Here's to the Smoke Sniffer
The silent protector
The thankless job you do
Oh smoke detector
This tune goes out to you
Perched high above the room
In a corner unseen
The sentry of fiery doom
You're a master at blending in
I would forget you before long
If not for your unrelenting beep
With batteries almost gone
Your sole cry for upkeep
An act I undertake almost never
On the step ladder I rise
I open your cover
And gathered dust inundates my eyes
Am I an archaeologist?
No.
Yet I am still subjected to particle waste
Smothering my nose as about my job I go
Yes I sometimes scream
Your name in vain
When the pot lets off a little too much steam
And your warning shot causes human ears pain
But you have saved lives a many
And more to come for sure
Here's some appreciation instead of a penny
You're the one acquaintance who can't be shown the door
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The thankless job you do
Oh smoke detector
This tune goes out to you
Perched high above the room
In a corner unseen
The sentry of fiery doom
You're a master at blending in
I would forget you before long
If not for your unrelenting beep
With batteries almost gone
Your sole cry for upkeep
An act I undertake almost never
On the step ladder I rise
I open your cover
And gathered dust inundates my eyes
Am I an archaeologist?
No.
Yet I am still subjected to particle waste
Smothering my nose as about my job I go
Yes I sometimes scream
Your name in vain
When the pot lets off a little too much steam
And your warning shot causes human ears pain
But you have saved lives a many
And more to come for sure
Here's some appreciation instead of a penny
You're the one acquaintance who can't be shown the door
Comments welcome...
Send this post to a friend!
Read the Novels by Chetan Davé click here
Copyright 2006 by Chetan Davé ©, All Rights Reserved.
posted by UltimateWriter at 8:27 AM
3 Comments:
Oh if I had a nickel for every time I had to slam one of those off the wall while cooking.... a friend of mine knows when her dinner is "done" by the sounding of the smoke detector!
However, a great little trick another friend taught me: when you smoke detector sounds off while cooking, keep something like a big piece of cardboard handy. When the smoke alarm sounds, walk over to it and calmly fan it in broad, even sweeps. The smoke detector will go silent in a few seconds one the smoke/steam is clear from the interior.
What about the poor carbon monoxide detector? No ode to him? No THAT is a thankless job. He doesn't even get beat up as much as a smoke detector.
jlb: never knew that, thanks!
oilf: you can do the cm detector post
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