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Sep 30, 2004
on the uselessness of car alarms
I just hope the insurance discount is a really good one. For a while now, I have believed car alarms to be useless. It would be one thing if they only went off when someone was breaking into your car. But, for some reason, pretty much anything from a gust of wind to a leaf falling onto the hood sets those things off. It's too the point now that if we hear one, we just assume it is a false alarm. We don't even look anymore. So, that's my theory anyway. I have never put any "scientific" study into it. Well, I got a really good case study today. Each day, I get 2 breaks- typically one at 11:15 and one at 4:15. During these breaks, I go for a walk. Due to my location, my walks are through a maze of parking lots (it's actually a lot more scenic than it sounds). Anyway, today, my moring break gets pushed to 11:45. Well, during my walk, I hear this car alarm going off. It went off for a good 5 minutes while I'm out there. Nobody seems the least bit concerned. So anyway, during the afternoon break, I hear it again . . . the freaking thing is still going off. The best part . . . 2 city cops are sitting in a nearby lot, totally oblivious to the whole thing. posted
by Unknown @ 4:32:00 PM |
