I don’t understand smoke detectors. At 1:57am, I awoke to the dreaded chirp. I fumbled around upstairs and found the offending device. Not having a 9V battery handy, I couldn’t change the stupid thing. So I got up and did a little work, and went back to sleep around 5.

Got up at 7:30, showered, and went to the coffee shop for breakfast and news. Got back around 9, and…nothing.

No chirping. No sound. Nothing.

What in the actual hell?