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Title: HP alarms!
Post by: jerry on 13 April 2010, 19:03:21
I know, I know I'm sad but its my day off and I was a bit bored so I answered the door to these elderly jehhovahs (sometimes I even invite them in to discuss Richard Dawkins' "god delusion"  ;D) and I was reading this mag they gave me and there was a bit from the WallStreetJournal ;"used car dealers are installing remote disabling devices that keep the car from starting if the buyer gets too far behind on payments" with flashing lights and alarms going off to prompt them to pay!!Anyone heard of that one before?

ps not that I want to knock anyones religion but there was also an article about pre-marital sex where (quote)"engaging in pre-marital sex is an abuse of God's gift.Its like taking a beautiful painting that someone gave you and using it as a doormat". Judging from an earlier thread I seem to recall on here it seems all a bit late for the majority of people on here ::)
Title: Re: HP alarms!
Post by: STMO999 on 13 April 2010, 19:08:36
Sounds like they may have twisted the truth a little there. I've heard of anti-theft devices which behave in a similar manner..... ::) ;D
Title: Re: HP alarms!
Post by: PhilRich on 13 April 2010, 19:09:39
You speak for yourself mate, (sniffs haughtily)and your choice of company & reading material is a bit iffy as well IMHO ::) ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: HP alarms!
Post by: STMO999 on 13 April 2010, 19:11:52
None of the woman I've ever known remind me of a beautiful painting. More like.....erm.....a doormat. ;D
Title: Re: HP alarms!
Post by: jerry on 13 April 2010, 19:12:36
In my defence , I felt sorry for them, wanderinng the streets , having doors shut in their faces.......... ::)
Title: Re: HP alarms!
Post by: PhilRich on 13 April 2010, 19:18:32
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In my defence , I felt sorry for them, wanderinng the streets , having doors shut in their faces.......... ::)




You sucker!, they'll be forming a queue outside your house now ;D ;)
Title: Re: HP alarms!
Post by: jerry on 13 April 2010, 19:31:30
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In my defence , I felt sorry for them, wanderinng the streets , having doors shut in their faces.......... ::)

thats OK , I'll just do what everyone else does and close the curtains and hide behind the sofa and they'll give up and go away...



pps they hold one of their big conventions in july by my work place and trust me Skruntie would be in heaven (no pun intended). The vast majority of the girls are really fit. They all dress up in short summer dresses like they were going to a summer wedding. Last year saw a bizarre trend in them teaming these dresses with what can only be described as "porno boots" however. Seriously, all the wagon drivers who pulled up at the gates nearly had accidents they were drooling so much (not THAT kind of accidents before someone says it  ;D)



You sucker!, they'll be forming a queue outside your house now ;D ;)
Title: Re: HP alarms!
Post by: STMO999 on 13 April 2010, 19:33:35
Honeytraps.



I was thinking of joining........ ::)
Title: Re: HP alarms!
Post by: BigAl on 14 April 2010, 01:05:36
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I was reading this mag they gave me and there was a bit from the WallStreetJournal ;"used car dealers are installing remote disabling devices that keep the car from starting if the buyer gets too far behind on payments" with flashing lights and alarms going off to prompt them to pay!!Anyone heard of that one before?
I read an article the other day about a disgruntled ex-employee hacking into this system and randomly disabling cars, I'll try and  find the link ...

...here you go :-  http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/topics/tags/?keywords=%20Oscar%20Ramos-Lopez
Title: Re: HP alarms!
Post by: Chris_H on 14 April 2010, 11:48:40
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I was reading this mag they gave me and there was a bit from the WallStreetJournal ;"used car dealers are installing remote disabling devices that keep the car from starting if the buyer gets too far behind on payments" with flashing lights and alarms going off to prompt them to pay!!Anyone heard of that one before?
I read an article the other day about a disgruntled ex-employee hacking into this system and randomly disabling cars, I'll try and  find the link ...

...here you go :-  http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/topics/tags/?keywords=%20Oscar%20Ramos-Lopez
Interesting one.  I guess the car is still technically their property until it's been paid for, so you can't bypass the black box legally.  I bet it's a doddle to do in practice.  As for 'he got someone else's password' - I think it's more likely they didn't cancel his.

What the JWs find in that story I've no idea!  It's not in Revelation AFAIK. :D