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by c.h.ha
adventures on kansas st.
September 30th, 2009 by Christine
So TL has been generous enough to let me squat at her place while on a temporary home-hiatus (read: homeless). I have been here for almost a month, and the adventures never cease.
The first one happened about a week after I moved in. Since I was still getting used to her place, I did not know how to propertly arm and disarm the house alarm. Twice I thought I could disarm, and twice the alarm sounded, and I had to run out of the house and wave JS down to run inside and punch in the code. (He had been in the car waiting for me to open the garage door for him to park.) On this particular day, however, I opened the door before disarming the system to let the dogs outside in the morning. I thought I had disarmed it but obviously I was wrong because the house started blaring. TL had to jump out of bed from her sweet sleep and turn it off. The alarm company called her to ask if everything was okay. She said yes, but the problem was she couldnt’ remember her password. She verified all other information but for the life of her, could not remember the password. They hung up and called her on her mobile. Again, she verified all the conformation correctly but could not recall the password. She made sure they would not send the police despite this little problem. They said okay and hung up.
The next thing we knew, the doorbell rang. JS answered it, and it was a cop asking if we were okay. How embarrassing.
Fast-forward 2 weeks later. TL gets a bill in the mail for a false alarm. EVEN after the stupid alarm company said they would dismiss it. Guess for how much? $270!!! WTH?! If she ignores the bill, they can issue a warrant. Imagine having a warrant because your alarm company called the police on a false notice.
I called today to try the pity card: “I just moved in…I’m sight-impaired…I couldn’t see the keypad.” But the only way to dispute the charge is to have a hearing. So now TL and I have to go to court and plead ignorance. Bringing my walking stick and everything.
had she had another false alarm before? …because my parents had a false alarm and they got off with a warning after the cops came. another would result in a charge. KEY NOTE: REMEMBER YOUR PASSWORD.
dude, that sucks. i feel for you…& tl.
well, don’t forget the dark sunglasses. maybe try practicing a good limp too.
Dang… you better buy TL some nice dinner!! As for lessons learned, ask for permission and record such conversations for obvious reasons. Hope they let it go… dang…
hahaha…i will remember that damn password for life.