw, when is a line a dash - anyone?). For your further education and road safety information, after a few years temporary lines at road work, not being refreshed become little more than dots with a few dashes - But they are the DOT's as i refer to, especially after several years of being worn away by tyres, but idiots still slam the anchors on - hence my description DOT's - it is these i clearly refer to in plain English. is that crystal clear enough for you now? care to show real character and rescind?
  16. I'm undone, sadly i'm forced to admit as a young man , i failed my morse code test for the exact same reason, bad tummy meant i dashed out the door instead of stopping to dot. i was so upset, i banned dashes from my life, i've never been the same since! :/
  17. Agreed! Nut i like to help the less abled , So s question -: What are those white dots on the tarmac you see under every motorway gantry camera, across every lane - and even tat he average speed ones on the poles? Magically thy apprear on the photo evedence picture of fhe offence that plops onto your matt? (And mo, Not as in Marhew)
  18. True, at least i'm doggedly consistent folks . (and your still the only one to ask btw)..
  19. you claim to be an intelligent observant person, yet your the only one to ask."left on the tarmac after roadworks are long gone" - should be a clue. yuup - it's my world (so who said that?)
  20. i live in a straight road thats about 3/4 of a mile long, has a clearly marked infants/juniors school entrance road half way along it, worst speeding offenders are the literally mums drag racing to get their kids to the school, you literally take your life in your life in your hands getting on or off your own drive. We all await with dread for the certain tragic day a kiddy gets killed! i'd have one tight outside my house and change the film roll every day, so was mine
  21. do you drive on british roads with your eyes shut, or are they simply stolen in your home district?
  22. pet hate are those dots on Tarmac that remain long after roadworks and temporary safety cameras have been removed, should be compulsory be painted out, just for the clowns that slam on brakes at 80mph down to 25 mph on a perfectly clear motorway! Annoying in a following car, try it on a motorbike when the car following the idiot swerves suddenly into your lane no signals. nada!
  23. like 'safety' cameras - you know for a fact not all but some work, so your not sure if that one works or not, that causes uncertainty and so an effective deferent to speeding to drivers and thief's alike 'just in case'.a dummy bell has the same effect to some degree, ADT get a free advert if not a service contract.
  24. Many footballers like to smother themselves in white horse liniment - making it a bad mistake about not washing hands to copy if they then make a 'comfort visit' just before the match . My older brother had a chance casual relationship, a short while after decided he had risked catching an SMD, to shy to seek proper advice, he performed some self medication, pouring neat Detol over his cannon and balls! so if you think you know pain, he was off work for over a week in hospital with shock! , sympathy only please, no sniggering at the back
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