There’s always at least one hiccup
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381976)
Rockingham, Australia
November 12, 2023 7:28pm CST
We go home from our house-sit in an hour or two. Last night was interesting to say the least. We were part way through our dinner and the power went off. It came back on almost immediately but so did the burglar alarm. And was it loud! I thought my ear-drums would burst!
We had no idea where to turn it off. Vin rang the owner but he didn’t have much idea either. He said other times it just gave a squeak to say it had reset itself then it fell silent. After trying whatever we could think of, we turned off the power and resigned ourselves to going to bed early and in the dark.
Luckily, the newly married bride and groom arrived about then and eventually the guy cut the wires to the alarm. They’ll get someone out to repair it later. Poor Luka, the dog, didn’t know what to make of all the noise. I took him outside as it was probably more painful for his ears than for ours.
I’m sorry the photo isn't better focussed. My little camera has trouble giving a sharp image of close-up subjects.
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@Beestring (15373)
• Hong Kong
13 Nov 23
In such situation, better to cut the power off. I think the loud sound really hurt poor Luka.
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@DaddyEvil (174335)
• United States
13 Nov 23
I would have just shut the power off to the house until someone could come look at the alarm and do something about it. I'm glad the owner didn't mind cutting the wires to it.
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@DaddyEvil (174335)
• United States
16 Nov 23
@JudyEv Oh, that wouldn't be fun... We have battery operated lights and flashlights galore here. I like playing with flashlights... *shrug*
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@JudyEv (381976)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Nov 23
@DaddyEvil We have torches at home but we weren't 'home' and wouldn't have been able to find much in the dark.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
13 Nov 23
Oh my what a horrible experience Judy..so sorry that happened. I am shocked they did not know how to turn it off. The poor dog.
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@FourWalls (86650)
• United States
13 Nov 23
Oh that’s gotta hurt. Yes, probably the dog worse than you. I’m glad my system doesn’t have that problem. I know why the “wired” systems do that (in case a burglar tries turning the power off to bypass the alarm), but ouch!!!
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
13 Nov 23
What an unpleasant ending to this house sit. Hopefully the next one will be perfect.
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@snowy22315 (208846)
• United States
13 Nov 23
You have the adventures while house sitting that people can live without! I am amazed you'e still willing to do it personally. One time a cat I had here was desperate to go outside..He had been an outside kitty in a former life.Anyway, he was always trying to figure out a way to get outside. One day the alarm was set in here...he pulled open the door and got the shock of his life when that alarm went off in an ear splitting fashion...not sure he tried that particular door again..
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@JudyEv (381976)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Nov 23
I'm thinking we may not do too many more. I stress a bit about the pets and there always seems to be a bit of a problem of some sort. If you're there for a few days and counting the sleeps till you can go home then it might be time to give it away.
@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
14 Nov 23
The noise of the burglar alarm did grate on you ! Staying in the dark is better than putting up with the noise.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
15 Nov 23
That had to be annoying. Luka is a good looking dog.
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@JudyEv (381976)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Nov 23
Luka was just the loveliest dog. I'm glad he got on well with us.
@Marilynda1225 (91069)
• United States
13 Nov 23
Yikes that certainly sounds like a crazy and loud problem. Those alarms can certainly be loud and I hope the owners can figure out how to turn it off if it happens again.
Luka is a beautiful dog and looks like he's posing for your camera
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@Marilynda1225 (91069)
• United States
16 Nov 23
@JudyEv guess you were the guinea pigs and if it ever happens again the owner will know where the alarm is
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@JudyEv (381976)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Nov 23
@Marilynda1225 That's true. They'll have to get it reconnected if they want the alarm system operationall.
They'll have to get it reconnected if they want the alarm system operationall.
@BearArtistLady (6029)
• United States
13 Nov 23
Hug Luka for me! He reminds me a lot of Rocky and Kitty our Rotties that we had 20 years ago. Rocky had punched the screen out of the van window where he laid and would hang his head out to get some cool air...and a LOT of pets! Kitty soon did the same thing, and what we thought were going to be guard dogs turned out to be absolute lovers!!!!
The burglar alarm sounds a lot like my smoke detector. I tried doing stir fry one evening, and the alarm went off. I had to go down the hall and wave a magazine in front of it until it shut down. I tried the stir fry again with the same results. I once again waved a magazine in front of the fire detector until it shut down. By that time I had stir burn. The ceiling where the smoke detector is was built too high for me to reach the stupid detector! So, I don't do stir fries. The alarm is so loud that my neighbor below me came up to make sure I wasn't burning down the apartment building!
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@JudyEv (381976)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Nov 23
The alarms can be very loud indeed. Our BIL's alarm goes off if he cooks toast. Kitty and Rocky sound like great dogs. Dogs are so funny sometimes.
@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
14 Nov 23
Oh my. How disturbing. I guess getting right to the point and cutting the wires solved it quickly.
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@JudyEv (381976)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Nov 23
We needed to stop the noise somehow. I'm glad the son came home and he did it. Better than us doing it.
@allknowing (153544)
• India
13 Nov 23
Luke must have gone berserk with the noise Preiti used to hide when there was thunder.
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@JudyEv (381976)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Nov 23
I took him outside away from the worst of the noise. Poor Preiti. A lot of dogs don't like thunder.
@RasmaSandra (97991)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Nov 23
Poor Luka, He is sure one handsome doggie, Glad you got that taken care of.
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@Dena91 (17041)
• United States
14 Nov 23
Oh no that would be something different to deal with. I know they are loud when they go off. There is a church across the street from us and when theirs goes off it is loud here, I can imagine how much more so being in the building itself.
I worked at one place that had an alarm system but the mother lived next door. Before I came and after I left she would set the alarm so I didn't have to.
What a sweet looking dog
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