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| Alarm clock removed from family's home after 14 years of daily beeping | Alarm clock removed from family's home after 14 years of daily beeping |
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| A heating contractor this week removed a beeping alarm clock that had been inside a wall vent in a Pennsylvania family’s home for nearly 14 years. | A heating contractor this week removed a beeping alarm clock that had been inside a wall vent in a Pennsylvania family’s home for nearly 14 years. |
| The homeowner, Jerry Lynn, told a local television station, KDKA, that in September 2004 he tied the battery-operated clock to a string and lowered it inside the wall, so the beeping alarm would indicate the spot he needed to drill for a TV cable. | The homeowner, Jerry Lynn, told a local television station, KDKA, that in September 2004 he tied the battery-operated clock to a string and lowered it inside the wall, so the beeping alarm would indicate the spot he needed to drill for a TV cable. |
| But the clock fell off the string. Over the years, it beeped at 6.50pm or 7.50pm each day, depending on whether Daylight Savings Time was in place. | But the clock fell off the string. Over the years, it beeped at 6.50pm or 7.50pm each day, depending on whether Daylight Savings Time was in place. |
| Keith Andreen and Dawn Michelucci of Low-Cost Heating and Air Conditioning saw the story on KDKA-TV last month, so they went to the Ross Township home to investigate. They removed the clock through a garage vent. | Keith Andreen and Dawn Michelucci of Low-Cost Heating and Air Conditioning saw the story on KDKA-TV last month, so they went to the Ross Township home to investigate. They removed the clock through a garage vent. |
| A corroded battery was still powering the clock. | A corroded battery was still powering the clock. |
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