08-19-2010, 10:10 AM
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Bilge Rat
Join Date: Nov 2009
First Name: Darren
Location: Torpedo Room Bilge
Posts: 2,997
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Re: People never cease to amaze me
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Originally Posted by Blueface
Well, being the inquisitive butt head that I am, I ran into my next door dingbat yesterday and just saw the one across the street, next door to the one that came out.
I asked both the same question. "Hey, the other day, did you hear my alarm going off in the middle of the day?".
Their responses were almost mirror images of one another. Almost as if the responses came from one mind and not two.
Here is what they said.
"Yeah, we heard it. Didn't know it was yours. Figured it was a false alarm."
I then asked, why would you figure it was a false alarm v. a real, actual alarm?
They similarly said most are false.
I then asked what if it had been my alarm going off due to my smoke detector which is part of my monitored alarm system?
What if my pet was all alone and could have been saved by the fire? What if I had a heart attack and was passed out? What if I was consumed by smoke? What if it was my wife?
Neither considered that.
So, according to my neighbors, 3 of the 7, one worried about me and was concerned enough to look outside to see what was going on. That didn't involve risking his life in any way as evidenced by the fact he is still alive, well and not harmed in any way.
Two others wrote it off as a false alarm, not having any way of knowing the difference between a false one and a real one.
Mind you, the one next door travels often. Who do you think she asks to look out for her home as they have tried to break in a couple of times already?
Yeah, the guy with the freaking false alarm that instead we will just ignore it.
Good luck to her next time she needs me to look out for her home.
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It looks like you do, indeed, have some asswipe neighbors, and you know which ones they are, and knowing is a lot better than guessing.
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