Today, I was home alone when I heard the carbon-monoxide detector beeping. Panicking, I grabbed my dog, ran out of my house as fast as I could, and waited outside for 3 hours for my mom to get home. Turned out the detector was just out of batteries. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, our carbon monoxide detector started beeping. My mom started freaking out and made me go stand outside so I "don't die". I stood outside for 20 minutes, it was raining and it turned out that the detector was just low on battery. FML
Today, I thought I had carbon monoxide poisoning because I had the symptoms and my detector was going off. I called the fire dept, they checked me, they checked my apartment. My apartment is fine; I'm just out of shape, have high blood pressure, and don't know how to work simple electronics. FML
Today, my mother told me that the carbon-monoxide alarm went off last night, but since she didn't smell any gas, she decided to just remove the batteries and go back to bed. I had to explain to her that you can't smell carbon monoxide, and that we could have died in our sleep. FML
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
Today, at 2:47 am, my mom woke me up in a panic screaming about smelling gas and the house blowing up. Twenty minutes, two fire trucks, and a traumatized dog later, it was just the neighbors burning their mail. FML
Today, I was cooking dinner when my smoke alarm started beeping. I opened the windows, turned on the fan, and checked everything twice. I then realized the noise wasn't the smoke alarm. It was my oven timer. I'd been cooking completely normally and panicking for no reason. FML
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, while I took my dog out, my mother began to cook, took a Xanax, locked the doors, and passed out. When I managed to get in, I called the paramedics because she was in the smoke for at least an hour. When she became conscious, she blamed me for everything. FML
Today, my nearly ex-husband called in a panic so I could come rescue the dogs, because he'd called 911 due to a gas leak at the house. I came over, after which the fire department and gas company took a look, and they found the issue. The dog. The dog had farted so bad, it smelled like rotten eggs, and was mistaken for a gas leak. FML
Today, I managed to set off the smoke detectors while cooking burgers. The cops and fire department showed up. FML
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Top comments
ckerane 16
its best to be safe than sorry
tigerisabelle 31
For me, I'm the exact opposite. If my detector starts beeping, I'll replace the batteries first before doing anything else. That might be the death of me one day. I also bought detectors that say "Fire" or "carbon monoxide" instead of just beeping, so I actually know when the detector's actually trying to save my life.
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Comments (63)
Joshery 14
You did the right thing
buckysam 7
The good news is at least you didn't call 911. That would have been really embarrassing.
joyboy390 12
Hey at least you grabbed your dog! Good safety skills too! On the flip side though YDI remember you can smell carbon-monoxide... Someone needs to go back and retake chemistry lol. Dont forget the steps if you cant smell it and you dont see any smoke check the batteries. And you're supposed to change the batteries every 4 to 6 months so things like this dont happen. Oh well life lesson learned good job for keeping your dog safe and glad everything was ok lol.
JMcool 18
Actually, the major reason we have CO alarms is cause Carbon Monoxide is odorless, tasteless, and colorless.
rocker_chick23 27
YOU need to go back to chemistry. Carbon Monoxide is odorless, colorless and tasteless.
needagoodlaugh 34
You don't always smell carbon monoxide. It's always better to err on the side of caution.
ThePols 11
3 long beeps means get out. 1 beep at intervals means replace the batteries. Says it right on the detector..
rachel8234 3
tf was your mom gonna do about the carbon monoxide?
ElmoSaysSquishy 28
Not go into the house and die.
worldclassrager 41
My stupid Idea was to unplug it when that happened to me... You did the right thing...
casste 6
You should've called 911, not your mom. Even if it was a mistake, that's what the 911 hotline is for..
bfly81 7
It was good to be safe. When mine started beeping last year I ended up calling the fire dept. cuz it wouldn't silence. They ended up coming over with the fire truck checked the house and ended up telling me the same thing. At least they were really nice about it. lol
snowflake_3325 7
It being a carbon monoxide detector, I would have just opened all the windows to get some oxygen into the house, then checked the batteries. If it was actually going off legitimately then I would call gas company or whomever to come fix whatever leak, and take the dog to a safe place or wait outside. Wouldn't panic or wait outside for ages though...
liza1922 7
why wasn't that the first thing you checked, it wasn't a fire so you had the time
Donutsarelife 12
he didnt have the time actually. if he wasted time checking the battery he couldve passed out from carbon monoxide poisoning if it was real.