The Security Died

(My cousins and I are at my grandparents’ house, following my Grandad’s funeral. We set the alarm off, and are unable to put the code in quickly enough, so the alarm company calls.)

Cousin: “Hello?”

Alarm Company: “Hello, we’ve been notified that there’s an alarm going off at [Address], and were calling to speak to [Grandfather].”

Cousin: “Oh. Well… he’s dead, actually.”

Alarm Company: “Oh. So who am I speaking with?”

Cousin: “One of his grandchildren.”

Alarm Company: “And everything is okay there?”

Cousin: “Oh, yes. We just set the alarm off accidentally, but we’re fine.

Alarm Company: “Okay, great! Thanks!”

(The alarm company hung up without asking for any kind of identification. Thank goodness it really was just us in the house and not a burglar, because they didn’t ask for any identifying information at all!)