When we lived in the desert, the house would rather unforgiveingly yammer at us. "You left the bedroom sliding glass door open a crack!" BEEP BEEP BEEP "A child could escape and drown!" BEEP BEEP BEEP
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or the ever popular
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"Smoke Alarm Battery [BEEP] is going dead. You need [BEEP] to replace it soon. Because [BEEP] even though [BEEP] it is [BEEP] attached to [BEEP] the circuit[BEEP], what if [BEEP] the power [BEEP] is cut [ BEEP].[BEEP].[BEEP]
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The condo here isn't as insistent, but it yammers on anyway.
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Coffee is done (beep beep beep)
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Oven is preheated (beep beep)
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Freezer door was left open (beep) i'll wait while you search (beep) you're getting warmer (beep)
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Microwave is done (beep) really i'm done, did you forget me, never mind I'll wait. I can't wait (beep beep beep).
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Setting the timer on the oven is a crescendo of beeps until it starts and they is quiet until the beep ends.
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The alarm clock buzzes, the Tivo boops, the dog barks when the door is knocked. And we live 37 stories up where it should be quiet.
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Odd....