(Call you alarm company for directions)
Yes, it was a day to FORGET.
Read on only if you have a sense of humor.
#1… Do NOT take this seriously.
#2…Hug and kiss your spouse and tell him/her that you love them and nothing you say should be taken to heart
#3…Remember all those 3 volt, AAA, AA, 9volt etc batteries that you took out a loan for? Grab the packages and fill your pockets with each in separate pockets.
#4…Grab a small Flat-head screw driver
#5 Remind your spouse that you really DO love them.
#6…CALL ALARM COMPANY and put your system on TEST for AT LEAST EIGHT HOURS. Yes… eight hours. Just in case there will be problems. Remind spouse again.
#7… HAVE ONE PERSON STAND BY ONE OF THE BOXES . That person will have to shut off the alarm with EVERY battery you change.
#8….Start in ONE room and complete it before moving on to the next one. Look on the internet for videos showing YOUR system and how to open and close each and every box. Just because they look another one that you have changed… believe me they might be different and use different batteries. (yep….happened more than once)
#9….(how many nails have you lost trying to pry those little suckers out). Make a note for next time to get a teeny tiny screw driver to lift one side for easy removal.
#10…Ignore your spouse and call him or her a name under your breath, it feels good. Plus stops you from throwing the screw driver at them.
#11…Call the alarm company again and tell them that you may need more time. Okay, you need about 2 more hours. DO NOT yell at her because the boxes weren’t even screwed into the wall and came right off in your hands. Don’t do it… it’s not her fault.
#12… Remember the list of “stations” that you printed out? Tear it up and throw it away. Those guys LIED to you about the numbers. ( anyone with a system knows what I’m talking about.. Oh and don’t listen to him because he’s wrong and is sleeping on the couch.)
#13… Start moving faster because it’s getting out of control. Those little boxes are so darn hard to open because THEY ALL OPEN DIFFERENTLY. Some slide up… some open like a book left to right…. some lids come right off… Soooo many look alike but open differently. DO NOT force them open because you just opened one just like it….. It might NOT be the same.
#14…. A cocktail is starting to sound so good right now. Yep, it doesn’t matter what time it is. I”m not touching any of the boxes or changing the batteries. All I do is yell out the CORRECT instructions and when he messes up……… I REPEAT myself.
#15… We’re done. HAVE HIM CALL Alarm company and explain what we did and ask if they see anything wrong…………… Nope… good to go..
#16… Number 16 my foot…..I’m done… I want a divorce, he’s an idiot. Let him put everything away… I’ll be in the other room making a cocktail.
Please do not copy my post…please link to it. I don’t ask for much.
This really did happen today, and I told him that I will NOT be doing it again in six months. He can do ONE a day for a year if he has to .
*darn, I’m almost out of Vodka, so please send me more*