3:22 AM and something wakes me up. Wha, wha, what?
I am bolted awake. A voice? A beep? What the hell?
The Yorkie in bed with me doesn't stir. Maybe I dreamed it.
I fall back asleep.
Less than three minutes later, the same thing but this time I realize- it's the smoke alarm. A woman's voice says, "Battery is low," and then that piercing scream-beep the alarm makes. Such a strange contrast, the soothing woman's voice, the spine-chilling screech.
I get out of bed. I go to the kitchen which, in my house, is approximately one eighth of a mile away. I get the step ladder and bring it back and am still not quite tall enough to figure out how to remove the damn thing from the wall. Mr. Moon, Tallest Man In Lloyd, is out of town. Zeke, the Yorkie, is still asleep. Great watchdog, right?
Finally I just jerk the thing with all my strength. I carry it and the step ladder back to the kitchen. I remove the batteries from the alarm.
I go back to bed.
I can't get back to sleep until almost four-thirty.
This could explain my mood today.
Fortunately, I'm about to take possession of Owen. His batteries never run low.
Trust me.
I understand why they make it hard to shut off the low battery alarm, but shit - that thing can drive you insane if you can't figure out what's goddamned BEEPING!
ReplyDeleteOH LORD!! That happened once in a rental house and we could NOT get it to shut up! We ended up bashing it to bits.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry. If you need a nap, you are welcome to bring Owen by here. Marc and I are recovered, and Griffin just has asthma.
xo
Ever notice they always go out at night? I never heard one with a voice before.....So sorry for the lack of sleep. I too had an awful night's sleep... my arm was hurting a bit and I could not find a comfy position even w/ all the pillows.
ReplyDeleteI hate that goddamn shit. Why can't the damn battery go low during the damn day? It never EVER does.
ReplyDeleteLove you, Mary!
I usually throw a shoe or a big book at the fuckers. I have good aim. It shuts the thing up everytime
ReplyDeleteI don't like things that beep.
xoxoxo
I can never go back to sleep when I wake up in the middle of the night. My mind is racing, racing, and it's so awful. Truly awful.
ReplyDeleteI have been writing fiction for the first time in a long time, and I wonder if I should have been doing that all along. Shit, I don't know what the hell I should be doing, really.
The beeping does drive me crazy. It happened with the CO alarm as well. Ugh--and always in the middle of the night.
ReplyDeleteJoe beat ours off the wall once. He had a bit of a fit really.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard a lovely woman's voice though. That's interesting.
It should sound like Mr. T. I pity the fool who burns. That's what it should say. Or maybe not.