GAS

This past Friday night we stayed in, "watched" basketball (meaning Colin did and I pretended to) and hung out with Caitlin and Greg (who were in town for a wedding). We went to bed fairly early and woke up between 3:15 and 3:30 to an ear piercing sound we had never heard before. By the time Colin got Connor out of his bed (pack n' play) the noise had stopped completely. We put Connor back to bed and laid in bed discussing what the noise could have been. We were just drifting back to sleep when it happened again at 4 am. This time Colin figured out it was the C02/ Explosive Gas Alarm! Yikes! The display which usually reads 0.00 said GAS! I quickly looked up the manual on the internet (since we didn't smell anything) and didn't feel light headed - just TIRED - the manual said LEAVE THE HOUSE IMMEDIATELY. So we did. I called 311 from my cell phone. I got Tuscaloosa 311 Answering service. Ok, so it is definitely more pressing than an answering service for a town 45 minutes away (apparently Birmingham doesn't have 311 service) - so for those of you who don't know - 311 is like 911 but for non-life threatening emergencies. So I used my phone internet and looked up the number for the local fire department. Answering machine. Then I called the police department. Luckily someone answered because I REALLY didn't want to have to call 911. The fire department came out and checked the house - all clear. Apparently you are supposed to vacuum the detector every 2 weeks. Who knew? (well, someone that read the directions - I purchased another detector on Saturday and read ALL the instructions again). So, unfortunately Connor didn't want to go back to sleep until noon but fortunately our house didn't explode.