Miscellaneous: Today, I was home alone when I heard the carbon-monoxide detector...

By Anonymous - 12/12/2014 02:04 - United States - Yorktown

Today, I was home alone when I heard the carbon-monoxide detector beeping. Panicking, I grabbed my dog, ran out of my house as fast as I could, and waited outside for 3 hours for my mom to get home. Turned out the detector was just out of batteries. FML

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By eyelashess - 29/06/2011 04:10 - United States

Today, our carbon monoxide detector started beeping. My mom started freaking out and made me go stand outside so I "don't die". I stood outside for 20 minutes, it was raining and it turned out that the detector was just low on battery. FML

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By Kelso - 06/02/2010 18:22 - United States

Today, my mother told me that the carbon-monoxide alarm went off last night, but since she didn't smell any gas, she decided to just remove the batteries and go back to bed. I had to explain to her that you can't smell carbon monoxide, and that we could have died in our sleep. FML

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By lollerskate - 16/01/2010 15:37 - United States

Today, my smoke alarm went off. In a frenzy, I called 9-1-1 and exited my house. Several minutes later a fire truck showed up. After investigating, one of the firemen informed me I needed to change the batteries in my smoke alarm. FML

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By agstone - 09/08/2017 23:15

Today, at 2:47 am, my mom woke me up in a panic screaming about smelling gas and the house blowing up. Twenty minutes, two fire trucks, and a traumatized dog later, it was just the neighbors burning their mail. FML

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By ApparentlyATerribleDaughter - 12/08/2018 15:00

Today, while I took my dog out, my mother began to cook, took a Xanax, locked the doors, and passed out. When I managed to get in, I called the paramedics because she was in the smoke for at least an hour. When she became conscious, she blamed me for everything. FML

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By JR. - 08/08/2020 20:02

Today, my nearly ex-husband called in a panic so I could come rescue the dogs, because he'd called 911 due to a gas leak at the house. I came over, after which the fire department and gas company took a look, and they found the issue. The dog. The dog had farted so bad, it smelled like rotten eggs, and was mistaken for a gas leak. FML

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By YoshiSqu4d - 31/07/2020 20:01

Today, I managed to set off the smoke detectors while cooking burgers. The cops and fire department showed up. FML

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By ThankfullyNotKickedOut - 26/08/2016 18:17 - United States - Coldwater

Today, I was trying to cook a pizza for lunch at my in-laws. I preheated the oven and took my dog out to go potty. I come back in to find the house filled with smoke, the detector going off, and a fire in the oven. Apparently, my mother-in-law left a tray of glass candle holders in it. FML

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By Cinderella - This FML is from back in 2017 but it's good stuff

Today, my house was so dusty that when I started to clean it, the smoke detector went off. FML

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By GasFromThePast - 24/11/2018 16:40 - United States - Cambridge

Today, I smelled gas when entering my apartment. I checked everything and then left to seek help. I was told to call 911, which resulted in two firetrucks and 10+ firefighters, one of which was my high school sweetheart, entering my messy apartment and finding nothing wrong. FML

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ckerane 16

Friday 12 December 2014 17:57

its best to be safe than sorry

tigerisabelle 31

Friday 12 December 2014 17:58

For me, I'm the exact opposite. If my detector starts beeping, I'll replace the batteries first before doing anything else. That might be the death of me one day. I also bought detectors that say "Fire" or "carbon monoxide" instead of just beeping, so I actually know when the detector's actually trying to save my life.

Comments

Joshery 14

Friday 12 December 2014 18:42

You did the right thing

buckysam 7

Friday 12 December 2014 19:12

The good news is at least you didn't call 911. That would have been really embarrassing.

joyboy390 12

Friday 12 December 2014 19:40

Hey at least you grabbed your dog! Good safety skills too! On the flip side though YDI remember you can smell carbon-monoxide... Someone needs to go back and retake chemistry lol. Dont forget the steps if you cant smell it and you dont see any smoke check the batteries. And you're supposed to change the batteries every 4 to 6 months so things like this dont happen. Oh well life lesson learned good job for keeping your dog safe and glad everything was ok lol.

JMcool 18

Friday 12 December 2014 19:55

Actually, the major reason we have CO alarms is cause Carbon Monoxide is odorless, tasteless, and colorless.

rocker_chick23 27

Friday 12 December 2014 20:07

YOU need to go back to chemistry. Carbon Monoxide is odorless, colorless and tasteless.

needagoodlaugh 34

Saturday 13 December 2014 8:14

You don't always smell carbon monoxide. It's always better to err on the side of caution.

ThePols 11

Friday 12 December 2014 19:55

3 long beeps means get out. 1 beep at intervals means replace the batteries. Says it right on the detector..

rachel8234 3

Friday 12 December 2014 19:59

tf was your mom gonna do about the carbon monoxide?

ElmoSaysSquishy 28

Saturday 13 December 2014 0:31

Not go into the house and die.

worldclassrager 39

Friday 12 December 2014 20:07

My stupid Idea was to unplug it when that happened to me... You did the right thing...

casste 6

Friday 12 December 2014 20:25

You should've called 911, not your mom. Even if it was a mistake, that's what the 911 hotline is for..

bfly81 7

Friday 12 December 2014 20:43

It was good to be safe. When mine started beeping last year I ended up calling the fire dept. cuz it wouldn't silence. They ended up coming over with the fire truck checked the house and ended up telling me the same thing. At least they were really nice about it. lol

snowflake_3325 7

Friday 12 December 2014 21:16

It being a carbon monoxide detector, I would have just opened all the windows to get some oxygen into the house, then checked the batteries. If it was actually going off legitimately then I would call gas company or whomever to come fix whatever leak, and take the dog to a safe place or wait outside. Wouldn't panic or wait outside for ages though...