No: it is not maintenance, we are asked urgentely in order to open doors or to repair.
Imagine a parking lot with 300 cars in it, only one access ( combining In and Out). At 05Hr30 a first caller rings that the automatic door doesn't open, is blocked shut and that he needs to go to work. Between his call and the next 10 minutes our call-center recieves (for that parking lot alone) 20 further messages ranging for polite to real- screaming-hysteria.
Strange how many people need to see the doctor, catch a plane etc every time somebloody door won't open.
The way we cross Brussels sometimes "at speed" qualifies it as an intervention. I sadly have the mark of the beast on my drivers licence for it when I drove a (little) bit too quickly to such an emergency. The police judge (a bitch free of humour and common sense) was neither impressed nor amused. ;-)
It's sad that we are dynied the use of blue flash lights and sirens :-(
Oh yes: on night interventions I often wear a kevlar suit and gloves. It was expensif but saved my but twice: we often arrive before the Police after a thief broke in and I had the pleasure of meeting the members of the Theft Gild several times, four times they had knives. I don't carry knives: only a light and a crowbar which is a nice piece of kit :-)
Hmm, if you saw my car now your idea of a posh van would change somewhat. I see my Subaru as battle hardened : a fair bit of dents and scratches (all round) but refusing to die. I like the bugger :-)
Tom De Moor