Today, my smoke alarm went off. In a frenzy, I called 9-1-1 and exited my house. Several minutes later a fire truck showed up. After investigating, one of the firemen informed me I needed to change the batteries in my smoke alarm. FML
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Today, I was making dinner when my smoke alarm started going off. I opened all the windows and waved a towel underneath it. After ten minutes, I realized the alarm wasn't reacting to the food. Its battery was dying. FML
Today, I managed to set off the smoke detectors while cooking burgers. The cops and fire department showed up. FML
Today, a guy I been seeing went to work and left me in his house. As I made a bagel, it burned, the smoke alarm went off. This activated a call to the fire department but I didn’t know. The fire truck showed up. Little did I know, the guy’s family was outside too, just to see what had happened, thinking I'd broken in. FML
Today, I had to call 911. Why? My fireplace caught on fire. FML
Today, while trying to sleep after a night shift, workers came to hook up city sewage service, firing up drills and shouting. An hour later, my child woke me up to tattle on her sister. Just as I was drifting to sleep yet again, the smoke alarm battery started chirping. I give up. FML
Today, my house was so dusty that when I started to clean it, the smoke detector went off. FML
Today, my fire alarm startled me so badly that I shat myself. FML
Today, the fire alarm went off at my apartment. I rushed out but forgot to grab a coat, so I hopped in my car and fired it up, figuring I'd wait it out. A fireman knocked on my window and loudly asked me to get out, then wrote me a citation for "improper fire alarm protocols." That's a thing? FML
Today, my smoke alarm started chirping at 3 a.m. I replaced the battery, reset it, and got back into bed. Five minutes later, it chirped again. I searched for the source before realizing it was my roommate's alarm clock. FML
Today, I was making dinner when the smoke alarm started going off. I opened all the windows and stood there waving a towel at it like an idiot. Then I realized that the alarm was coming from the apartment next door. FML
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Top comments
wanijima 0
...Talk about an extreme reaction to a smoke alarm. You definitely deserved that one. Next time check and see what the hell is going on first. Most times it's just the alarm being stupid, which doesn't mean you have to be, too.
emzmcgee 0
You know how busy the fire department would be if someone called 911 every time this happened? You deserved it for wasting their time.
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Comments (71)
Fallen_Seraphim 0
Now there are two ways of seeing this situation. 1. You just made a total jackass out of yourself and wasted the time of hard working fire fighters. Or 2. You now know most definately that your smoke detector needs new batteries. : )
spicetrader 0
It's ok to call the fire brigade or the police officers when you are really scared. That's all the reason you need, and it isn't stupid to call them.
bretty_boieeeeyy 0
well one day that may save your life(over reacting) but it is always good to check before you call. the few seconds it takes to check wont make that much of a difference if your house is on fire and you should be able to smell any fire before you see it.
MwahFMLS 6
it was an accident people! don't be rude. im sure you would make that same mistake too! on the bright side, she was being safe. it may not be good for the fire department, but I'm sure they have that thing happen a lot. so chill out! don't be so cranky. gah. :/
AgentClassyPants 9
Come on guys, single women were never taught this shit. We ask boys. We know how to bargain shop and feed cats. It beeps, we panic.
it__happens 17
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lucasj2345 7
Are you an idiot???