u/brownsl66

I do not know what else to do. I have instructions on my account to put items on the covered stoop and in the package box if it is fits. However, it is ignored 100% of the time. They just put the package by the garage which is uncovered. I have had items ruined because of rain. In the winter a couple of times they would not even drive down my completely plowed driveway. They would put the item by the mailbox by the road. This is several hundred feet away and in the country. With the item costing over $1k.

Call their main number and it is impossible to talk to someone. I found a way around it this morning and talk to a CS rep. She iterated the instructions and said she would let the driver know. He just delivered a package and left it unprotected by the garage. Is it really that hard to walk a few more feet and put it on the stoop?? They just don't care at the driver level or as a company.

When we bought our property 20 some years ago a part of it was a farm field. The owner pointed out a soccer ball sized hole in the field and said the farmer would throw rocks down it to fill but over time they would disappear and he would refill it.

That piqued my curiosity and I excavated it somewhat and found that it was karst. It is not very big. You can get down inside it and it might be 8 to 10 feet deep, several feet wide and maybe 8 feet long. The bottom is full of mud and rocks.

When we have a lot of rain it fills up and becomes a pond for an hour or so and then drains somewhere. Since it fills from the bottom and drains from the bottom I have always wondered if it is bigger. I have not noticed any airflow from it but have not ever tried anything like a smoke test.

I would really like to make an effort to excavate it more to see what I have. Any suggestions on how to go about doing this? I am too old anymore to do anything myself. I would be somewhat concerned for anyone else doing it in case anything is unstable beneath it.

I am going to have an electrician come out to run Cat6 cable to exterior locations where I want cameras. I am going to supply the keystones and patch panel.

What all should I ask for in a quote?

Is there a type of Cat6 cable to request?

Test all runs?

Install keystones on the patch panel end?

Excess cable on each end just in case?

What do they do on the camera end? Install jack? Do they typically just leave it hanging out of the soffit?

Should I provide the camera for them to install or better to do that myself later?