Thanks for the smoke tips Phred. Unfortunately there's no way to close off my bedroom, as it's an older apartment and my room is actually a "living room" that was converted. It has an archway that leads to what used to be the dining room (now the livingroom). Are you confused yet???

My landlord called me this morning. He's going to talk to the SOB and his roommate, Dave, together, in person.

Zef said that he thinks the reason WHY the alarms didn't go off was because he has the kind of system where if any one of the alarms in any of the apartments is disconnected, it affects the entire system. Which means the SOB disconnect his!!!!

I told Zef that means I am at the mercy of this jerk! He told me not to worry, that he was going to take care of the problem.

I have tart burners going in each room which is taking care of the smoke smell.

I had nightmares last night about this place going up in flames. Back in CT when I was growing up, we had a fire in our house. The smoke smell is something you NEVER forget. I wonder if that had something to do with my dreams???