JamesP_81 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 3 hours ago, BFTD said: My son does this. Alarm starts at 5am, and goes off and on constantly until about five minutes before he leaves the house at 8am, then there's a flurry of activity before leaving the house late, complaining about being tired. Discussions about why this is a terrible idea don't seem to have yielded any results. This is mental behaviour. These people need to be put on a couple of months of 3am starts , will knock that habit right out of them ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I use the snooze but two hours before is mental. I usually hit the snooze twice at 8 minutes each. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 This is mental behaviour. These people need to be put on a couple of months of 3am starts , will knock that habit right out of them ! Not sure he'd appreciate the alarm at 1am instead. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Id always juat assumed the snooze button was some sort of quirk, like it HAS to be on there or you cant call it an alarm clock. Not for one second did I ever think its use was commonplace among functioning adults, far less folk who share a bed, but not a getting up time with someone else. Cant think of anything more selfish than denying sleep..... Genuinely, someone waking me out a sleep for no good reason has been my peak heads gone kryptonite basically all my life. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tourette Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I only use the snooze if I don’t really have to get up, like on a weekend or a day off. To get up for work, I’d always assumed the correct procedure is to set the alarm for when you want to get up, and get up when the alarm goes off, thus ensuring the maximum amount of unbroken sleep. Maybe I’m missing something? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FK1Bairn Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Mr Tourette said: I only use the snooze if I don’t really have to get up, like on a weekend or a day off. Switch the alarm off in that case? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Snooze is handy on those mornings when your mind is wrenched from sleep by the alarm and you require five or ten minutes for your brain to come to terms with reality again, and how to control the fleshy mass it's embedded within. Attempting to jump straight out of bed on those days would likely result in me crashing face-first onto the floor. Anything other than that is mental behaviour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I have tried for a long time to get up without using the snooze button but my brain just does not let me. I’m woken by the alarm and the shocked state of being awoken that way needs some adjustment time or you feel absolutely appalling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arabdownunder Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Buying new curtains. "Do you prefer the charcoal or the grey?" Apparently "they look just the fucking same to me" is not the correct answer, 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Arabdownunder said: Buying new curtains. "Do you prefer the charcoal or the grey?" Apparently "they look just the fucking same to me" is not the correct answer, 100% this 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 I bought one of they funcy Philips alarm clocks a couple of years back. Absolute game changer and, believe it or not, worth every penny of the 150 notes I spent on it. A light comes on half an hour before I'm due to get up and gradually gets brighter. It means that when the alarm sounds (gentle music that gets louder) there's no "from sleep untimely ripped" feeling so I generally wake up in a much better mood. I do spend an hour snoozing the fucker though because my room is cold and there's no risk of gbh from a nearby significant other . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 I bought one of they funcy Philips alarm clocks a couple of years back. Absolute game changer and, believe it or not, worth every penny of the 150 notes I spent on it. A light comes on half an hour before I'm due to get up and gradually gets brighter. It means that when the alarm sounds (gentle music that gets louder) there's no "from sleep untimely ripped" feeling so I generally wake up in a much better mood. I do spend an hour snoozing the fucker though because my room is cold and there's no risk of gbh from a nearby significant other [emoji3526]. Is this the one? Sounds worth a try.Although it has to be said that it looks like some sort of robo-fanny sex contraption [emoji1] 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Cowards. I use this as an alarm with my phone as far away from my sleeping position as possible: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 46 minutes ago, velo army said: I bought one of they funcy Philips alarm clocks a couple of years back. Absolute game changer and, believe it or not, worth every penny of the 150 notes I spent on it. A light comes on half an hour before I'm due to get up and gradually gets brighter. It means that when the alarm sounds (gentle music that gets louder) there's no "from sleep untimely ripped" feeling so I generally wake up in a much better mood. I do spend an hour snoozing the fucker though because my room is cold and there's no risk of gbh from a nearby significant other . £120 on Amazon the noo. They saw you coming, m9. I'd imagine there's probably a phone app that does something similar, but if it works for you, well done. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 £120 on Amazon the noo. They saw you coming, m9. I'd imagine there's probably a phone app that does something similar, but if it works for you, well done.Phone next to the bed? F*ck right off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, throbber said: More peaceful than what I get woken up by most mornings tbf. You should get her some charcoal tablets for that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Gordopolis said: Phone next to the bed? F*ck right off. How come? That's my alarm clock. Stick it on mute for anything else. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, BFTD said: £120 on Amazon the noo. They saw you coming, m9. I'd imagine there's probably a phone app that does something similar, but if it works for you, well done. Aye I Cannae mind how much it was, and I'm with Gordo on this. My phone is in the living room when I'm in bed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 11 minutes ago, velo army said: Aye I Cannae mind how much it was, and I'm with Gordo on this. My phone is in the living room when I'm in bed. Any particular reason why? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 For me, leaving the phone downstairs breaks the mental connection with all the usual daytime thoughts. Lamp, kindle and that's it for me.Also means you don't instantly start looking at updates and messages as soon as you wake up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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