Don't Push the Red Button

I forgot to mention this little bit from my arrival back to Obaachan's on Saturday. From the lobby at Obaachan's apartment complex you have to use a keypad to call the apartment so they can unlock the door to get into the courtyard. When I did so, Mom answered the phone and said "Okay, I'll unlock it!" The door did not unlock, but rather an alarm began sounding. I heard some confused voices coming from the intercom that sounded like Obaachan telling Mom that she hit the wrong button, and the door was unlocked. The alarm continued to sound.

On the phone that connects to the lobby, there are three buttons: "Unlock," "Call Out," and a big red button that says "PUSH HARD." Naturally, Mom jammed on the only one with instructions clear enough that she could see without her glasses. "It said to push hard, so I did." I don't blame her as much as I blame the nondescript design of the phone, but it was amusing nonetheless.

I guess the alarm eventually stopped, and I imagine someone called at some point to inquire about the alarm. I am not entirely sure what happened next as I was bathing and sleeping within an hour of coming back.