Oh, I'm sure I could do it if I wanted to. I just don't think it's worth the trouble.
So my stupid smoke detector's going off for no reason
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Oh, I'm sure I could do it if I wanted to. I just don't think it's worth the trouble.
Indeed, Kurayami would have a field day with this. It's a good thing, then, that he's...well, he's not on my side. But he's not AGAINST me, either. So I've got that going for me.
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<b><font color="lightsteelblue">Veteran</font><fon
okay this is officially a troll
no one on earth could possibly believe that
also everyone telling you to unplug it is a) older than you and b) has unplugged numerous smoke detectors without incarceration
no one on earth could possibly believe that
also everyone telling you to unplug it is a) older than you and b) has unplugged numerous smoke detectors without incarceration
I think the pertinent and proper solution to handling ordinary household problems is to turn on your computer, log into an internet gaming forum devoted to a game that hasn't been played in six years, and asking a bunch of people on the internet what to do.
When people on the internet tell you what to do, just dismiss them and claim that you're doing the right thing by sitting with your tail between your legs and waiting for "mommy and daddy" (in this case the building maintenance people) to deal with your problems.
I can tell that you will go far in life and in "the real world." Perhaps immersing yourself in an MMO will deflect attention from your current dilemma.
Peace to you and yours,
fraggle.
When people on the internet tell you what to do, just dismiss them and claim that you're doing the right thing by sitting with your tail between your legs and waiting for "mommy and daddy" (in this case the building maintenance people) to deal with your problems.
I can tell that you will go far in life and in "the real world." Perhaps immersing yourself in an MMO will deflect attention from your current dilemma.
Peace to you and yours,
fraggle.
UPDATE: I tried removing the battery, but the detector's still going -- as I suspected, the battery's just a backup. I would try replacing it with a new one, but I have no 9V batteries handy, so I just put the old one back in.
And yes, the detector is going full force, in earnest, only stopping to "catch its breath" for 10-20 second intervals before blasting forth again.
And yes, I have checked everywhere in my apartment, and there is no conceivable legitimate reason, fire or CO-related, that it should be going off. If it was the OMG SILENT KILLER, I'm pretty sure I'd be dead by this point, because we're past the half-hour mark now.
I'd go out to get a battery, but I have no car, I'm not sure how late the buses run, and most of the convenience stores/pharmacies within walking distance are probably closed by now (retarded this close to the college, I know)
As for smashing the damn thing...if I was paying the rent on my own dime, I think I could take any heat that would result from minor tampering with the fire equipment. But since it's my parents' dime, I naturally have to exercise a fair bit of prudence in whatever I do here.
Keep calling your parents with the thing going off in the background until they give you the OK to smash it then.
Too late, I'm burning.
Tell the homeless not to take my stuff. Please say you'll remember me, if only for a moment, when you're fisting a call girl with a smoke detector.
Actually, I did that about an hour ago. They told me to pull out the battery (which I did), but stopped short of the whole "rip out the connection" deal. Being as I respect their judgment more than that of anybody else on this planet, I decided to observe their limits.
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<b><font color="lightsteelblue">Veteran</font><fon
yeah just keep up with this completely helpless and immature in the face of obvious solutions bit, it's going well
Yeah, I'd keep calling them saying its making your mind melt and let them cave in and destroy it.
Nah, I had no intention of taking any real advice from TW (although I did try vaccuuming for shits and giggles). I just thought you kids would enjoy the fireworks, which you obviously did.
I gave you a new meme, a new chew toy, and a further diversion from whatever work you all are supposed to be doing at this hour. I knew I'd get no end of shit for this, and I accept it fully. But I wanted to give it a try, just to see what would happen. And now I have my answer.
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<b><font color="lightsteelblue">Veteran</font><fon
okay joke's on us
you really turned it off right away right
please tell me you did
you really turned it off right away right
please tell me you did