@LadyShadow - When those fire detectors start beeping, it is such a pain! I'm glad at least I can reach all of ours with a chair. It's good to hear you sounding more positive.

@Nammu - I'm so sorry about the smoke in the air. There is often bad air quality here because I live so close to chemical plants. Later this week we are apparently having Saharan dust blow in to create haze and worse air quality.