On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 16:02:23 -0500, "Ross Mac"
wrote:

|
| "Andy Hill" wrote in message
| ...
| "Mr Fixit eh" wrote:
| Is it really necessary to change the batteries in the smoke detector
| every six months? I would think once a year would be plenty, if even
| that often.
|
| Depends on how often you like to get up in the middle of the night to
| track down
| that annoying once-a-minute "low battery" beep.
|
| Yeah, sure, once a year is usually fine. Heck, spend some dinero on the
| fancy-dancy lithium batteries, and then don't mess with them at all until
| the
| 10-year lifetime of the detector is up.
|
|
| Why is it that they always chirp in the middle of the night...my experience
| too....seems like too much of a coincidence....Ross

They hate us. They know that if there is a fire we will leave them
behind.