A free meal.

The old saying goes " There is no such thing as a free lunch".  The Kadizzles tested that theory yesterday. It was actually a free dinner of lobster and steak. The meal was actually pretty impressive. As we ate the food the sales pitch took place. We were being primed to buy a very, very expensive fire alarm system. It was a clever well put together presentation that assured you your house was about to catch fire and you, you kids, and the dog would be burnt to death. The key to the whole thing was the supposed idea that your current fire alarms would take thirty minute to wake you up.  You only had four minutes according to the presenter before it was game over. What do you do? Spend several thousand dollars for the super duper alarm. 

Way back in high school Kadizzle used to sell vacuum cleaners. The technique was the same. Get someone to pay 270 dollars for a forty dollar vacuum cleaner. These presentations are put together by psychologist, and use an entrapment technique. In the case of the fire alarm you scare people, and make them believe the chances of the house catching fire are way higher than they actually are. With vacuum cleaners you convince people their vacuum is not doing the job and dirt is everywhere in their home. 2.3 out of 100,000 people are killed by fire. Who are these people. Sure some are in new homes, but most are in poor areas with simple minded people. So what are the real odds? Do you love your dog, your family, and your home full of keepsakes? Of course you do so six thousand dollars is a small sum to pay for a fifty dollar smoke alarm system. 

Where does all this end. After pleading with Winky not to invite the lady to our house for a free home fire inspection, which incidentally could cost six thousand dollars before it is over, she signed up to get the "free"fire extinguisher.  Now, thanks to Winky's ineptitude the presentation will go on at one today. 

Curious Kadizzle researched home fire alarms last night. The woman claimed her fire alarm detected fires with a laser. Maybe yes, maybe no. Anyway there are two kinds of fire detectors, ionizing, and photoelectric. Her system in the end is a photoelectric which you can easily by for fifty dollars or so. 

Part of all these sales schemes is how do they find customers. Kadizzle used this technique selling vacuum cleaners. " If you send us to a couple people that buy one we will make yours free".  How did fire alarm lady get out name. Kadizzle suspects the neighbors who spent six grand sent her. When the Kadizzle gang went for the free dinner Kadizzle thought it would be a massive number of people. Nope, it was just about fifteen people. The suckers had been carefully selected. 

 If we die in a fire disregard all this and get yourself a zippity do da alarm. Good luck. The lady did give some good advice. Put a fire extinguisher in your bedroom. She said it is very important to sleep with the bedroom door closed. There were other good tips for surviving for less than six thousand dollars. Go over fire safety with your family.