Ian Barley
01-05-2004, 7:22 AM
I have not really been able to get on the forum for most of the last 6 weeks - first two weeks 'cos I was on vacation (Florida) and the next 4 because my web access has been a bit disrupted by the fact that most of my house was destroyed by fire while we were away!
The fire started in an electric timer switching a lamp which was there to make the place look occupied while we were away. It seems that my very good neighbours heard one of my smoke alarms going off and got the Fire Brigade out within 10 minutes of the burn starting. Because they acted quck the fabric of the property (brickwork) is largely intact although all windows doors etc will have to be replaced. Smoke damage has however rendered pretty much everything that we owned unsalvagable. Thankfully everything is well insured and no living thing (not even the cat) was harmed. Best estimate is that it will take 6-9 months to get everything back together and for us to move in again.
Thankfully most of my business records were saved, if a little kippered from the smoke, and my shop is nowhere near the house. A centrally monitored alarm system was always in the schedule of works for the new shop - I just guess that now it will definitely include smoke detection.
I also now have broadband at the shop and wondered wether anybody has experience of connecting webcams to a broadband router. I am thinking of the kind of webcam with a ethernet connection and its own IP address so that I can set one up to be able to monitor the shop over the web while I am not there - any advice gratefully received
Howard Barlow - If you read this I'm sorry I missed you on your recent visit over here - maybe next time.
The fire started in an electric timer switching a lamp which was there to make the place look occupied while we were away. It seems that my very good neighbours heard one of my smoke alarms going off and got the Fire Brigade out within 10 minutes of the burn starting. Because they acted quck the fabric of the property (brickwork) is largely intact although all windows doors etc will have to be replaced. Smoke damage has however rendered pretty much everything that we owned unsalvagable. Thankfully everything is well insured and no living thing (not even the cat) was harmed. Best estimate is that it will take 6-9 months to get everything back together and for us to move in again.
Thankfully most of my business records were saved, if a little kippered from the smoke, and my shop is nowhere near the house. A centrally monitored alarm system was always in the schedule of works for the new shop - I just guess that now it will definitely include smoke detection.
I also now have broadband at the shop and wondered wether anybody has experience of connecting webcams to a broadband router. I am thinking of the kind of webcam with a ethernet connection and its own IP address so that I can set one up to be able to monitor the shop over the web while I am not there - any advice gratefully received
Howard Barlow - If you read this I'm sorry I missed you on your recent visit over here - maybe next time.