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Volunteery thing at local nature reserve this morning, trundling wheelbarrows full of mulch. Pure coincidence I was behind a youngish big bummed lady wearing thin lycra on a few occasions.

[NickFitz]

Lunch has been some leftover Thai bits

The heat detector in the kitchen has started making an annoying chirping noise every few minutes, suggesting its battery is on the way out. So I’m going to have to deal with that at some point

I took it down - it just twists off the baseplate - and found that it should have been replaced by late 2023! I assume the smoke detector in the hall is of similar vintage. Replacements that fit the same baseplate have been ordered and will be here tomorrow

According to the manual, taking it down should disconnect the battery. But it’s still making occasional chirping noises as it sits on the side

[DoctorStrangelove]

Lunch has been some leftover Thai bits



I took it down - it just twists off the baseplate - and found that it should have been replaced by late 2023! I assume the smoke detector in the hall is of similar vintage. Replacements that fit the same baseplate have been ordered and will be here tomorrow

According to the manual, taking it down should disconnect the battery. But it’s still making occasional chirping noises as it sits on the side

I've been known to take a club hammer to stuff that does that. .

The really irritating one was a CO monitor from the parents' house that I'd moved over here in a cardboard box of junk I'd put in the "office".

Took a while to find that. .

Particularly since it went beep once every 5 minutes.

One of the smoke detectors upstairs has a funny five minutes every now & again: the last time it did it was ?Thursday? morning at about 06:30ish.

The only good thing about it was that I'd been awake & reading a book since 05:55.

Though banging my head on the top of the door jamb didn't improve my temper much.