by
jillbcooks 1/27/2009 9:05:00 AM
You know that sound, the one that is an absolute annoyance? Though tempting to ignore, I learned last week that attention must be paid to a screeching fire alarm.
When I was a kids, the sound of the fire alarm on a Sunday morning meant that mom’s bacon was done. It would be my job to respond to it by standing on a chair and waving at the fire detector with a dish towel until it stopped.
Now, I live in a building with multiple units and my home shares a wall with my neighbors’ place. I heard their fire alarm going off and figured it would stop, that someone burned toast or something. It didn’t stop, though. And soo...
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bacon, fire safety, potholders