Today, the fire alarm keeps going off at my apartment. Not only is the noise ear-piercingly loud enough to wake the entire neighbourhood, there's also a big flashing red light in case the deafening sound isn't enough. This is my day off. It's going on all day. 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, I'm dead on my feet. My flatmate's alarm went off for 20 minutes at 5 a.m., which I heard and he didn't. A car alarm went off outside my window for half an hour at 7 a.m. My building fire alarm went off twice, at 8 and 8:10 a.m. Just let me sleep. FML
Today, I accidentally bumped into the fire alarm which set off a high pitched buzzing noise that could be heard throughout the entire dorm. It went on for at least two hours and none of the technicians could figure out how to turn it off. All the girls on my floor are mad at me. FML
Today, my building's fire alarm went off. Unfortunately, this coincided with sexy time, and the loud alarm made me jumpy, making it extremely difficult to untie my naked boyfriend. FML
Today, I woke up hungover and with the lovely surprise of my monthly cycle. Now I’m at work, sitting with a blaring faulty fire alarm that I have no way to turn off. Everyone who can fix it is on holiday. FML
Today, like every year, my next-door neighbors started setting off their fireworks at exactly midnight. Also, like every year, the sensitive car alarm belonging to another neighbor has gone off with every firework. It's been almost six hours of nonstop alarms and explosions. FML
Today, I learned that my new neighbour's car alarm goes off every time a car drives by blasting loud bass. So far, it's gone off 6 times in the last hour. I can't wait until he's done moving in here, where he and his car will stay for the next year. FML
Today, my neighbors left for their nine month excursion, and armed their security system. One of the features is a loud series of three beeps every three seconds, 24 hours a day. I can hear it, clear as a bell, throughout my entire house. FML
Today, I started my spring break. My college is letting the students stay in the dorms for break, so I figured that staying here would mean getting more sleep than going home. Not so much. The fire alarm has been going off every 20 mins since 7:30am because they're "fixing" it. 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
Today, my kitchen nearly burned down because the fire alarm didn't detect the plumes of smoke wafting through the kitchen. This is the same alarm that wails when I use the toaster. FML
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Marley_000 14
Put up some decorations and turn the lights off and bam, the most authentic zombie apocalypse set!
rainbowdog 17
Go out and explore the city. It's gotta be better than listening to that all day.
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Comments (45)
Spadoinkle 10
I remember when the alarm would go off in my dorm. It's so loud and obnoxious. I can understand why you would be frustrated. Oh, and those of you who think that you can just take the batteries out- it's not a smoke detector or store-bought fire alarm. It's one of the ones that are installed in the apartment complex for all the residents. They are seriously loud, and you can't think, let alone relax and want to stay in.
fireman45 1
That would mean that there is a PROBLEM, is a fire fighter I would say call your local fire department....duh
worldclassrager 41
Crash with a friend? That's a valid excuse
_Schnitzel_ 4
There is a magical place called the outside world...
justmeCee 16
Change the batteries in your smoke detector.
darlinguwillbok 7
The flashing lights are for after the sound causes you to go deaf, so that you still know there's a fire
shinikageWolf 15
On the bright side, hunky firemen should be coming!
ThePols 11
Here's a wild idea: leave your apartment for the day? Or don't use common sense. Whatever you're feeling.
ProgMetalMan 8
Flashing red light? They outlawed installations of those in the nineties at the latest. Be grateful you don't have the modern bright clear strobes.
Knightchaser27 25
At my first apartment,every Friday and Saturday the fire alarm would go off at three in the morning and wouldn't stop for about thirty minutes