After doing most of the installation myself I finally had to admit defeat and call in a "professional" to mount the bell box on the outside wall as I can't get up a ladder nowadays. It took the guy FOUR-AND-A-HALF HOURS and an agreed charge of £30 went up to £50 just because I had put a staple through one of the wires half way up the stairs! Poor soul, he couldn't stop the bell from ringing. He even took the box back to the shop and exchanged it thinking it was faulty. Ah well, ain't old age wonderful. It seems the younger generation just shrug these things off with a pitying look. I found I can get away with murder now. Brian List Admin ARBLASTER-L@rootsweb.com BAGOT-L@rootsweb.com BRAMHALL-L@rootsweb.com GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com KINNERSLEY-L@rootsweb.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 11/01/2002

They don't even make 'Professional's how they used to, the first job was always check any work you hadn't done yourself. That would have saved him 4 hours 'work'. I know exactly what you mean about ladders. I go up them using only one leg now and Dorothy refuses to watch. Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham. ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian <brian@lordbramhall.co.uk> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 11:40 PM Subject: [GEN-FRIENDS] Burglar Alarm > After doing most of the installation myself I finally had to admit defeat > and call in a "professional" to mount the bell box on the outside wall as I > can't get up a ladder nowadays. It took the guy FOUR-AND-A-HALF HOURS and > an agreed charge of £30 went up to £50 just because I had put a staple > through one of the wires half way up the stairs! Poor soul, he couldn't > stop the bell from ringing. He even took the box back to the shop and > exchanged it thinking it was faulty. > > Ah well, ain't old age wonderful. It seems the younger generation just > shrug these things off with a pitying look. I found I can get away with > murder now. > > Brian > List Admin > ARBLASTER-L@rootsweb.com > BAGOT-L@rootsweb.com > BRAMHALL-L@rootsweb.com > GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com > KINNERSLEY-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 11/01/2002 > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > Please change the Subject line when the subject of the reply > changes. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >