Just sprained my ankle or twisted it...

CeeCee

CeeCee

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Had to change the battery in my smoke alarm, so got the ladder and battery and when I was coming back down I missed the last step...ouch! I have it elevated and cold compress on it.

The worst thing is...it's beeping again!!! Must not be a new battery. I will wait a while and attempt it again but more carefully.

I do see my dr. On Monday so that if it's not better by then, she can look at it!
 

For goodness sake.....haven't you learnt by now?
all you can do then is play on your computer and read your book..
 
I hate these stupid smoke alarms ...have 7 of them in this house.

I just took the ice off...will do it again in 20 mins...looks a little swollen.
 

thanks Gary, I know you would...it hasn't gotten any more swollen then the pic I sent, so that's good. I'm going to stay off of it as best I can and I'll see how it is tomorrow.
 
I hope that thing isn't still beeping CeeCee; is there anyone close you could have to help for now?? A neighbor, maybe??
 
Sorry to hear about your ankle CeeCee, keeping it elevated and switching hot and cold packs may help. I recently was up on a 6' ladder vacuuming the top of my living room drapes, and of course I was in my ankle/sport socks only. Anyhoo, I was holding the vacuum in one hand and hose in the other, started to slip with my socks and could only grab onto the ladder with the underside of my upper arm...red/purple ladder-burn there, shoulda known better and at least put on my sneakers...or taken off my socks, lol.
 
Not the first time, and not the last for either of us Cee...let's just hope we live through the others, lol. :playful:
 
Sorry to hear of your misery, CeeCee. Could have been worse: alarm beeping because of an actual fire; or taking a really bad fall off the ladder. Stick with the Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation until Monday.

Oh, an extra added word of caution, my friends. NEVER place your toaster near a smoke alarm. Scares the hell outta me every time I try to crisp up a nice bagel.
 
Not sure how my smoke alarms work, I smoke underneath one that never goes off so that doesn't inspire confidence.
I've been here over 3 years and haven't changed a battery and only one ever made a peep, a small one, about 6 months ago for no discernable reason. I presume they're hard wired or something but dunno. I just live in fear of a battery change as no way on Earth I can do it.

I have it in mind to call the local volunteer fire station and ask if anyone would be so kind to drop by for a 'donation' if worst come to worst, other than that I have no idea how I'd stop it.

Sorry 'bout that ankle CeeCee, it doesn't take much to pull us up short these days and that's the last thing we need to cope with.
Feet up and a book sounds good advice. :)
 
Was thinking of how I used to climb up and stand on the counter to clean the top cabinets...no way could I chance that now. Besides that, they might end up on my head since things are put together so shabby these days. :rolleyes:

Hubby still can get on the ladder to clean the ceiling fans, but he's a bet leery about that, too. Ugh...hate to think we're getting to old to maintain things properly, but that time is coming, I fear. The thought of moving to town doesn't make us too happy, but it certainly would be more convenient in some ways.



Di, I would call the fire dept...here, they will put in new alarms and check the ones you have for free if need be. Worth it if there's any doubt at all.
 
Diwundrin said:
Not sure how my smoke alarms work, I smoke underneath one that never goes off so that doesn't inspire confidence.
I've been here over 3 years and haven't changed a battery and only one ever made a peep, a small one, about 6 months ago for no discernable reason. I presume they're hard wired or something but dunno. I just live in fear of a battery change as no way on Earth I can do it.

I have it in mind to call the local volunteer fire station and ask if anyone would be so kind to drop by for a 'donation' if worst come to worst, other than that I have no idea how I'd stop it.

Next time Rob is up ask him to check them or better still the local fire brigade would be glad to help a nice old lady
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Well, this morning it's not any worse but still hurts a little...didn't sleep well last night.

Jillaroo, I did that 2 years ago when I had different smoke alarms which where very difficult to change the battery.

i heard about the volunteer program so I called the fire dept after struggling with one of them, I must have sounded out of breath because they told me tney will be here right away and to wait for them outside...thought that was strange but I did...barely got outside when I see and hear a fire truck coming around the corner...my only thought was oh sh*t I hope the neighbors aren't home.

3 fireman got out and came into my house to change the fire alarm...thanfully they had a hard time with it too.

The following year my son from Illinois came just to replace all of them for me.
 
You might want to look into getting one of these -

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You could probably unscrew the smoke detector with it, although I've never tried. But they're useful for so many things around the house, from grabbing a can of soup off the top shelf to annoying your cat. ;)
 
We used to have one of those at work. It was called Michael...
 

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