Yesterday

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Yesterday was not a good day. I was still shaken from the extortion email, plus I had been battling extreme tiredness and a migraine. Then, when I was cooking my lunch, the smoke alarm decided to go off. I hadn't burnt anything, and there was not even the slightest whiff of smoke, but the stupid thing started screeching like a banshee, and would not stop. I tried everything I know - waving a paper in front of it to create a fresh breeze, covering it with a mop, hitting it with the mop (for all of which it did not help that it is located at least a metre above my head.) I tried calling my friends who own the house (I am housesitting for them) but their phone was off. Likewise several other friends who I hoped might be able to offer advice. I ended up googling how to stop a smoke alarm, and over an hour after it started was finally able to silence it. By that time I was a frazzled mess. I wrote off the afternoon and retreated to a comfy chair with my knitting.