[sunshine windows]

Started cleaning a house in a well off estate and I set the alarm off cleaning the first window.

It took around 15 minutes for the main alarm on the outside to stop, but there was still an internal alarm going when I finished after approx 25 mins.

Not a soul batted an eyelid and there was no response from the alarm company or police which surprised me quite a bit.

What would you have done, I just thought sod it, I've set it off, not much I can do, might as well just crack on and finish.

[PoleKing]

House i do, goes off probably ⅛ times.
Neighbours rally round. (very affluent area) They see my van. See me. Roll their eyes. Turn it off and go home. 

[Nathanael Jones]

I set the alarm off on a bank once - I was cleaning it on a bank holiday monday because its in a busy area,.. the alarm went off about 30 mins into the job & I was there for another 2 hours - - no one came near me in that time, even though the police station is just round the corner about 200 yards away! 

[sunshine windows]

Nat that's quality

[PoleKing]

I set the alarm off on a bank once - I was cleaning it on a bank holiday monday because its in a busy area,.. the alarm went off about 30 mins into the job & I was there for another 2 hours - - no one came near me in that time, even though the police station is just round the corner about 200 yards away! 

In Ireland?
17th March Bank Holiday?
Every single Irishman would've been well and truly intoxicated.
can't blame them for not turning up. Even the coppers would've been far too drunk to drive.
I hear they frown on driving after more than 11 pints over there.

[Nathanael Jones]

LOL - not 17th March,.. people get stoned in the streets for even thinking about working on Paddys day!! 

[Paul Coleman]

I also set one off at a bank some years ago.  I did the general cleaning there daily and the windows once a week.  I was doing the outside windows last and the alarm started.
I hung around and plod was there within 5-10 minutes.
I think it was caused by my metal scraper.
While I was cleaning the outside window, there was something stubborn on the glass that needed scraping - so I scraped it.  Just behing that was what looked like a link to the alarm.  I'm guessing that the metal scraper may have tripped something.

[PoleKing]

I also set one off at a bank some years ago.  I did the general cleaning there daily and the windows once a week.  I was doing the outside windows last and the alarm started.
I hung around and plod was there within 5-10 minutes.
I think it was caused by my metal scraper.
While I was cleaning the outside window, there was something stubborn on the glass that needed scraping - so I scraped it.  Just behing that was what looked like a link to the alarm.  I'm guessing that the metal scraper may have tripped something.

{note to self: when robbing HSBC: use PLASTIC scraper}

[PurefectWindowCleaning]

I set an alarm off early morning at a large block of offices in my first year of window cleaning for a local company...

Old bill turned up within minutes 

[Soupy]

If I set off an alarm I call crimestoppers.

[Dannymackreturn]

Leg it lol !!!! 😁😳

[JackieW]

Does anybody actually take any notice of a house or car alarm going off in the daytime?
Best time of the day to break in I think.