The Vent and Rant Thread

[amward]

Originally Posted by wodin

They have stock in Netflix?

This is all free to air stuff, most of which is almost as old as me.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

This morning I heard a beep every minute or so and I figured it was one of the smoke detectors.

In the first house I owned I tried, for several weeks, on and off, to identify which floorboard on the landing would intermittently squeak as I walked over it.

Eventually I stayed looking for long enough for the smoke alarm to make a noise when I was standing still...

[wannabee]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

In the first house I owned I tried, for several weeks, on and off, to identify which floorboard on the landing would intermittently squeak as I walked over it.

Eventually I stayed looking for long enough for the smoke alarm to make a noise when I was standing still...

I was looking for a cricket! The dog was going crazy. We have a new thing over here to change the batteries of the smoke alarm with daylight saving. I'm sure glad I did. No more cricket, nor crazy dog.

Edit... Every floor board in our house squeaks. So that was never an issue.

[Rumpelteazer]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

In the first house I owned I tried, for several weeks, on and off, to identify which floorboard on the landing would intermittently squeak as I walked over it.

Eventually I stayed looking for long enough for the smoke alarm to make a noise when I was standing still...

Originally Posted by wannabee

I was looking for a cricket! The dog was going crazy. We have a new thing over here to change the batteries of the smoke alarm with daylight saving. I'm sure glad I did. No more cricket, nor crazy dog.

Edit... Every floor board in our house squeaks. So that was never an issue.

Luckily I knew for 99% certain it was a smoke alarm, the question was which one of the three. Of course it was the one least accessible. I managed to pry it off its base this morning. We had only one 9 volt battery left in stock (our store sells them) but had no customers for it today. I already put in the new battery and clicked it back on its base, luckily clicking it on is much easier than taking it off.

[SneakySnake]

Our smoke alarm always gets its low battery in the middle of the night!
Squeeze eyes shut and hope it goes away! Or bloke makes a big fuss fixing it - turning lights on and getting something to stand on and finding a new bluddy battery.
Our concrete slab doesn't squeak at all.

[jaxx6166]

BEEP BEEP BEEP.....!!!!!!

[Witty Username]

Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

Of course it was the one least accessible. I managed to pry it off its base this morning.

This type of smoke detector is perfect for difficult to reach areas:



Self-charging smoke alarm

It charges itself every time the light is switched on. This is the only type of smoke detector I have in my house now. I only have to warn guests not to flip the light switch on/off quickly as that is how you test it is working!

ETA: bayonet fitting is also available.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by Witty Username

bayonet fitting is also available.

Wow! It can detect smoke from a rifle to, huh! What'll they think of next!

We have a crew from the fire department that come around once a year and test all our smoke detectors with some strange looking device. Like an upside down large tin can on a stick, they push it up over the smoke detector, and if the little red light turns green, all is good. These things are wired into a separate circuit in the building with a main battery backup. Nothing for us to do but feel safe in our beds.


Stitchawl

[orlok]

Originally Posted by Witty Username

This type of smoke detector is perfect for difficult to reach areas:



Self-charging smoke alarm

It charges itself every time the light is switched on. This is the only type of smoke detector I have in my house now. I only have to warn guests not to flip the light switch on/off quickly as that is how you test it is working!

ETA: bayonet fitting is also available.

Now that's cool! Never seen those before - going to have a look as I'm just off to the DIY store to get me a strimmer. K for that

[badgoodDeb]

What's a strimmer?? And I'll have to look for that kind of smoke detector too. I've never seen one. I wonder if they *have* them over here .... original poster was in UK.

[orlok]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

What's a strimmer?? And I'll have to look for that kind of smoke detector too. I've never seen one. I wonder if they *have* them over here .... original poster was in UK.

Strimmer = Weed Whacker

[Witty Username]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

What's a strimmer?? And I'll have to look for that kind of smoke detector too. I've never seen one. I wonder if they *have* them over here .... original poster was in UK.

Yes, they are available in USA - I looked on amazon.com for 'self-charging smoke alarm'.

[phenomshel]

WTH is wrong with everyone??? A customer called me a liar tonight because I spoiled her scam to get a product cheaper. I went to another forum I hang out at tonight after I got home and this dude's doing a whole long rant because he didn't like the book chosen for book of the month. Would everyone get their danged underwear out of the knots and calm the heck down, please??

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by orlok

Strimmer = Weed Whacker

= whipper-snipper

At least here in Oz it does.

[pholy]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

What's a strimmer?? And I'll have to look for that kind of smoke detector too. I've never seen one. I wonder if they *have* them over here .... original poster was in UK.

Originally Posted by orlok

Strimmer = Weed Whacker

Originally Posted by montsnmags

= whipper-snipper

At least here in Oz it does.

strimmer = 'String trimmer'

In my head, if nowhere else...

-- describing what it uses, not what it does