person A: I moved into this new house and was woken up with this horrible screeching noise in the middle of the night.
person B: Terrifying! What was it?
person A: It turned out to be the sump pump_comma_ I guess it was old. But yes_comma_ it scared the daylights out of me!
person B: Oh good. I bet!  I wouldn't have been able to go back to sleep after that!  Do you have to replace the pump?
person A: I did_comma_ yeah. It was actually still in working condition but I couldn't stand the sound and I'm a light sleeper. No more scary noises at 3am!