Half an hour until noise hell....I think

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That has to sound dumber than going outside, slipping and falling on the ice, going back inside and saying "Gee, it's wintertime and it's cold outside!". We are supposed to have an annual fire alarm check and inspection. It's a royal pain in the rear because we have to do some cleaning and also if we have critters (like my Petey and Freya) we need to be home to be sure that they aren't let out. Well the check and inspection was scheduled for last week and we were stood up. No warning no telling us it wasn't going to happen, NOTHING! I contacted the office and complained that a lot of us rearranged medical appointments to be available for the inspection and we would have appreciated warning. The inspection and check was rescheduled for today from 8 a.m. to noon. We get to listen to the alarm scream at us about smoke and fire and what we need to do (my alarm doesn't even let me do stir fry!!!) Then it sounds off continually until we either clear up the smoke (even if there isn't any) or we actually have a fire. Which in the time I've lived here we haven't had a fire. No one apparently feels the place is worth burning down. Going through the four hours of alarm testing and checking and inspection isn't enough torture for us, our yard blower is due at 8 a.m. too. OH, WHAT FUN!!!! I woke up at 6 a.m. and was going to roll over and go back to sleep, and decided that I would rather wake up slowly than get blasted out of bed by the alarm or the blower. It reminds me of how much I miss living out in the country. I will admit that I didn't clean for this "INSPECTION" like I did for the one last week. I also dug out my favorite tee shirt, it's pictures that depict "I don't give a rat's ass". I hope they don't give me...well the yard man just started up and Freya is giving me dirty looks from her perch in the diningroom window. Anyway I hope the powers that be don't give me any trouble...I'm still recovering from whatever it was that they used for the termites in the laundry room. Well, I have a $5 bet with myself about if they are going to start the alarm test on time and if they are going to do it at all. So I'm going to go get myself braced for that horrible noisy excuse for an alarm... I'm also curious about the supervisor's reaction to the cat boxes. She is certain that I flush the kitty litter...even though I've had her check the canister that I collect it in until I haul the stuff down to the dumpster. Sorry, I can't afford between $5,000 and $50,000 to replace plumbing for the toilet if I flushed the litter. Anyway, have a great day, and if nothing else think of the apartment super getting to smell the cat litter scoopings in the 10 pound canister container. The last time she almost fell in the bathtub from the "aroma". Maybe this time she'll remember.