Mrs Dazzle
<font color=009900>Florida-mad (well, mad full sto
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We have a new doorbell (shock horror - you can see the headlines in the Sunday Sport next week!). Not just any old doorbell. This one plays . . . . wait for it . . . . It's a small world !!
We had to get a new doorbell, cos I broke the last one!!
Well, not so much as "broke" it as pulled the wires out of it's little heart.
There was a good reason . . . .
DH was away for 8 days on business conference. Doorbell kept going off in the middle of the night and frightening the life out of me - you know that horrible feeling, like when the phone rings in the night (MIL has cancer, so always at the back of your mind . . . you know).
I got soooo fed up with it by 5.30 one morning - it had even woken DD (9) from her slumber, and believe you me - nothing, but nothing wakes that one). So I'm afraid after some very unladylike mutterings at the door, opened it for the umpteenth time just to check no-one was there (check the scene - no clothes on, blowing a gale, hammering down with rain so when I open the door I freeze/drown) - s'ok - neighbours on either side are coffin dodgers, the fright of seeing me in the early hours of the morning might be sufficient to finish them off, mind you
Yep - you've guessed it - no one there. So I did the only thing I could - and yanked the wires out. With a HUGE smile on my face I stagger back up to bed for another hours sleep before I have to get up.
DH thought it quite amusing, until he realised that I'd done such a good number on the 'yanking the wires' bit, he couldn't get them back in.
So quick visit to B&Q yesterday found us one of these battery operated non-wire with eight tune doorbells.
So, DD had the choice - it was either the circus tune or Small World. No competition really . . . but I have to admit I fear it may be changed quite soon to the barking dog tune!!
LOL - what a start to a Sunday morning.
We had to get a new doorbell, cos I broke the last one!!
Well, not so much as "broke" it as pulled the wires out of it's little heart.
There was a good reason . . . .
DH was away for 8 days on business conference. Doorbell kept going off in the middle of the night and frightening the life out of me - you know that horrible feeling, like when the phone rings in the night (MIL has cancer, so always at the back of your mind . . . you know).
I got soooo fed up with it by 5.30 one morning - it had even woken DD (9) from her slumber, and believe you me - nothing, but nothing wakes that one). So I'm afraid after some very unladylike mutterings at the door, opened it for the umpteenth time just to check no-one was there (check the scene - no clothes on, blowing a gale, hammering down with rain so when I open the door I freeze/drown) - s'ok - neighbours on either side are coffin dodgers, the fright of seeing me in the early hours of the morning might be sufficient to finish them off, mind you
Yep - you've guessed it - no one there. So I did the only thing I could - and yanked the wires out. With a HUGE smile
on my face I stagger back up to bed for another hours sleep before I have to get up.DH thought it quite amusing, until he realised that I'd done such a good number on the 'yanking the wires' bit, he couldn't get them back in.
So quick visit to B&Q yesterday found us one of these battery operated non-wire with eight tune doorbells.
So, DD had the choice - it was either the circus tune or Small World. No competition really . . . but I have to admit I fear it may be changed quite soon to the barking dog tune!!
LOL - what a start to a Sunday morning.
Yes, although very catchy it is used for brainwashing purposes in other nations!
