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I work with fire alarm systems for a living, so it's fascinating to see a building get so bad it is shut down entirely by the fire brigade.

No BWOF since 2017 is just incredible though.

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[–] liv 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That building sounds horrendous.

How did you get into the fire alarm systems industry? Sounds intriguing.

[–] thevoyagekayaking 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I originally started training to be an electrician, before being offered an apprenticeship as an alarm technician. It's a unit standard based qualification, so a lot of it crosses over.

[–] liv 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That's so cool! Electricity is interesting anyway but even better, you get to know your work is saving lives.

[–] thevoyagekayaking 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] liv 3 points 7 months ago

That's awesome, having a fun job adds years to your life.

Not sure why it didnt occur to me that electrician training could lead to stuff like that.