The chirping thing has been conquered...and I do mean conquered...

[msfledermaus]

I had high hopes for yesterday, for coming home and having the chirping thing fixed. I told the maintenance number I called that I would really, really like to have this done. They assured me it would be a priority...

And of course, with that setup--I came home, and nothing had been done. Nobody had come, and the smoke alarm was still chirping, every thirty seconds.

But lucky me, I had brought with me my secret weapon--Gail. She was worried about how fretful I'd become over the stupid smoke alarm, and within seconds she scooted up the step-ladder. With several minutes of tugging and swearing while the smoke alarm buzzed and whooped with fear, she ripped it out of the wall. It's now silent on my coffee table, where I can look at it and gloat...

I'm so grateful for my friends. Without you, life would be one horrible round of incessant chirping and sobbing. *blows kisses*

Comments

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Yay for Gail! And let's hope the repair guy still comes soon.

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

So far it's gotten weirder--they can't fix it because--are you sitting down? They lost my keys. And not just mine, everybody's. We all have to be re-keyed before the Fire Marshall comes.


Seriously, I started to laugh hysterically at the handyman when they told me. It was all I could do...

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

What the...

That's kinda humorous. Kinda. Not so humorous when one starts to contemplate what might really have happened to those keys. I mean, you don't just misplace a whole key cabinet.

"What happened to our keys?"
"They, uh, we can't find them."
"You lost the keys?"
"We did not misplace the keys. We just can't find them."

[magicwoman.livejournal.com]

Way to go! Hopefully the next smoke detector won't have a cricket inside.

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

Dang old cricket. I hate that cricket. I hate it a lot...

[sageincave.livejournal.com]

Hooray!

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

Woot!

[fleur.livejournal.com]

I've had to do that, too!!

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

It seems like every other unit has done that too--except mine and my downstairs neighbor, the one who actually had a fire.

*shakes head*

[thedarkages]

It's like something out of an action movie!

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

You should have seen her face. It was like something out of Conan the Barbarian!

[sirreal13.livejournal.com]

Some smoke alarms chirp when the alarm has been silenced, but I though t they automatically went back to Normal mode. I would download the manufacturer's manual and check it out. It may also need to have the sensor cleaned or replaced. Sorry your maint folks are unresponsive (call 911, they're unresponsive)

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

I think since the fire marshall's visiting my unit soon anyway, I'm gonna leave the smoke detector on my coffee table with a note, telling him everything that happened. Then maybe he'll fine the management company, and fine them a lot. How happy that would make me...

[sirreal13.livejournal.com]

I hope the fire marshal doesn't side with the Lord of the Land...

[buscemi.livejournal.com]

That sounds like Homer Simpson's "Everything's ok" alarm. "It sounds every three seconds unless something isn't ok."
"TURN IT OFF!"
"It can't be turned off! But it, uh, does break easily."

I'm glad Gail helped to shut it up. :)

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

That is exactly what it was like. Only a Gail could have saved me...