There are much worse things certain dummies can put in the washing machine!
We have ADT. Along with the regular entry protection and motion detectors, they provide remotes you can carry around in your pocket-----arms and disarms the system from a good distance, and even has a panic alarm. We figure all this is worthwhile because we live out in the country, out of sight of pretty much anybody anywhere besides God. The best indicator of this isolation is our driveway is 3/4 of a mile long!!
The front doorbell rings. This simple thing is cause for alarm because anybody we know, or know is coming goes to the back door simply because that's the part of the house where we're likely to be. I grab a gun, and go to a front window where I can see what's what---and peek through the blinds.
There are THREE Sheriff's cars in the driveway----also THREE Deputies on the front porch! One is at the door, the other two are flanking----with shotguns at the ready!
I go to the door---unseen from the other side. "Can we help you?" I ask. "Are you alright?" comes the reply. We're alright, so I reply in the affirmative, put the gun down, and open the door.
It seems ADT received a panic alarm, notified the Sherriff's office who notified the deputies, who arrived on the front porch in FOUR MINUTES FLAT (from three different locations)----with shotguns at the ready. This snappy response was explained thus: "We don't mess around when we get a panic alarm!"
The panic alarm came from my remote---which turned out to be in the washing machine-----and took offense at the strange environment.
The lesson to be learned is check your pockets carefully before you throw your britches in the washer!
Ralph Tremaine
Oh----and ADT gave us a new remote---a dry one------no charge!
Joe
