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I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have
ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? -- "Even I realized that money was to politicians what the ecalyptus tree is to koala bears: food, water, shelter and something to crap on." ---PJ O'Rourke |
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On 01/24/2011 09:00 PM, Kurt Ullman wrote:
I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? dishwasher door opened before the cycle finished, and not relatched? seen that on two GE's. if you unload it while the "heat dry" cycle is still going, it'll sit there and beep plaintively at you until you latch the door (and then it'll finish the cycle.) nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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Kurt Ullman wrote:
I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? Burglar alarm or, more likely, carbon monoxide detector. |
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On 01/24/2011 09:06 PM, Nate Nagel wrote:
On 01/24/2011 09:00 PM, Kurt Ullman wrote: I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? dishwasher door opened before the cycle finished, and not relatched? seen that on two GE's. if you unload it while the "heat dry" cycle is still going, it'll sit there and beep plaintively at you until you latch the door (and then it'll finish the cycle.) nate nother thot... UPS trying to tell you that its battery needs replacement? nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:07:18 -0600, "HeyBub" wrote:
Kurt Ullman wrote: I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? Burglar alarm or, more likely, carbon monoxide detector. My smoke detectors continue to chirp after the batteries are removed. The first time it happened I continued to look for the culprit for some time after it was taken care of. Happened again Sunday morning at 4:00AM (though this time I knew it was going to continue). Stupid things! |
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Tinnitus? :)
-- There is always an easy solution to every human problem -- neat, plausible, and wrong." (H L Mencken) Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf. lonestar. org |
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Kurt Ullman wrote:
I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? You can't sit still for two minutes? Jon |
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Kurt Ullman wrote:
I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? Anything related to your computer? A remote control for something hidden under a couch cushion? |
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"HeyBub" wrote: Kurt Ullman wrote: I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? Burglar alarm or, more likely, carbon monoxide detector. Nah, we checked those. The CO detectors are part of the smoke detectors. -- "Even I realized that money was to politicians what the ecalyptus tree is to koala bears: food, water, shelter and something to crap on." ---PJ O'Rourke |
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Nate Nagel wrote: On 01/24/2011 09:00 PM, Kurt Ullman wrote: I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? dishwasher door opened before the cycle finished, and not relatched? seen that on two GE's. if you unload it while the "heat dry" cycle is still going, it'll sit there and beep plaintively at you until you latch the door (and then it'll finish the cycle.) Checked and no, but thanks. nate -- "Even I realized that money was to politicians what the ecalyptus tree is to koala bears: food, water, shelter and something to crap on." ---PJ O'Rourke |
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"A. Baum" wrote: On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:00:27 -0500, Kurt Ullman wrote: I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? Could be something like an answering machine reminding of a message. Other than that. Two minutes isn't that long of a wait to locate the beeping. Now if it beeped ever 30 minutes I might give up but not 2 minutes to sit it out. No answering machine. Two minutes, for me anyway, is hard because I tend to lose track of where I heard the last time by the time is beeps the next time (g). -- "Even I realized that money was to politicians what the ecalyptus tree is to koala bears: food, water, shelter and something to crap on." ---PJ O'Rourke |
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:00:27 -0500, Kurt Ullman
wrote: I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? Do you have a UPS (battery backup) for a computer??? |
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Dean Hoffman wrote: Kurt Ullman wrote: I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? Anything related to your computer? A remote control for something hidden under a couch cushion? We turned off the computer, and printer, etc. All remotes are accounted for. -- "Even I realized that money was to politicians what the ecalyptus tree is to koala bears: food, water, shelter and something to crap on." ---PJ O'Rourke |
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:30:58 -0600, Dean Hoffman
wrote: Kurt Ullman wrote: I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? Anything related to your computer? A remote control for something hidden under a couch cushion? Cushion? hehe. Giving me ideas. I bought a Fart Machine in a joke shop in Florida. Put it anywhere. I like to tape it under a chair. Then hit the little remote control. Always a different fart, Yeah, yeah, lowbrow. The 3 Stooges crack me up too. But I'm thinking a little faint beeping sounder might sell too. Could work with remote, could be a random timing, never too close together. Could be real tiny. Good way to drive the spouse crazy. I'd get 2, with different signal remotes. Hide one under a couch, beep it a couple times so the wife gets close, waiting to pin it down. Then I'd hit the remote for the one hidden in another room. Yep, I'd buy. No, I'm not a prick. --Vic |
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Cordless phone off the charger, battery dying?
Otherwise I think you're gonna have to spend four minutes in each room of the house... |
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:41:45 -0500, Kurt Ullman
wrote: In article , wrote: On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:00:27 -0500, Kurt Ullman wrote: I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? Do you have a UPS (battery backup) for a computer??? Nope. Never had a problem with beeping. Always find it pretty quickly. You'll find it in the last place you look. Funny how it always works that way. I've had greeting cards tucked away somewhere make noise. About a month ago I'd hear what sounded like very faint Christmas music every hour. Seemed to be coming from a stack of papers on the thing we keep on the kitchen table. Kept meaning to tell my wife to check it out, but didn't for a couple weeks. When I finally mentioned to her that something was making noise in the kitchen, she got ****ed and pointed to the big "Christmas" clock on the kitchen wall. Hadn't noticed it. Oh well. --Vic |
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:00:27 -0500, Kurt Ullman
wrote: I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? Your wife's boobs are low on air pressure. Pump them up again.... Your penis pump need recharging? Got any old digital watches with alarms? Or an unused old cellphone? |
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Nate Nagel wrote:
[snip] dishwasher door opened before the cycle finished, and not relatched? seen that on two GE's. if you unload it while the "heat dry" cycle is still going, it'll sit there and beep plaintively at you until you latch the door (and then it'll finish the cycle.) nate I know someone who has a bad habit of interrupting the microwave by opening the door and NEVER completing the cycle (just press the cancel button). Some microwaves beep when this happens. -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.us "The memory of my own suffering has prevented me from ever shadowing one young soul with the superstitions of the Christian religion." -- Elizabeth Cady Stanton |
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Kurt Ullman wrote:
I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? There's too many things around here that beep. It can take a long time to find the guilty one. Computers can beep when overheated. -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.us "The memory of my own suffering has prevented me from ever shadowing one young soul with the superstitions of the Christian religion." -- Elizabeth Cady Stanton |
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On Jan 24, 9:14*pm, Mark Lloyd wrote:
Kurt Ullman wrote: I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? There's too many things around here that beep. It can take a long time to find the guilty one. Computers can beep when overheated. -- Mark Lloydhttp://notstupid.us "The memory of my own suffering has prevented me from ever shadowing one young soul with the superstitions of the Christian religion." -- Elizabeth Cady Stanton Disconnecting the load on an UPS doesn't keep it from beeping if its internal betteries are dying. |
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The one time I had that happen, it was my old smoke
detector. I threw it on a shelf, with the battery still in it. When I put up a new detector. Mine beeped Sunday AM before church. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Kurt Ullman" wrote in message m... I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? -- "Even I realized that money was to politicians what the ecalyptus tree is to koala bears: food, water, shelter and something to crap on." ---PJ O'Rourke |
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He's got that beeping ADHD stuff.
-- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Jon Danniken" wrote in message ... You can't sit still for two minutes? Jon |
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Microwave gets all hot and bothered, and you yank your stuff
out? i'd beep, too. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Mark Lloyd" wrote in message ... I know someone who has a bad habit of interrupting the microwave by opening the door and NEVER completing the cycle (just press the cancel button). Some microwaves beep when this happens. -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.us "The memory of my own suffering has prevented me from ever shadowing one young soul with the superstitions of the Christian religion." -- Elizabeth Cady Stanton |
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On 1/24/2011 8:00 PM, Kurt Ullman wrote:
I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? Back in the late 70's I worked at an electronic repair depot and me and one of my coworkers built a little box with a piezoelectric buzzer and a 555 timer that produced a short "beep" every 5 minutes or so. We hid it in a crazy girl neighbor's closet in her apartment. It made her a lot more crazy. We distracted her and retrieved the beeper after several months and of course every time she asked us for assistance in tracking down the noise, we pretended not to hear it. It was in her bedroom closet. :-) TDD |
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Kurt Ullman spewed forth: I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? you've got mail?g |
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On 1/24/2011 8:00 PM, Kurt Ullman wrote:
I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? Wieser power deadbolt lock --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: --- |
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"Kurt Ullman" wrote in message
m... I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? Get a stopwatch or even better, an automatic resetting digital timer. Set *it* to beep a second or two *before* the problem device beeps. That will make you aware of when to listen for the problem beep. Stand sideways in the doorway of each room, one ear facing in, one facing out, just before the beep occurs. It'll take a few tries, but eventually you'll be able to locate the rogue device. Works for me and I have a house littered with smoke alarms and gadgets that beep. Electronic devices are usually quite regular in their intervals, so the stopwatch "trick" usually works quite well but it does take a little patience because it's so hard to localize an intermittent noise. Works even better with two people and four ears trying to localize each beep by listening for it just before it happens. A timer of some sort is essential to track this down. It usually takes me under 10 minutes to find the culprit. The trick is to be standing in a position where you can use your "stereo" hearing to locate the noise source. That's why standing in a doorway sideways is helpful. Makes it much easier to tell whether the sound is in or outside a room. -- Bobby G. |
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"Kurt Ullman" wrote in message m... I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? Have you tried following the sound? That might work. Steve |
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Stormin Mormon wrote:
Microwave gets all hot and bothered, and you yank your stuff out? i'd beep, too. You're a female? |
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Kurt Ullman wrote:
Do you have a UPS (battery backup) for a computer??? Nope. Well, you should. |
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On 1/24/2011 9:41 PM, Kurt Ullman wrote:
In , wrote: On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:00:27 -0500, Kurt wrote: I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? Do you have a UPS (battery backup) for a computer??? Nope. Maybe, at wits end, turn off all house power and if beep continues you can assume something with a battery. You'll also be able to hear better with all background noises off. |
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On Jan 24, 8:00*pm, Kurt Ullman wrote:
I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? -- "Even I realized that money was to politicians what the ecalyptus tree is to koala bears: food, water, shelter and something to crap on." *---PJ O'Rourke Are you over-weight? Maybe this happens when you back-up?! ;-) |
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Kurt Ullman wrote:
I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? The last one that drove me crazy was a Oregon Scientific remote thermometer that sits 4 feet from my head on my bad ear side. It had the very faintest of alarms on it. By the time I heard it, determined it wasn't tinnitus, and went looking for it, it had stopped. After a month or two I noticed that it always happened during the news. Then that it started at 6:18. . . . took a day or two to remember that there was a clock [and calendar] on the damn thermometer. The bottom button turns the alrm on and off-- Crap. Jim |
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Kurt Ullman wrote:
I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? I had the same problem. Turned out to be an oral digital thermometer in the kitchen drawer. Sometimes these things drive you crazy. Sometimes it' the TV. -- LSMFT Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. |
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Kurt Ullman wrote in
m: I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? Smoke detectors....that are packed away in a box? Had that happen to me quite a number of months after moving. |
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On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:09:18 -0500, Frank wrote:
Maybe, at wits end, turn off all house power and if beep continues you can assume something with a battery. You'll also be able to hear better with all background noises off. That'd be my advice, too. Actually, it is my advice, too. :-) Last time I did that, it turned out to be an ancient smoke alarm that had once started beeping, then stopped, and I'd thrown on a shelf in the basement about a year before, figuring that the battery had given out and the whole thing was due for replacement anyway. Quite why it suddenly decided to beep again a year later I don't know, but of course I'd forgotten it was there by then and it took me a while to work out where the noise was coming from (it'd beep once every 5 minutes or so, too, which is an annoying length of time to be standing around trying to pinpoint the next beep! :-) Amazing how much quieter the house is when there's not the fridge, computers etc. all running. cheers Jules |
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Bob Villa wrote in
: On Jan 24, 8:00*pm, Kurt Ullman wrote: I have something that is beeping at me exactly every two minutes. I have ruled out the usual suspects of smoke alarms, the microwave. And even some stranger ones like my cell phones, oven timers, etc. Sounds to me like a battery is going dead, but can't figure out what it might be. Having trouble tracking down where it is because of the long time frame between beeps. Any suggestions of things to look for? -- "Even I realized that money was to politicians what the ecalyptus tree is to koala bears: food, water, shelter and something to crap on." *---PJ O'Rourke Are you over-weight? Maybe this happens when you back-up?! ;-) Um-back bro, um-back. |
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Are you over-weight? Maybe this happens when you back-up?! ;-) You win the prize of the funniest post of the day.. :-) Mark |
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No, but then again I'm not a microwave, either. I was
speaking on behalf of frustrated microwaves every where. Unite! You have only to lose your bands! -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "HeyBub" wrote in message m... Stormin Mormon wrote: Microwave gets all hot and bothered, and you yank your stuff out? i'd beep, too. You're a female? |
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