Once More - Are You Prepared?
August 6, 2012
I have posted information about disaster poreparedness many times. Some of the important information included knowing how to contact other family and friends, having water and food available, having at least one flashlight and making sure the battery is still working. You can google "disaster preparedness" and get complete lists of supplies that should be kept on hand.
Well...Saturday night we experienced a power outage. It began around midnight when lights went dim but not totally out. However, every electronic system that has a back-up battery began beeping. Has anyone every told you how to stop this incessant beep, beep,beep?
The computer plugged into a back-up battery is beeping. The FIOS back-up battery is beeping. These two I could silence by unplugging. The oven and microwave for some reason started beeping. Nothing on the control panels would permit me to turn them off. Ultimately, I went to the circuit breakers and turned them off. Then there was the alarm system. I had no idea what to do or if there was anything that could be done. (I will be checking with the monitoring company today.) Groping in the dark, I set off the fire alarm which added a new noise to the beeping going on throughout our house. The alarm company tried to call us bt, of course, the phone didn't work. We had turned off our cell phnes for the night so those didn't work either. We had a nice visit from the fire department when they arrived.
I am suggesting that another item be added to one's list of disaster preparation actions - knowing how to turn off the beepers that let you know your electronics are now running on their back-up battaeries.
It certainly is a different world today!
I have posted information about disaster poreparedness many times. Some of the important information included knowing how to contact other family and friends, having water and food available, having at least one flashlight and making sure the battery is still working. You can google "disaster preparedness" and get complete lists of supplies that should be kept on hand.
Well...Saturday night we experienced a power outage. It began around midnight when lights went dim but not totally out. However, every electronic system that has a back-up battery began beeping. Has anyone every told you how to stop this incessant beep, beep,beep?
The computer plugged into a back-up battery is beeping. The FIOS back-up battery is beeping. These two I could silence by unplugging. The oven and microwave for some reason started beeping. Nothing on the control panels would permit me to turn them off. Ultimately, I went to the circuit breakers and turned them off. Then there was the alarm system. I had no idea what to do or if there was anything that could be done. (I will be checking with the monitoring company today.) Groping in the dark, I set off the fire alarm which added a new noise to the beeping going on throughout our house. The alarm company tried to call us bt, of course, the phone didn't work. We had turned off our cell phnes for the night so those didn't work either. We had a nice visit from the fire department when they arrived.
I am suggesting that another item be added to one's list of disaster preparation actions - knowing how to turn off the beepers that let you know your electronics are now running on their back-up battaeries.
It certainly is a different world today!
posted by shirley harry at 8:04 AM
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