Waving The Flag Of Surrender...
By Catherine
@bluesa (15022)
Johannesburg, South Africa
August 28, 2018 8:20am CST
If it is not one thing then it is another. I feel like I need to be waving the flag of surrender already. We had a car alarm going off in our gated community every half an hour over night. Oddly enough, the ones who the car belongs to heard nothing. They are on another side of the community, while the units in my section, well, we were serenaded. We finally got hold of the owners and they apologized and said they would have the faulty alarm fixed.
Then there was an explosion at a power station (not sure what caused it) but our water provider is going to have a problem because that power station powered them, so by tomorrow night we might not have water. We're filling every water bottle we can.
Interesting first two days of the week. How is it going with you all?
Photo is mine.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
28 Aug 18
There's nothing more annoying than a car alarm blaring all night long! 
I hope your water comes back soon. 
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
29 Aug 18
@bluesa The only one that doesn't hear it is the owner.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
29 Aug 18
True and then the people who need to hear it don't. Thank you @1hopefulman. 
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Aug 18
@1hopefulman odd how that is often the case.
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@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Aug 18
Are car alarms even necessary anymore? I feel that because they go off so often, that people have learned to just ignore them. Isn't it funny that when we all hear a car alarm go off, we don't go running to call the police because a car was broken into? No, we just ignore it. So, I wish auto manufacturers would just get rid of car alarms altogether.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
29 Aug 18
That is what we were wondering by the umpteenth time it went off. My neighbour did go to investigate and realised the alarm was just faulty. The owners just slept on. @moffittjc or maybe find a way to notify the owners that the alarm is going off.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Aug 18
@moffittjc Agreed, Jeff, even 10 minutes of a car alarm screeching away is 10 minutes too much. Maybe she hopes it will magically stop by itself and 10 minutes later figures out that isn't quite going to happen.
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@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Aug 18
@bluesa My neighbor that lives two houses down from me has a faulty car alarm that goes off everyday. Fortunately, it always happens in the late afternoon/early evening time, so it's not when everyone is sleeping. But it always takes her like 10 minutes to turn it off. What takes her so long? I know she hears it, the car is right in front of her house! Even 10 minutes is an annoyingly long time to listen to a car alarm.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 Aug 18
Ugh. I wonder if the car owner could just not lock their car until they get the problem fixed. That's annoying.
Sorry about the possible water outage. You are wise to fill all bottles that you can. Hope that it isn't out long
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Aug 18
They eventually fixed the alarm. We ended up having dry taps for about 42 hours @FayeHazel , just relieved it is back now.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
31 Aug 18
@bluesa Oh how annoying. I'm happy your water is back now though
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@dgobucks226 (35716)
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31 Aug 18
Those car alarms can get deafening after a time. They are definitely can get one's attention unless apparently your the car's owner? 
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.@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
8 Sep 18
@dgobucks226 we're thinking they were sound sleepers, because my one neighbour knocked on their door that night and they never answered. Our section of the gated community was really angry. Luckily it was only the one night because they fixed it quite fast.
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@dgobucks226 (35716)
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8 Sep 18
@bluesa I guess they were either sound sleepers or extremely lazy. That would drive me nuts!
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@popciclecold (39461)
• United States
28 Aug 18
Wow, I hope everything gets back to normal. Especially the situation with the water.
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@popciclecold (39461)
• United States
30 Aug 18
@bluesa We are trying yo get ready for bed weather. One never know.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
28 Aug 18
Thank you, everyone is just trying to get enough water stored @popciclecold. I hope your week is going well.
@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
29 Aug 18
Now that's not really a good way to start the week but I hope it gets better before the week ends.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
29 Aug 18
Yes @toniganzon it has been very frustrating. Thank you and I hope your week is going well.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
29 Aug 18
We are visiting my brother in Vermont so it has been a quiet time for us, hot though, the heat is back.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
29 Aug 18
I hope you're having a wonderful visit @BelleStarr . Here the air still has a chill to it but Saturday is Spring Day and our temps should improve.
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@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
28 Aug 18
I don't blame you for saving the flag of surrender. Sounds frustrating and hope your water isn't interrupted
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
29 Aug 18
So many frustrations, and oh boy the water, I don't even want to go there. I hope your week is going better @Marilynda1225 .
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Aug 18
@Marilynda1225 I am happy your week is going well. Thank you, but I have to try to remind myself that quite a few people are in the same predicament.
@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
29 Aug 18
@bluesa My week is going well but I do feel bad that you're dealing with so many frustrations
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Aug 18
oh wow. what a first day of the week did you have there.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
29 Aug 18
It is so annoying and frustrating @ridingbet . 
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@JESSY3236 (20046)
• United States
28 Aug 18
That's terrible.Car alarms are so irritating. That's strange the owners didn't hear it. My allergies have been acting up.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
29 Aug 18
@JESSY3236 it was irritating, they didn't hear it because their unit is quite a distance from where they are parked. Sorry about your allergies I hope you have some medication that can help.
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@YrNemo (20255)
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5 Sep 18
Oh dear, hope it (the explosion) was not the work of some criminals. I am worried for you.
