A different alarm clock

Country Bumpkin · #21 11/03/10, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Haven

Just do what I do and use your cell phone alarm. You can scroll through the ring tones and pick a tone for the alarm that doesnt sound like screeching nails on a chalkboard.

I now do this as well & I can honestly say my cell has a greater chance of never meeting my wall up close & personal....unlike my dh's alarm clock that gives me a coronary every time it goes off

Patt · #22 11/03/10, 09:44 AM

I can't imagine needing an alarm clock! The cats start dive bombing the bed at 7:00 for their breakfast, if that doesn't get us it's followed by the rooster crowing, the guineas screeching, the geese honking and the goats hollering.

If you are going to wire something I recommend a goat over a lamb, they are way louder.....

Helena · #23 11/03/10, 11:12 AM

What a wonderful way to be woke up in the morning..with a child saying..Mommy...

ErinP · #24 11/03/10, 11:39 AM

Like Haven, we've been using the alarm in DH's phone, lately.
His has a dedicated "Alarm Clock" though. It's not just a ring tone.

First it vibrates (which is a buzz against the nightstand it's on) then it's adds a chipper, little musical ring. Then the light flashes intermittently. All the while, everything is slowly getting louder and louder.

I envy those of you who get to start your day at 7 or later!!
Our alarm goes off at 5:45 and it's hard to get moving this time of year since the sun isn't up yet.

Eyes Wide Open · #25 11/03/10, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by JuliaAnn

One of my brothers has a siamese cat that gently pokes him in the face with her paw every morning until he gets up. I saw it once, it was hilarious. She would poke, poke...then sit and watch him intently. He wouldn't budge. So she would poke, poke....pokepokepokepoke until he opended his eyes.

We had a siamese cat too (lived to be 22 years old). He was not a reliable alarm clock, but if the food dish was empty or if he wanted to go out, he would sit next to your head and STARE AT YOU REALLY HARD.

My husband is HARD sleeper, if I want to wake him up I practically have to pound him, but this cat could wake him up. Blinking your eyes open to find a cat in your face is a startling way to wake up!

Trisha in WA · #26 11/03/10, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JuliaAnn

One of my brothers has a siamese cat that gently pokes him in the face with her paw every morning until he gets up. I saw it once, it was hilarious. She would poke, poke...then sit and watch him intently. He wouldn't budge. So she would poke, poke....pokepokepokepoke until he opended his eyes.

OMG!!! ROFLMAO!!!!!! That is hysterical! Makes me miss my cat, but he didn't do that. Dang that's funny!

meanwhile · #27 11/03/10, 10:37 PM

My alarm clock is a dog named Jenna and a flock of wild turkey. The turkey march through the yard about 6:15 AM which makes Jenna really mad (she is locked with her sister Dog in the Barn side yard at night) and so she barks like crazy.....and wakes me up! The turkey are really good at keeping time since it is 6:15 on the dot each morning lately.

When the turkey decide to change their march to the back side of the house, I just open the curtains in the bedroom windows, and the sun wakes me up.