Dear Baby Boomers - how did you survive?
When I say things like - "I remember when we didn't have..." it is usually followed by "remote controls" or "microwaves" or "computers".
In my mind, these things seem pretty drastic. A world without computers? eek! But even in college, I remember having to go to the computer lab to type papers and check my email account (which was VERY primitive). And I remember where I was and what I was doing when Dad brought in our first microwave and remote control (only two buttons - channel up and power - if you missed the channel you had to keep on going until it scrolled back around)
So I'm not spoiled, right?
Wrong.
I have a bedside travel alarm clock that I've been using for more than 10 years. The alarm still works but the lighted display has finally gone out and you can't see what time it is. As I was strolling through WalMart yesterday I noticed the alarm clock aisle. I saw a cute little alarm called the "Baby Ben". It's an old-school wind up alarm with a loud ringer. Knowing that I'm a snooze button junkie, I thought it would be good for me to get this type of alarm so I would get up the FIRST time and not have a snooze option. And it's a wind up - so never have to worry about batteries - horray! And...it's pretty. Nice face and silver casing to set by the bed.
So I got it home and started reading the directions. I set the time - Set the alarm - and wound it up. And then I read...."clock will keep accurate time for 24 hours before having to be rewound".
What?
Are you serious?
I have to wind it EVERY day?
Okay, fine. I can handle that. It'll just become part of my bedtime routine - no big deal.
Bedtime rolls around. I set my new alarm - get snuggly and try to sleep. But....wait. What is that sound?
tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick
Uh - uh. No way. Not listening to that.
Scrambled out of bed, boxed the thing up and hid it in the bottom of my closet to muffle the noise.
It's going back to WalMart today in exchange for something with batteries.
4 comments:
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! Very funny post! :-)
One of our ornaments on our tree is Santa holding a floppy disc with his naughty and nice lists on it. Clayton looked at that and said, "NOONE is going to know what this is in another 10 years."
A cassette tape. Andrew saw one a year or so ago and asked what it was...
Good luck with finding a non-ticking alarm clock :-)
Don't be in such a hurry. Give it a few days, the tick tick tick will become incoxicating. You won't be able to sleep without it.
lcr
I beg to disagree with your father. If I had a million years to "get used to" a repetitive sound I would probably go insane first.
Go digital. Yay progress.
I think you'd get used to it. Our kitchen clock ticks loudly, and I only notice it every once in a while. When I do, I realize how very loud it is. But I hardly ever notice it any more.
...and if you ever have insomnia, you can force yourself to lie still and count the ticks...
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