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Biography

Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Six

7th October 2023 Going Postal 0

Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here Part Two is here Part Three is here Part Four is here Part Five is here This Time: Rats, Christmas decorations [more…]

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Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Five

30th September 2023 Going Postal 0

Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here Part Two is here Part Three is here Part Four is here This time: I’m asked to do some work on [more…]

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Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Four

23rd September 2023 Going Postal 0

Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here Part Two is here Part Three is here This time: I make a friend and a ram raid I am settling [more…]

Biography

Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Three

16th September 2023 Going Postal 0

Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here Part Two is here This time: Fire alarms, posh houses and the directors. Getting well into my list of service calls [more…]

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Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Two

9th September 2023 Going Postal 0

Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here This time: Fire damage, I meet the Geezer and being on call. Following the call from Melanie to head to a [more…]

Biography

Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part One

2nd September 2023 Going Postal 0

Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. In March 1994, I found myself working for one of the UK’s leading privately owned alarm companies. I had secured a job as an alarm [more…]

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