LFB giving away smoke detectors in Brixton

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I know they do that anyway, but they're offering people a smoke detector with a 10-year battery life and a fire safey inspection. Just fill in your details and they'll visit.

Many people can't be arsed, but if you're passing, it'll only take you a minute or two to fill in form, so if you've no smoke detector and you want LFB to check your house, get down there

Now they're not giving detectors away on the street, they'll come to your house and advise you where the best place to put it is, as apparently the reason most alarms go off is because they're incorrectly sited, resulting in lots of people removing the batteries (myself included)

 

[quimcunx]

I don't want them checking my house! It's a mess. I should put a smoke detector up though. The one I had went mental and I had to hide it in a drawer wrapped in towels for ages before it stopped wailing, and i could throw it out.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I don't want them checking my house! It's a mess. I should put a smoke detector up though. The one I had went mental and I had to hide it in a drawer wrapped in towels for ages before it stopped wailing, and i could throw it out.

Yeah, I did think before I was filling form in about what a bomb-site the flat was, but figured I could put it all down to b/f

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I don't want them checking my house! It's a mess. I should put a smoke detector up though. The one I had went mental and I had to hide it in a drawer wrapped in towels for ages before it stopped wailing, and i could throw it out.

Do you have a fire extinguisher or blanket?

 

[bigfire]

These new alarms dont go off so easiely. They are more finely tuned so are not set off by foods over cooking.

Wouldnt worry about spring cleaning before they come round, worse would have been seen i can tell ya.

 

[quimcunx]

These new alarms dont go off so easiely. They are more finely tuned so are not set off by foods over cooking.

I hope so. I swear the cat used to set off mum and dad's.

And it wasn't smoke that set it off. It was one that you plug into a light socket. And as soon as it was charged it just went off and the 'stored leccie' meant detaching it didn't help any...

 

[editor]

I know they do that anyway, but they're offering people a smoke detector with a 10-year battery life and a fire safey inspection. Just fill in your details and they'll visit.

What form? Where?!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

What form? Where?!

They were opposite the tube station this morning

 

[bigfire]

These new alarms dont go off so easiely. They are more finely tuned so are not set off by foods over cooking.

Wouldnt worry about spring cleaning before they come round, worse would have been seen i can tell ya.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

These new alarms dont go off so easiely. They are more finely tuned so are not set off by foods over cooking.

Wouldnt worry about spring cleaning before they come round, worse would have been seen i can tell ya.

You said that an hour ago

 

[bigfire]

These new alarms dont go off so easiely. They are more finely tuned so are not set off by foods over cooking.

Wouldnt worry about spring cleaning before they come round, worse would have been seen i can tell ya.

 

[rennie]

These new alarms dont go off so easiely. They are more finely tuned so are not set off by foods over cooking.

Wouldnt worry about spring cleaning before they come round, worse would have been seen i can tell ya.

And again!

 

[Kanda]

Someone was giving away Stubbi's outside the Tube too

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Someone was giving away Stubbi's outside the Tube too

I saw someone giving something in little plastic bags away but I didn't manage to get any.

What are Stubbis?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

And again!

maybe he works for the company that supplies them

 

[Bob]

maybe he works for the company that supplies them

Out of a four post record - three are identical.

 

[bigfire]

err...Sorry bout that. Posted on a mobi so fcuk knows why that happened,

 

[quimcunx]

well I think you got your point across.

 

[bigfire]

im the one of em that would have to come round and stick em up so i aint that keen !
But really it is a good idea , dont cost nowt and you'll get a couple of alarms stuck up & briefed up on home fire safety from the local station. All the info is on the london fire brigade site.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

im the one of em that would have to come round and stick em up so i aint that keen !
But really it is a good idea , dont cost nowt and you'll get a couple of alarms stuck up & briefed up on home fire safety from the local station. All the info is on the london fire brigade site.

are you a fireman?

Papingo might change her mind about letting you in

 

[bigfire]

yes. Hence rather un original username.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

yes. Hence rather un original username.

Firemen must be rich to be posting on the internet through their mobile

 

[bigfire]

yep, its all them jobs we have.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

yep, its all them jobs we have.

and I'm sure you do a wonderful job.

Now, are you going to go and install Papingo's smoke detector?

 

[bigfire]

If she gives the number a call & books an appointment then it won't only be me turning up but a whole truck load of us, no pun.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

If she gives the number a call & books an appointment then it won't only be me turning up but a whole truck load of us, no pun.

She's being unusually quiet. I wonder if she's cleaning her house for you?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Just got a letter from them stating words to the effect that they got such a good response, there's a bit of a delay in contacting everyone

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I've just had 3 lovely firemen come round and put a 10-year smoke detector in. These ones are much handier as you can just turn them off with a mob/broom/big stick if they go off unnecessarily rather than having to dig ladders out and take battery out.

Also had a quick butcher's round flat to check what type of plugs/adaptors we have in and a quick questionnaire and basic advice.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

im the one of em that would have to come round and stick em up so i aint that keen !

Did you come round to my b/f's flat today?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Oh, here's the number if you want them to come and give your flat/house the once over: 0800 028 44 28