5 hours late because I OVERSLEPT!

[BookstoreEscapee]

When my parents were away I woke up one morning to the boycat jumping at my doorknob, and another morning to the girlcat chirping outside my door for half an hour (she sounds kinda like a pigeon).

Pablo does not work as an alarm clock...that dog'll stay in bed all day if you let him. (Kinda like me..)

[captainvegetable02]

I've never slept in by that much, but I do sleep in pretty frequently. I'm one of those I-need-my-8-hours-to-function people, but I can easily sleep 9-10 hours on a regular basis if I let myself. I really wish I could be one of those people who only needs 6 or 7 hours a night and can get by on less if necessary, but it just doesn't work for me. And I'm a VERY deep sleeper. I have to replace my alarm clock every few months because I get used to the tone and start sleeping through it even if I'm not overly tired. I've gotten pretty good at showering and getting ready in less than 15 minutes, since on any given day I'm likely to sleep in until 15 minutes before I need to leave.

[Shabo]

Our Business Management Intern Manager's alarm didnt go off today, and instead of showing up at 8am, he showed up at 1pm, then wanted to leave at 5pm.? LOL We mad him stay until we closed at 11 tonight. He said that his electricity went off during the night and his alarm was blinking. I might buy that if he was only an hour or so late, but 5 hours????

Two words: college student. Depending on what time he went to bed, he could quite easily sleep through the day. Heck, I used to get up at 3 pm on the weekends. Of course, I would have been up until 5-7 am that morning, but still.

Now I live at home again with my parents instead of at the dorms. I have 3 golden retrievers and two younger siblings. My house is awake and noisy by 9 am. And my room is right next to our giant tv with newly installed surround sound... Who needs an alarm clock for the weekend when they have family? lol. On weekdays, I'm the last person to get up (at 6:50 am!!!), and my mom usually checks to makes sure I'm out of bed on time.

[Trisnic]

I was late ONCE to my paper route by 1 hour 45 minutes because of the alarm not waking me up. We had to be there every morning at 3:30am and I got there at 5:16am. After getting there I was yelled at for 15 minutes. This was the first late in two years of going there every single night monday-sunday and never being late or missing a day. It sucks never being able to stay up past 6:30pm without feeling guilty because you aren't going to get enough sleep.

[Koliedrus]

When I had beaten the snooze buttons of one of my alarm clocks to the point of mechanical failure and came to the carpet with a reprimand in my face, I was told that the company is not responsible for my alarm clock.

Made sense.



Ignore the previous "cat alarm" advice. Kitty's are warm, cuddly and make that purring sound that just makes you want to stay right there under your cozy sheets.

If you're gonna get something that takes a dump in your house as an alarm clock, adopt an African Gray parrot that comes from a divorce.

"Bbbbrraaaak! You'll hear from my lawyer! Weeoo."


I have no personal experience with that but my brother tells me it works.


No aquarium. That's probably obvious, though.