My dishwasher beeps when it finishes washing. My last one didn't.
My microwave beeps when the food is finished heating and THEN beeps again to remind me if I don't take the food out of the microwave after a certain amount of minutes. Then beeps again if I still don't take it out.
My washing machine beeps when if finishes.
As the the dryer.
When I plug in my mobile phone at night (to charge up) it beeps and then, fifteen or so minutes later, it beeps again to tell me it is now fully charged. That second beep often wakes me up just after I have gone to sleep. And sometimes, for no reason at all, it just does a random beep at some stupid time like 3.00 am in the morning.
My car beeps if I open the door with the lights on. Or open the door and the key is still in the ignition. Or my bag is too heavy on the passenger seat and the car thinks my bag should put a seat belt on.
Beep
Beep
Beep
Everywhere I go I hear beeps.
So I want to leave a message after all those beeps.
Shut Up!
Ciao
LC
Linda
ReplyDeleteThe washing machine and dryer both have chime/beep setting as a reminder. Those can be turned off.
Same with the fridge.
But the fridge may be off slightly. The weight of the door should still close it.
Dishwashers beep now, because they run much quieter than before and people don't know when it is done cleaning. Phones, well you do have a choice. Lower the volume or turn it off. It should be the phone making the noise. Of course then if a call does come in, you will miss it,aka emergency calls.
I agree, less noise is better, except of course for rock and roll music!
This message brought to you by your friendly neighborhood appliance salesman.
yes. i love peace and quiet. i also love wind chimes and harps and the sound of the sea.
ReplyDeletebeeps, not so much. actually, not at all.
LOL, I love these kinds of posts. You must be one of those gifted people, you just think so differently than most. That's a good thing, by the way! I always enjoy your random observations!
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting for them to invent talking gadgets.
ReplyDelete*Oi, fuckwit, shut the door*
*The microwave meal you inserted into me because you couldn't be stuffed cooking is now ready*
The humble beep is now too boring to be noticed amongst the gaggle of beeping devices and in severe danger of being ignored...
RJ: Oh, dear, that is far too logical. I am so used to beeps now I cannot function without them!
ReplyDeleteLissy: Ah, yes, chimes, harps, sounds of the ocean. All peaceful. Beeps - definitely not.
Karen: Sometimes I have trouble shutting out unnatural sounds from my head. I end up focusing on it until it drives me up the wall. Like the dripping tap. Once I shoved a towel in the sink to absorb the water from the dripping tap.
Can't do much about the beeps.
Anna: Oh yes. Moral voices coming at you. How scary. We shall never have to raise our voices at the children to shut fridge doors, front doors. I think my alarm clock should say "Get out of bed you lazy shit" rather than the voice in my head saying it.
My last microwave used to show words saying "Enjoy your meal" each time things were finished. As if it cared.
What about the beeping in your head? What messages do all those voices in your head leave after those beeps?
ReplyDeleteJust reading this makes Cow want to take a sledgehammer to the beeping appliances.
ReplyDeleteWho's in charge here, anyway?
Moo-beep!
If I could have a new dishwasher, I certainly wouldn't mind the beep. :)
ReplyDeleteI miss you, my dear!!
*hugs*
WOW: Ha ha, the beeps in my head are there to blank out my swearing.
ReplyDeleteTopiary Cow: In charge! Well, in my house it is the dishwasher. It beeps the loudest so it must be in charge.
Catherine: Hi Miss! Well, before the dishwasher there was lots of beeping swearing as I had to wash dishes for ten months!
Nice to see you visiting.
Cow, in an odd way, likes this idea of being controlled by the strongest, beepiest household appliance.
ReplyDeleteCow is pretty sure she is controlled by her toaster.
Moo!
Topiary Cow: At work I am controlled by the coffee machine.
ReplyDeleteHere's a game for you that I've called, Beat The Beep.
ReplyDeleteWhenever you think a beep is about to penetrate the blissful silence, you shout the muckiest swear word you can think of.
You get 1 point for every word.
2 points every time you use a mucky word that you haven't used already and 5 points if you shout the word so loudly that you drown out the beep altogether.
Once you reach 69 (tut) points, you can use these points to buy yourself something fackin lovely ;)
InvisibleWoman: I don't need a pending beep to put my potty mouth to good use. Especially at work. We could have a beep jar and fill it to the top each day.
ReplyDeleteYou have done this beep game before? You could market it. Great for a big group of people.
Really? D'ya think it'd take the fuck off?
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