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Heard a guy at the hardware store say most home security systems are just for show
He was buying extra padlocks for his shed and told me he'd bypassed his own alarm system three times by accident. Made me wonder how many people actually test theirs or just pay the monthly fee for nothing.
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emmajackson5d ago
Did you ever read that report from one of the consumer groups about how many alarm systems get ignored by homeowners? It stuck with me because they found something like half the people with monitored systems had no idea how to disarm them without the key fob. I’ve got a neighbor who swore his motion detector was broken until I pointed out the spider web right over the lens. Seems like a lot of folks just pay for the peace of mind without ever making sure the thing actually works.
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zarapalmer5d ago
Had a buddy who kept getting false alarms from his system, drove him nuts for months. Finally found out his kid was hiding a rc car under the couch that set off the motion sensor every time he drove it. Ever figure out that spider web thing?
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