Q . My wife and I were woken up by a car alarm very early one morning recently. It seemed like it went on and off for more than an hour. This happens regularly downtown where we live. I know there is ...

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Q: I live in the front unit of an apartment complex. This morning I had a very important presentation to give my supervisors and I was unable to get any sleep last night due to a car alarm. The car ...

"A burglar alarm combines in its person all that is objectionable about a fire, a riot, and a harem, and at the same time has none of the compensating advantages." So wrote Mark Twain in 1882. More ...