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On my Austin 7 forum, there has been a brisk conversation going on about what you would include in a workshop. Conversation has been wide ranging and quite interesting (much more to tools to make - lathes etc due to cars that this year will turn 100 years old)
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I also installed two Amazon Alexa smart speakers at each end of the garage - they are linked for radio, can do fast maths when asked, note taking etc - but also they can be used in an emergency should the worse happen and you are stuck under a car etc, i can shout on "Alexa" to call my neighbour, Friend or even 999 should i be unable to move, so far i have not had to use this feature, but it does also phone my own phone when it is lost down an engine bay etc to help me find it when lost.
I must confess that I have no use for these things and no desire to be listened to. At the same time, I have increasingly wondered about garage safety and security. IIRC even on this forum there are those who will not go to the garage unless a family member is present in the house. I have similarly heard of those who carry an alarm in their pocket.
This might be an acceptable solution to one aspect of shop safety.
thoughts?
This post was just made:
I also installed two Amazon Alexa smart speakers at each end of the garage - they are linked for radio, can do fast maths when asked, note taking etc - but also they can be used in an emergency should the worse happen and you are stuck under a car etc, i can shout on "Alexa" to call my neighbour, Friend or even 999 should i be unable to move, so far i have not had to use this feature, but it does also phone my own phone when it is lost down an engine bay etc to help me find it when lost.
I must confess that I have no use for these things and no desire to be listened to. At the same time, I have increasingly wondered about garage safety and security. IIRC even on this forum there are those who will not go to the garage unless a family member is present in the house. I have similarly heard of those who carry an alarm in their pocket.
This might be an acceptable solution to one aspect of shop safety.
thoughts?