On Nov 27, 5:05*am, "HeyBub" wrote:
Harry K wrote:
On Nov 26, 1:38 pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
Harry K wrote:

Of course the purist would say "It's your own damn fault for not
making sure the door stayed down!" But the obvious flaw in THAT
argument is: "If I were in the habit of watching the door go down,
why would I need an electric-eye monitor?"

Ummm...for kids? Your argument stretches logic beyond all bounds.

No, if I were watching the door go down, I could monitor whether a
kid was stuck beneath. Then I could make a decision about whether to
rescue him (or her).

As for logic being stretched, thieves are opportunists. With 50
house on the street, only one of which has the garage door open in
the middle of the night, which of the 50 do you think will be the
most enticing?

Maybe I'm missing something; what part of my logic do you fear is
"stretched"?

So you never leave the door open while you are home and working around
the place? that is where your logic falls apart.

Oh. Inasmuch as the whole discussion had to do with the door coming down (or
refusing to do so), leaving the door up intentionally does not enter the
equation nor, for that reason, did I consider it.

That said, if I intentionally leave the door open while I'm working around
the house AND some thieves start to haul off my stuff AND I discover same, I
will scoop out their lungs with my bulb-planting tool.- Hide quoted text -

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I tested my door this morning, yes, there _is_ a short delay built
in. I can stand there and wave my boot back and forth with no
effect. I have to hold it steady for a short time before the door
reversal kicks in. Since mine is around 20 years old, I would assume
(yes I know) that all modern ones do. There goes your 'nuisance'

Harry K