At the wake, a woman told her priest that ever since she was
a child, she and her father had discussed life after death. They
had agreed that whoever went first would try to contact the
other. They had discussed it again only 2 weeks before his death.
He died in her home, and a few hours later, the smoke alarm in
her garage went off. She had lived there for 28 years and it had
never gone off before. She didn't know how to stop it and had to
call the security company.
The next morning, the smoke alarm went off again and the reason
finally dawned on her. She said aloud, "OK Dad, I missed the
signal yesterday, but I've got it now. Thanks for letting me know
that you are safe on the other side. Now, turn the darn thing
off so I don't have to call the security company again."
And it went off.
She immediately called her priest to relay the good news.
His response, "Dear, if every time your father sends you a message,
he sets off the smoke alarm, just where do you think he's
calling from ?"