XPost: nyc.transit, nyc.politics, nyc.general 
 From: stevelackey@hotmail.com 
  
 "Fustanella"  wrote in message 
 news:c8sn78$i5r$1@ngspool-d02.news.aol.com... 
 > > Who the hell are you to tell others they do not have the right to 
 protect 
 > > their property? 
 > 
 > Someone who is tired of being waken up in the middle of the night by them. 
 > 
 > Ambulances etc aren't a problem for me, as they don't stick around for 
 > minutes or even hours, as I've experienced. 
 > 
 > How, exactly, does an audible alarm truly protect a car? Where's the proof 
 > that those sirens have prevented theft to any degree? I haven't seen it. 
 > 
 > Fortunately, there are alternatives. Blink those lights; use LoJack or 
 > equivalent. Just stop waking me up for no reason. 
 > 
 > I'm with the OP on this one. They're more hassle than they're worth, and 
 > I'll be happy to see them go. 
  
 Have to agree too.  Or at least limit the duration of the alarm to a few 
 minutes 
 at most, not just running until the battery dies. 
  
 I had a car alarm go off across the street from me in JC pretty much 
 continuously from 5 am until at least 8:30 am this morning.  Even worse were 
 the 10-second gaps 
 between alarms.  Had it been continuous, it might have been easier to 
 ignore.  I doubt the owner even lived close enough to hear the alarm. 
  
 Unfortunately there were no blinking lights even to see which car had the 
 alarm.  Without that much, you wouldn't even know which block the car is on. 
  
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