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[kyra_ojosverdes]

elusivegorgon: note: smoke detectors and I do NOT get along
elusivegorgon: brb, must kill my children
shmuelakahn: oy, do tell...
shmuelakahn: oy
elusivegorgon: I do NOT like noise.
elusivegorgon: I especially do not like the piercing alarm of the smoke detector
elusivegorgon: ours is rather sensitive
elusivegorgon: and the fan on our range does not work
shmuelakahn: duh, that is the point - not liking the noise that is
elusivegorgon: so EVERY GODDAMN TIME I COOK the fucking thing is shrieking
shmuelakahn: ouch
elusivegorgon: and all the kitchen windows must be open
elusivegorgon: and I'm waving a dishtowel under the detector to shut it the fuck up
elusivegorgon: it's specially wired so you can't just disconnect it
shmuelakahn: lol of course not
elusivegorgon: I'm calling the property management place tomorrow to get the fan fixed
shmuelakahn: good luck
elusivegorgon: thanks
elusivegorgon: I should call when I'm in a mood like right now
elusivegorgon: they'd be RIGHT OVER
shmuelakahn: YAH!
shmuelakahn: I'm sitting in the dark and this big moth just discovered my screen. sigh
shmuelakahn: so wazzap?
elusivegorgon: my heart rate.
shmuelakahn: oh? still buzzing over the alarm or is this a different 'buzz"?
elusivegorgon: still coming down from the 30-minute alarm ordeal
shmuelakahn: [massages Katrina's neck and shoulders]
elusivegorgon: wave the towel, the alarm goes off, work a bit on the laundry or dishes or cooking until the alarm screams more, drop what I'm doing and wave the towel some more
elusivegorgon: meanwhile kids are under my feet and asking stupid questions like "that's really annoying isn't it" and "when will dinner be done" and 'why does it make that noise?"
elusivegorgon: YES! FUCK! NO! WHAT! SHUT UP! NO!
elusivegorgon: as previously stated, I do NOT react well to loud noises.
shmuelakahn: Yes

Comments

[oktoberain.livejournal.com]

I'm the same way; very sensitive to noise. I have to sleep with a fan on, because the little creaking noises in the house (as well as the sound of Debbie breathing) will keep me awake all night.

If an alarm goes off near me, my heart goes into overdrive and it takes me forever to calm back down again.

[sly-redux.livejournal.com]

I laughed all the way through that.

I feel for you, honestly I do.

[tigermorph.livejournal.com]

You are a sick sick woman, you are.

:-p

Katrina, have you tried covering the smoke detector with masking tape? In my previous house, the bedroom detector went off every time I took a shower in the winter. (???!) So we taped it halfway, and that didn't stop it, so we just sealed the entire damn thing off, figuring the bedroom was no where a fire would start. That's a little different from a kitchen, but it would only be temporary.

(Sidenote; When I sold the house, the inspector was too much of an idiot to notice the taped off detector.)

[canyonwren.livejournal.com]

No, no. You walk over burning coals. You do not shower in them. Ok?

[tigermorph.livejournal.com]

*V-8 head smack*

NOW you tell me!

(We nicknamed that home builder "McStake")

[may-lyn.livejournal.com]

i read once about people having different sensitivities. hubby could sleep in germany while an entire convoy of tanks clanked outside of our window for hours on end.
me? i get irritated and irritable when i have the tv on, and somewhere else in the house someone is playing another tv, or music. honestly, i'm such an even tempored person, but that just riles me no end.i don't like complex noise, or loud noises. if i'm ready, tho, like a game or such, i'm ok, but if it's not my choosing....

[sly-redux.livejournal.com]

You know what irritates the hell out of me? The sound of someone chewing and swallowing, when I'm not eating anything. Allen occasionally takes a snack to bed, and I swear, you can hear him through the entire house. My eye is starting to twitch just thinking about it.

[darthgeek.livejournal.com]

Hardwired into the house electrical system? Should be fairly easy. You should be able to rotate the smoke alarm so that it comes off. It should then be hanging by the wires. Unhook the "hot" wire, and then the ground, keep the wires apart, and you'll be set. If you have some around, put each wire into those orange plasticy cone shaped things. If not, wrapping each end in electricians tape will work too.

Replace with a battery powered smoke detector which is far easier to make shut the fuck up :)

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

As a general rule, I try to avoid "things which will get us evicted." Disconnecting the smoke alarm is definitely one of those things. ;-)

I got quoted in Katrina's LJ

[shmuelisms.livejournal.com]

I'm now one step closer to godhood or something. So what if I didn't actually say anything. :-P

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