Friday, October 24, 2008

beeeep beeeep beeeeep!

Remember when I talked about the alarm getting tested at my place in my last blog? Well, I'm all for safety in my home, but this situation was enough to drive anyone crazy. Imagine this: 182 units had to be tested. That meant that every 2 minutes or so, as the people in charge tested another loft, the very loud alarm beeped in every unit and in the hall for 30 seconds.

BEEP BEEP BEEP!

BEEP BEEP BEEP!

I was trying to work, but it was impossible to concentrate. Then, I had a flash of genius and installed this noise-stopping apparatus on the alarm "speaker" to lower the volume until it was my turn to get the check-up:



















I don't think I've ever seen an alarm technician laugh this hard.

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