One of my neighbours set the fire alarm off last night – not a nice experience. As our alarms are networked, they were all going off – very, very loudly.
Simon was round and helped a rather shocked neighbour and me try to turn the damn thing off. Initially, I did want to take a chainsaw to the alarm panel, but decided against it – besides which, I don’t have a chainsaw.
After much thought into how to silence the siren, including removing the covers with a screwdriver, I discovered a key and an instruction manual. To everyone’s surprise (and relief), simply by turning a key and pressing a button, the alarm was silenced and normal serenity was restored.
Knowing how to silence the alarm could prove extremely useful. If I ever become influenced by the lyrics of The Prodigy, and become “a twisted fire starter”, I will be able to carry out my arson in secret.
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