Where is the beeping coming from?? how long will it last?
there is a beeping noise, about every 30 seconds, coming from somewhere outside of my house. my roommate and i cannot tell where it is coming from, and since we live in a townhouse neighborhood in brooklyn, we can’t just ask the neighbors. we think it might be a smoke alarm with dying batteries, in which case i would like to know how long this will last. i cannot wear earplugs because they hurt my ears. i am sorta’ losing my mind over this.
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turn up the music or tv
or meditate into the beeping
gotta love the City
It is coming from my remote controlled alien spaceship, sorry. It will last until it lulls you into a sense of timelessness. Then I’ll be there to steal your left socks and hide the jacket you want. I might even put one shoe under the bed or one shoe in the freezer.
It’s just awkward that you showed up on Fluther to ask, though. I mean, now I feel kind of bad. But I’m still stealing your socks.
It’ll stop when the bomb goes off. In the meanwhile, I would RUN RUN RUN RUN
none of you are helpful. have i mentioned that i’m losing my mind??
You did mention that. In fact, we were extremely helpful. It is just a symptom of your derangement that you found us unhelpful. Perhaps once your mind is back in working order, you will no longer find us unhelpful.
Until then, the only honest answer I can give is: if it is truly outside your house, there isn’t really anything you can do about it. So you might as well read amusing answers, laugh, and try to forget about it or ignore it. If it really is dying batteries in a smoke alarm, basically figure it is there to stay. Until they get changed. It is just AMAZING how long they beep once the batteries are “low”.
I want to see if we can figure out what it is.
Does it go beep…...beep…...beep…...beep…...beep…...beep…...beep…...beep…...beep…...beep
......beep…...beep…...beep…...beep…...beep…...beep…...beep…...beep…...beep…...
beep…...beep…...beep…...beep…...beep…...beep…...
Or is it more of a
beepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeep
beepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeep
beepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeep
Or is it
beeeeeep…..beeeeeeeeeeep…...beeeeeep…..beeeeeeeeeeep…...beeeeeep…..beeeeee
eeeeep…...beeeeeep…..beeeeeeeeeeep…...beeeeeep…..beeeeeeeeeeep…...beeeeeep…..
beeeeeeeeeeep…...beeeeeep…..beeeeeeeeeeep…...beeeeeep…..beeeeeeeeeeep…...
Fireside! That’s it! IS IT MORSE CODE?
none of these. but closest to the first. i am a little sick just looking at the diagram.
That would totally drive me insane. I feel for you!
@asmonet: My middle child has been begging for one of those. No way in hell is she getting it!
@asmonet: “It will run for 3 to 4 weeks on a single battery.” Muhahaha.
New law passed – any cursing that happens is beeped out by a secret government filter system – unfortunately you live in Brooklyn – expect to hear alot of beeping from here on out!
@augustlan: Yeah they’re awesome. Too awesome. Even after my friend jumped on it repeatedly in frustration it still works. :D
@richardhenry: Mine ran for 6. I almost got fired. fake fired :D
@asmonet That is AWESOME!
wait, wait. that is not funny at all. in fact, i think it counts as torture in some places. this is an actual real problem in my house. yargh.
It must have stopped by now?
the beeping has ceased. or embedded itself in my brain so i can no longer hear it.
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