free_man Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Absolutely horrific night last night. For whatever reason, my smoke detectors went off last night at 2am. They kept going on and off for about 30 minutes, driving me insane. They are all wired together so when one goes off...they all go off. I finally disconnected them, but I was concerned there might be a CO issue. I was pretty confident, the smoke/CO detectors were malfunctioning, but I called the fire dept.....mostly because of my wife. I wasn't exactly 100% sure it was malfunctioning, so figured I'd call just to be sure. Turns out I was right and I guess the detectors just f*cked up. Working on about 3 hrs of sleep. Awful. I don't know much about them, but I do know that very dry air in the winter would false-alarm our detectors back in the day. Those were smoke detectors only, no CO. If it just started now, maybe it is the dryness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 you know how you make that experience 100x more fun? add a kid and a dog. LOL It's bad enough it woke the neighbors upstairs..lol, but yeah I can only imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 It's bad enough it woke the neighbors upstairs..lol, but yeah I can only imagine. it sucks so much dealing with stuff at night because you are never thinking 100% clearly at that hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 it sucks so much dealing with stuff at night because you are never thinking 100% clearly at that hour. I was a mess, just so pissed off. Oh well..at least I'm off the next 2 days after today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Absolutely horrific night last night. For whatever reason, my smoke detectors went off last night at 2am. They kept going on and off for about 30 minutes, driving me insane. They are all wired together so when one goes off...they all go off. I finally disconnected them, but I was concerned there might be a CO issue. I was pretty confident, the smoke/CO detectors were malfunctioning, but I called the fire dept.....mostly because of my wife. I wasn't exactly 100% sure it was malfunctioning, so figured I'd call just to be sure. Turns out I was right and I guess the detectors just f*cked up. Working on about 3 hrs of sleep. That kind of thing, for some reason, always happens in the middle of the night. My smoke detectors are hard-wired as well, but they also have a battery backup. When the battery needs to be replaced it emits an annoying beep every minute. So, as you can guess, in the dark of night the damned thing went off. Had to get the ladder because our ceilings are something like 11' high, find a 9V battery and install. By the time that's all done I was wide the F awake ... until morning arrived, of course. Similar issue with the CO detector as well ... middle of the night battery change. Zucker seems to enjoy telling people it' going to rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 That kind of thing, for some reason, always happens in the middle of the night. My smoke detectors are hard-wired as well, but they also have a battery backup. When the battery needs to be replaced it emits an annoying beep every minute. So, as you can guess, in the dark of night the damned thing went off. Had to get the ladder because our ceilings are something like 11' high, find a 9V battery and install. By the time that's all done I was wide the F awake ... until morning arrived, of course. Similar issue with the CO detector as well ... middle of the night battery change. Zucker seems to enjoy telling people it' going to rain. Oh yeah...same here. That happened to me 3 weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 High humidity sometimes sets ours off... 23.3F/21F. No humidity here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 28.3 Ice on the pond at the bottom of the hill. Almost puked on my run today. Started dry heaving for some reason during the last mile and a half lol...fought thru it like a warrior. Think it's due to running in the dry,cold air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I was a mess, just so pissed off. Oh well..at least I'm off the next 2 days after today. I would have smashed them with a hammer..Honestly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 25/20, So crisp and clear. I just went out into the backyard and laid out on the picnic table looking up at the stars. I do this frequently before going to bed. Something about taking a minute to observe the celestial machinations before turning in is very centering. Each star has made it's trek across the night sky before you and will continue long after you. We've had some clear cold nights this Autumn, great for star gazing, but tonight was the first night since sometime in early March when I reclined in the the snow fort I built with my daughter, that the stars appeared so clean and diamond like. Winter is upon us and this rock we're marooned on is now in the preferred position. Let the games begin. Naked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Naked? Is there any other way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Naked? I think he was on shrooms again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I would have smashed them with a hammer..Honestly Alison had to talk me out of ripping them off the ceiling. Heavy heavy anger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I think he was on shrooms again. LOL.I mean laying on a picnic bench at midnite on a 20 degree night with no clothes on? What in the sam hell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 LOL.I mean laying on a picnic bench at midnite on a 20 degree night with no clothes on? What in the sam hell? I know it. Ray's actually told me that he lays in bed, looking up at his Justin Beiber poster above his bed. Weird stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I know it. Ray's actually told me that he lays in bed, looking up at his Justin Beiber poster above his bed. Weird stuff. I'll bet Pete saw the Bieber constellation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I know it. Ray's actually told me that he lays in bed, looking up at his Justin Beiber poster above his bed. Weird stuff. Yeah he mentioned to me he also lays a Tom Brady doll with long hair and beard next to him and pretends they're playing catch. I didn't know what to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I know it. When i lay in bed with Ray, I pretend he's Justin Beiber. Weird stuff. :arrowhead: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Yeah he mentioned to me he also lays a Tom Brady doll with long hair and beard next to him and pretends they're playing catch. I didn't know what to say. If Brady continues to perform like he's doing, I'll do the same dam thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 got some snow falling here. wooohoooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Yeah i also mentioned to him that I dress up like Tom Brady with long hair and beard and I want to snuggle next to him and pretend we are playing catch. I didn't know what to say. Guys, can we keep it wx related? Kevin has to keep buying new keyboards. His I.T. Department refuses to clean them anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 got some snow falling here. wooohoooo! Wow, shoot look at that. Almost like an OES of wsw winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 22/20, flurries, No, I was not impaired in any way last night. Just a moment of introspection I thought I'd share with my on-line friends only to suffer ridicule. Oh, Tom Brady's hair isn't even long, it's just you guys have creepy short hair and have lost perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Wow, shoot look at that. Almost like an OES of wsw winds. it's the kind of snow that only weenie eyes see. i told my wife it was snowing and she looked out the window and her response was "no it's not" very small flakes but it's there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 it's the kind of snow that only weenie eyes see. i told my wife it was snowing and she looked out the window and her response was "no it's not" very small flakes but it's there. LOL, I do that as well. I have to train my wife to look for snow. I still have yet to see legit snowflakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahk_webstah Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 25/20, So crisp and clear. I just went out into the backyard and laid out on the picnic table looking up at the stars. I do this frequently before going to bed. Something about taking a minute to observe the celestial machinations before turning in is very centering. Each star has made it's trek across the night sky before you and will continue long after you. We've had some clear cold nights this Autumn, great for star gazing, but tonight was the first night since sometime in early March when I reclined in the the snow fort I built with my daughter, that the stars appeared so clean and diamond like. Winter is upon us and this rock we're marooned on is now in the preferred position. Let the games begin. Nice Pete! I do that from time to time...one of the great things about living away from the bright lights of the cities. After 20 great years in Philly, I like the connection to nature that I get to experience out here on this country road. First morning I've woken up to our pond fully iced over. Stepping down.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 got some snow falling here. wooohoooo! Congrats. Heavy, heavy pond ice. If the teens verify here tonight, it might support my weight (kind of) come tomorrow a.m. Cumulative cooling ftw. Of course, that's just to have it all melt on Wednesday prior to the changeover. 27.9/21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Congrats. Heavy, heavy pond ice. If the teens verify here tonight, it might support my weight (kind of) come tomorrow a.m. Cumulative cooling ftw. Of course, that's just to have it all melt on Wednesday prior to the changeover. 27.9/21 You're gonna have some serious rain on Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahk_webstah Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 It'll get plenty warm there Tuesday/Wednesday when the lakes cutter moves through. I wouldn't be surprised if even NNE got into the upper 50s with that storm. You have a few cold days remaining to enjoy, however. Looks like rain...weird storm but too warm for SNE. Looks as if maritime air is once again causing problems with the extreme -NAO. Its you vs. GYX TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. .WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 You're gonna have some serious rain on Wednesday. No doubt--ending with some snow showers (I'm channeling pick). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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