OMG - I just had a flashback.
It was a Saturday night in winter and we'd not long moved into this house. My son was in his bed sleeping (only had the one at the time) and it'd been snowing. I went to the back kitchen door to look out at the night and breathe in some air and as I did I could hear a smoke alarm going off! We had friends in at the time so I summond them to see if they could hear it too or if it was just me a bit tipsy! No, they could hear it too. So then the mind starts going. Some old biddy is locked in one of the neighbours houses and there's a fire........or some couple has went out for the night and as they left the house has went up in smoke. Well I simply had to phone the fire brigade (yipee!
) cuz I was so worried!!!
Woo Hoo - Before you know it - 2 fire engines and about 9 Fireman (musta been 4 in one and 5 in the other!) are trailing through my house (phwaor!!! - twas like Mills & Boon) and out my back garden, knee deep in snow! The trauma I felt was most disturbing and was jumping up 'n down on the spot everytime it could go un-noticed. All that testosterone!! Hubba hubba!
Turns out a neighbour had put an old smoke alarm in his shed and the cold had set it off and the stupid sod never took the battery out!
Made my Saturday night though. :8855:
That is a true story!
Ah, memories.......... xx