Noddaz
Noddaz GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
10/17/24 2:54 p.m.

You just can't make these sorts of things up.  Per the AP.

A brand new German fire station that burned down did not have a fire alarm system

 

Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter)
Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
10/17/24 2:57 p.m.

Oh, there was probably an alarm system. It was just needlessly complex and required a special interface that you can only get from a dealer.

aircooled
aircooled MegaDork
10/17/24 2:59 p.m.

In reply to Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) :

Yes, but did they pay for the subscription for the installed alarm system to have it activated?

golfduke
golfduke Dork
10/17/24 3:06 p.m.
Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) said:

Oh, there was probably an alarm system. It was just needlessly complex and required a special interface that you can only get from a dealer.

^That also utilizes the absolute trash-est, most garbage, also dealer-only sensors ever created, that false-alarm constantly and trigger a required fire dept response every damn time, to desensitize you to actual emergencies occurring. 

 

...not like I have any experience with this at all at my business... 

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
10/17/24 3:08 p.m.

What they needed was a really big one of these:

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsocial.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F10%2Ffire-blanket.png&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=be54b75546a2da3303506e831c1eb027b6fbbe1a50cebdf27fc067e1642f132f&ipo=images

Kreb (Forum Supporter)
Kreb (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
10/17/24 4:00 p.m.

In reply to Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) :

Don't even get me started about Siemens....

NermalSnert (Forum Supporter)
NermalSnert (Forum Supporter) Dork
10/17/24 4:29 p.m.

I bet somebody's getting torn a new vienersnitzle over that.

spitfirebill
spitfirebill MegaDork
10/17/24 8:39 p.m.
Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) said:

Oh, there was probably an alarm system. It was just needlessly complex and required a special interface that you can only get from a dealer.

Probably made by the same company that makes BMW turn signals.  

Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter)
Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
10/17/24 10:20 p.m.
Kreb (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) :

Don't even get me started about Siemens....

No idea what you're talking about. wink

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
10/17/24 11:04 p.m.

Is this the apogee of "NOT USER SERVICEABLE?"

stuart in mn
stuart in mn MegaDork
10/18/24 6:28 a.m.

Many years ago a fire station in Rochester, MN burned down.  I remember Johnny Carson even joked about it in his monologue.  

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