east end, i take it back

[keryx]

This morning my smoke detectors LOST THEIR COLLECTIVE SHIT. 15 solid minutes of FIVE SMOKE ALARMS GOING OFF FOR NO REASON. On the upside, I now have a working conceptual model of ionic radiation smoke detectors and can even correct my dad who thinks most smoke detectors still have optical sensors

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[petite_tadpole]

Where is this shopping center?

[keryx]

Laburnum Ave, south of 9 Mile. Probably not convenient to y'all, but awesome for peeps in Church Hill & Fulton.

[queerbychoice]

Why in the world would a single normally-sized house need five smoke alarms?

[turbogrrl]

kitchen bedroom bedroom attic/basement livingroom, I would guess.

[queerbychoice]

The three-bedroom house that I grew up in had just one smoke alarm in the hallway. The three-bedroom house my parents now live in has just one smoke alarm in the living room. The three-bedroom house my grandparents live in has just one smoke alarm in the living room. My one-bedroom apartment has just one smoke alarm in the living room, and my fiancee's two-bedroom duplex has just one smoke alarm in the hallway. I've never heard of any house having a smoke alarm in every room.

[turbogrrl]

current codes in many locations require a smoke alarm *in* every bedroom, as well as on every level of the house. other merely require one in the hallway near bedrooms, in addition to on every level. Some also require a CO2 detecter near any gas appliances. Many of these codes are not enforced except upon sale, when sellers in many municipalities have to sign an affidavit that all the required detecters are installed and functional.

Given that the city of richmond will deliver and install smoke alarms and batteries for free, I'm not sure why anyone would be unhappy with several smoke alarms.

[elusis]

This happened to me at 5am a few weeks ago.

Not the Shriners and free bread part, though.

[keryx]

You were ROBBED!

[keryx]

I can probably only eat half this loaf of bread. Want me to send you some?

[elusis]

Sure! My homemade bread is mildly disappointing, but it'll be et in another couple of days anyway. ;)