Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Security system

We had ADT come out a couple months after we bought our house because Ryan felt better about having an alarm system when he traveled.  It isn't my favorite and I didn't feel it was necessary, but we found out last night how well it works!
We have a remote control that turns it on and off, as well as having a panic button that dials 911 immediately.  We keep one of the remotes in our room, so we can turn it on late at night and off early in the morning.  Last night Ryan hit the wrong button and the alarm system was blaring.  I fall asleep in about 30 seconds, so woke up really confused.  He tried to turn it off, but was also a little out of it (he fell asleep and then realized he didn't turn it on, so that is when he hit the button).  He ended up going to the kitchen to try to get it off and when he got back to bed, he told me that he saw a police car with its lights on rounding our corner.  He thought that was pretty strange.  About 2 minutes later we had big, bright flashlights shining in our bedroom window.  Then we heard him over his radio say he saw two individuals in the window (which was us), so I asked him if he needed something and he asked someone to come to the door.  Ryan explained he hit the wrong button and away they went.  I guess ADT called his cell phone before they dispatched the police, but it was on vibrate, so we didn't hear it.  Pretty amazing that they were outside of our house in the time it took Ryan to get to the kitchen and turn off the alarm!!!
It took awhile for me to fall back asleep and I couldn't stop laughing at Ryan not realizing he was the reason the police were driving by.  An interesting evening to say the least!

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