Your Universal Remote Control Center
RemoteCentral.com
Custom Installers' Lounge Forum - View Post
Previous section Next section Previous page Next page Up level
Up level
The following page was printed from RemoteCentral.com:

Login:
Pass:
 
 

Page 3 of 8
Topic:
Customer "quote of the day"
This thread has 105 replies. Displaying posts 31 through 45.
Post 31 made on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 13:13
Fred Harding
Super Member
Joined:
Posts:
October 2001
3,456
Great idea, FunHouse. Make them perform before rewarding them....
On the West Coast of Wisconsin
Post 32 made on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 13:18
Audiophiliac
Super Member
Joined:
Posts:
August 2006
3,309
I do not remember the exact quote from this older single guy. But we showed up to put in a new 60" Kuro, Integra pre/pro, new remote, etc. and he left at about 11:00 AM and came back around noon with a half empty bottle of Jack. He had it totally empty by 2:00. He sat in the living room and watched us/dozed off for a few hours.

Several times, he "came to" and was surprised we were there. One time he asked us what the hell we were doing....and did not believe that he bought all this new stuff. One time he thought we were robbing him. At first it was just funny...and old drunk spouting off. But then he asked me if I would give him a back rub. I stopped what I was doing, and said "Pardon me? Did you just ask me to give you a back rub?" He said "Sure...I will rub yours to!" I sternly said "No thank you. I am NOT rubbing your back!" He was really disappointed at that. He eventually went back into his drunken coma.

We were there a bit late finishing up the system in the bedroom upstairs. At 7:30, he gets out of his chair and tells me he is going to bed. I told him my co-worker was up in his room hooking up his TV. He just said he was tired and was going to bed. He went up, my co-worker came down, and I asked him what happened. He said the guy just wandered in and face planted on the bed. He finished hooking up the TV and left.

This was the same guy who had a 36" Sony XBR CRT on a lazy susan on a lingerie chest (for you non-furniture description understanding types, a lingerie chest is a tall, narrow chest of drawers). Very sketchy. We got a call one day from him asking if we could come by and pick his TV up for him. After asking some questions, we found out that several days earlier, he somehow managed to pull the TV off the dresser. It landed on his foot. He spent 2 days in the hospital. We arrived on the scene....I call it a scene, because we walked into the bedroom and there was a huge blood pool stain under the TV which was still face down on the floor. He insisted we place the TV back where it was, and we obliged after explaining to him the laws of physics and that history repeats itself. His foot was pretty mangled. Nice guy....just lost a few marbles along the way.

His son called after we installed the new 60" Kuro and updated surround sound stuff, and was upset with us for manipulating his senile father into spending way too much money. This was not the case. But about 6 months later, the guy died....NOT from the Sony falling on him again. Guess who got the system?
"When I eat, it is the food that is scared." - Ron Swanson
Post 33 made on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 13:24
Richie Rich
Senior Member
Joined:
Posts:
July 2002
1,150
On August 11, 2015 at 01:55, Craig Aguiar-Winter said...
Yikes! I hard a mid-40's recent divorcee start drinking when I arrived once. Kept offering me scotch, and then more. That's not my thing, I would never step out on my wife, but I still love the story.

Craig

I had one get pretty flirty with me after she downed 2-3 screwdrivers (8oz vodka, 1oz OJ). Very attractive, very wealthy, very married woman. That is just a road a steadfastly refuse to go down.

$25,000 cash, paid up front is my the number that my girlfriend has come up with for a female client to receive "extra service" from me. (kind of a running joke between her and I).
I am a trained professional..... Do not attempt this stunt at home.
Post 34 made on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 13:42
Craig Aguiar-Winter
Senior Member
Joined:
Posts:
September 2002
1,489
Awesome! How much of that does your girlfriend get? Haha
My wife says I can't do sarcasm. She says I just sound like an a$$hole.
Post 35 made on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 14:54
Mr. Stanley
Elite Member
Joined:
Posts:
January 2006
16,954
We do a lot of speaker repairs.... Every day, I get one or two phone calls, where the guy is shocked that we cannot get a certain tweeter or woofer for their 45 year old speakers!

"Whaaaaat???? YOu don't have one of those in stock??? Then they get all pissy...

Amazing!
"If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger."
Frank Lloyd Wright
Post 36 made on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 14:56
Richie Rich
Senior Member
Joined:
Posts:
July 2002
1,150
On August 11, 2015 at 13:42, Craig Aguiar-Winter said...
Awesome! How much of that does your girlfriend get? Haha

I have to split it with her.

Figures, I have to do all the work, she gets 1/2 the money.
I am a trained professional..... Do not attempt this stunt at home.
Post 37 made on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 15:14
drewski300
Super Member
Joined:
Posts:
January 2007
3,849
"If your system were a car, I'd envoke the lemon law".......

All because his 14 Savant remotes continually disconnect for the "Host" and the battery life is BS. I asked him if he has tried to use the iPads and his response was, "to control my TV's?" Wasn't aware they could do that even though we've had RTI and Savant over the past 6 years and have given countless demo's.
"Just when I thought you couldn't possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this... and totally redeem yourself!"
Post 38 made on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 15:42
goldenzrule
Loyal Member
Joined:
Posts:
July 2007
8,470
On August 11, 2015 at 15:14, drewski300 said...
"If your system were a car, I'd envoke the lemon law".......

All because his 14 Savant remotes continually disconnect for the "Host" and the battery life is BS. I asked him if he has tried to use the iPads and his response was, "to control my TV's?" Wasn't aware they could do that even though we've had RTI and Savant over the past 6 years and have given countless demo's.

The fact he forgets he can use the iPad aside, the problems he is having is kinda like what he describes as "the lemon law", is it not? Is that common with Savant or just something wonky going on in his system?
Post 39 made on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 15:56
drewski300
Super Member
Joined:
Posts:
January 2007
3,849
On August 11, 2015 at 15:42, goldenzrule said...
The fact he forgets he can use the iPad aside, the problems he is having is kinda like what he describes as "the lemon law", is it not? Is that common with Savant or just something wonky going on in his system?

Savant's first version of their SUR500 remotes where horrible. They recently released the SUR500-1 remote that is much better. They would lose connection to the processor and the battery would last less than a day with little use. Then it would take 15 mins before it would have enough battery life to be usable. Imagine waking up and trying to turn your TV off and the batteries have died in the meantime. It was recommended to have an iPad at the bedside from the beginning but that wasn't followed.

Onsite, we have Ruckus which is known to be an issue with those remotes but we made the recommended changes so it should be good. Plus we even created a separate SSID for just the remotes. The system as a whole has had an uptime of more than a year. So regarding Savant, it's been very stable!

An Apple based platform with it's first Android OS is a recipe for problems.
"Just when I thought you couldn't possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this... and totally redeem yourself!"
Post 40 made on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 16:29
goldenzrule
Loyal Member
Joined:
Posts:
July 2007
8,470
Sounds a lot like URC'S TRC-1280. Battery life was about 5 hours. Good news is it would connect to the network, but you could make dinner while it was in the process of connecting.
Post 41 made on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 17:43
King of typos
Loyal Member
Joined:
Posts:
June 2002
5,275
I'm starting to embrace my TSU-9400 even more with all these horror stories of 5 hour battery life, 15 minute to connect times and what not.

KOT
Post 42 made on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 17:53
goldenzrule
Loyal Member
Joined:
Posts:
July 2007
8,470
On August 11, 2015 at 17:43, King of typos said...
I'm starting to embrace my TSU-9400 even more with all these horror stories of 5 hour battery life, 15 minute to connect times and what not.

KOT

Trc1080. Battery life is about 3 to 5 days. Network connection is near instant.
Post 43 made on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 17:57
tweeterguy
Loyal Member
Joined:
Posts:
June 2005
7,713
On August 11, 2015 at 01:55, Craig Aguiar-Winter said...
Yikes! I hard a mid-40's recent divorcee start drinking when I arrived once. Kept offering me scotch, and then more. That's not my thing, I would never step out on my wife, but I still love the story.

Craig

How does the wife like that story :-)
Post 44 made on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 18:52
Trunk-Slammer -Supreme
Loyal Member
Joined:
Posts:
November 2003
7,454
I can relate to nearly every one of these events.


Guy asks if I want paid now, leaves the room, comes back and hands me 35K in cash.

Gal sits on the sofa and does the "Fatal Attraction" pose while I'm trying to work (yeah, I looked).


Guy calls me with:

"I can't get the system to turn on, and I'll be back at 3. I need you there." .

I get there at the same time he does, and we goes into the house, where his girlfriend is watching TV (on THE system).

He asks her "How did you get the TV ON?".


She holds up the remote and replies: "I pushed this button." while pointing to the on button.
Post 45 made on Tuesday August 11, 2015 at 21:58
Mr. Stanley
Elite Member
Joined:
Posts:
January 2006
16,954
On August 11, 2015 at 17:57, tweeterguy said...
How does the wife like that story :-)

I think that is one I would not tell my wife / partner!


The thing is though... they have some kind of telepathic / radar... they have that sixth sense... I'm currently in the middle of something, that I have NO idea how "she" knows something is uhm... going on!
"If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger."
Frank Lloyd Wright
Find in this thread:
Page 3 of 8


Jump to


Protected Feature Before you can reply to a message...
You must first register for a Remote Central user account - it's fast and free! Or, if you already have an account, please login now.

Please read the following: Unsolicited commercial advertisements are absolutely not permitted on this forum. Other private buy & sell messages should be posted to our Marketplace. For information on how to advertise your service or product click here. Remote Central reserves the right to remove or modify any post that is deemed inappropriate.

Hosting Services by ipHouse