And then it happened . . .
@GardenGerty (160879)
United States
December 10, 2024 6:18am CST
Beep. . . 
Beep . . .
Beep. . .
I put my pillow over my head, and went to sleep as well as I could. It was one in the morning.
The smoke detector was telling me it needed new batteries.I did not know that.
We have lived here nine years.I thought they were hardwired into the electrical system 
We have never needed to replace the batteries.The detectors had a little green light. It eventually went out.
When the improvements happened this summer we were given new detectors.In different places.
Now I know better, and we can do better.
This happened a couple of days ago.
I thought up the title, and carried it in my head, but the discussion itself just poured out like sand, leaving my brain empty. I remembered this morning.
Live and learn.
They have done their job in the past, and detected carbon monoxide. No fires. Like I said. . . I thought they were hard wired into the house. I will have to check the other ones, now.
Beep . . .
Beep. . .
I put my pillow over my head, and went to sleep as well as I could. It was one in the morning.
The smoke detector was telling me it needed new batteries.I did not know that.
We have lived here nine years.I thought they were hardwired into the electrical system We have never needed to replace the batteries.The detectors had a little green light. It eventually went out.
When the improvements happened this summer we were given new detectors.In different places.
Now I know better, and we can do better.
This happened a couple of days ago.
I thought up the title, and carried it in my head, but the discussion itself just poured out like sand, leaving my brain empty. I remembered this morning.
Live and learn.
They have done their job in the past, and detected carbon monoxide. No fires. Like I said. . . I thought they were hard wired into the house. I will have to check the other ones, now.18 people like this
18 responses
@DaddyEvil (137460)
• United States
10 Dec
The new detector we bought came with a pre-installed 10 year battery.
3 people like this
@2ndchances24 (9219)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
11 Dec
@DaddyEvil Damn I wish I had of known that sooner
I was there yesterday, I could have picked me up 1.
Thank you for letting me know I'll be there Fri..
1 person likes this
@2ndchances24 (9219)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
10 Dec
I need 1 of them, where can I get 1?
long time since I have seen you around
glad to see your still with us.
2 people like this
@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
10 Dec
We don´t use smoke detectors in my country. If we did, I would not have had the kitchen fire 2 years ago. Now that I´m reading your post I wonder if I might buy one online. Although I remember once, while in Aruba, that I was heating a skillet to make the sort of steaks I love (sealed in the outside and mooing inside) that the smoke detector went twice until I had to give up to a not so good steak.
2 people like this
@BarBaraPrz (47611)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Dec
I hate it when the battery gives up, so annoying.
1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
10 Dec
Mine are wired in, but they still need batteries from time to time. the question is, what do they always start keeping in the middle of the night?
1 person likes this
@BarBaraPrz (47611)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Dec
Are you still asleep or am I? I read your comment just fine, even with the typos. 
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
10 Dec
@BarBaraPrz The Kindle has a tendency to be screwy, and when I am sleepy so am I.
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@2ndchances24 (9219)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
10 Dec
I have the same kind of alarm in my cabin
& when it starts going off like that it's time
to replace the battery so it will shut up.
1 person likes this
@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Dec
We live in Housing and they check the detector's batteries each year when they do inspections. It is sure good to have these detectors.
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@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Dec
I sure hate it when the smoke detector goes off and it always scares me,
@JudyEv (341731)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Dec
Here, everyone is encouraged to renew the batteries on April Fool's Day. I don't if any are hardwired in or not.
@LindaOHio (181177)
• United States
10 Dec
Ours are hard-wired into the alarm system which isn't working now because of our phone problem. I do have a separate carbon monoxide detector. Have a good day.
@aureategloom (11088)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
10 Dec
now you know what to do. i didn't know they had batteries either - but then again - houses rarely have smoke detector in Bosnia.
@mishocat05 (62)
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11 Dec
I don't have a smoke detector. If I had one, I guess it would go on all the time because I have this habit of lighting incense sticks.
@jobelbojel (35987)
• Philippines
10 Dec
I think most condos here have Smoke detectors. But we don't use one at home so I dion't know that some are not wired.
