Service Announcement

 Service Announcement

I went to my second favorite shop to purchase smoke alarms for my home.  One of them had died and so I decided to replace them all. While I was standing in the smoke alarm department an employee asked me if I found everything I need. After I replied yes, I got a plethora of questions. Do you live alone? Are you installing these yourself? Do you have a handy man? Children? 

I stopped answering and just stood there while he pushed me for answers. 

I asked him “do you want to come over and install them for me?”

I thanked him for his time and went off looking for batteries.

This time another employee, a woman  about my age, approached me and asked “are you installing these yourself?”

When she heard my answer she proceeded to tell me about all her friends that fell off ladders.  She is a sweetheart but considering all of her friends have fallen off of ladders… I don’t think I will be having coffee with her. She, along with a couple of my friends, insist I call the fire department.

I relented and called the fire department at 8:00 a.m. while I was wearing a robe, no dentures, and was suffering from crazy hair…. they showed up at 8:05. So be fully dressed and ready for the day then call the fire department. 

This is a service announcement, if you are old and need your smoke alarms installed - call the fire department. Be fully dressed…