Super Crazy Massive Storm went through town and apparently did something that made the upstairs carbon monoxide detector go off. Poor painter dude freaked out, I sent him home (lost work for part of the day, let’s say $150). Assume he was having psycho-sematic (spelling) response – and he’s also getting engaged this week so he’s a bundle of kitten nerves. Couldn’t find my Mom and she’s not answering her cellphone. Wait, did I mention that I’m 130 miles away at the moment sitting at my desk?
- Called the town fire department three times. No answer. Oh man, that can’t be good.
- Called Town Hall. They suggested I call the police department.
- Police department said they would contact fire department. I let them know that my Mom can’t be found.
- Fire department showed up. House is unlocked (hey, anyone out there want a soda?) and assume they checked things out. Who knows?
- Neighbor calls my sister’s house to tell her fire department is at my house, she gets my nephew on the phone.
- Find my Mom, she’s at my OTHER sister’s house. Contemplate duct-taping multiple cellphones to her leg and a GPS device.
- Oil Company is hit by lighting so they are delayed. Everyone’s having a great day, huh?
- Oil Company shows up, can’t find anything wrong. Says carbon detector isn’t going off. They leave. Guessing that will cost me ($100).
- Plumber says he’ll stop by early evening (guessing this will cost me $150) to check things out.
- My sister gets message from her son that fire department is at my house, by the time she gets there they are gone but carbon monoxide detector is going off again.
- Sister opens all the windows, puts fans on and moves carbon monoxide detector to another outlet.
Silence.
WTF!?!?
Stress. Could someone please just hook me up to a Hostess cupcake IV bag?
OK, let’s add this up.
$150 painter (estimate)
$100 oil company (estimate)
$150 plumber (estimate)
—————–
$400
Schidt.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh.
But I am laughing at — and contemplating the same:
“Contemplate duct-taping multiple cellphones to her leg and a GPS device.”
Can we get doggy chips implanted in our moms? Or is that wrong?
psycho-sematic – perfect! GPS-ing upstate mom – not so great.
Storms and power outages make my alarms go off too. Isn’t technology wonderful?
Oh, deep breath. Then cupcakes. I am inspired by your request for a Hostess IV; maybe if I rig up a gallon ziploc with some ganache?
We can’t choose our family. But we can choose our snacks.
OMG. I have to put that on a t-shirt. Brilliant
The plumber never showed up. Can I count that as a $150 savings? Hah!
Okay, fire department dispatcher here with a couple of possibilities. Is the carbon monoxide detector hard-wired into the house? If so, the storm could’ve caused a brief power surge or outage that made it go off. Or….Is the detector located in the same room that’s being painted? For some crazy reason, sometimes paint fumes make the things go off. Either way, you definitely deserve a Hostess cupcake IV. =)
Since there was a MASSIVE storm, my Mom closed most of the windows. The painter dude was using Zilz primer – and it’s possible the c/m detector’s battery was old (though it’s an outlet plug kind) or the house had a surge. The painter was on the first floor, the detector was on the 2nd floor. The detector on the first floor was NOT going off. So many possibilities!
Well, at least no paramedics showed up…and I’m not TOTALLY opposed to the microchip idea.
Yeah, I’m gonna lojack her ass.
My husband thinks I should have me cell taped to my forhead. He is always asking, “Why don’t you answer your phone?”.
sigh………