From Security Info Watch, July 2011
Today, of course, systems are going wireless because the wireless technologies have become so much better with companies like Honeywell, Visonic, and Inovonics producing dependable wireless security solutions. As I was aiming a 3/4-inch auger bit to start the process of providing a dedicated 20-amp Romex circuit to my fridge, I was thinking about these wireless systems and wondering if our industry might someday find that fishing wire through walls becomes a lost art. Will the techs of tomorrow still need luminescent fishing sticks? Will they know what a double-weave pull grip is? Will they carry those heavy duty auger bits that can grind studs and nails? Will they have a selection of wobbly flex bits clattering around in their vans? Will fishing wire just mean that monofilament stuff you use on your rod-and-reel when you're at the lake, or will it still be part of a honest day's labor?
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