Mr Penry's cure for insomnia.....

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Mr Penry's cure for insomnia.....

by tylluanpenry @ Monday, 15. Sep, 2008 – 09:02:00

I have occasionally mentioned that Mr Penry suffers from insomnia. When he can't sleep however, neither can I... it's like trying to sleep on a trampoline. So when he announced he thought he'd found a cure for his sleepless nights I was prepared to go along with it. Silly me....

His 'cure' involves moving an ageing clock into the bedroom and fixing it to the wardrobe. This now gives a hollow, sepulchral tick tock sound. It reminds me of a giant walking on sandpaper.

So now Mr Penry is sleeping like a baby while I keep getting woken up by dreams of giants, machine guns and spooky footsteps on wide stone floors.

In fairness, he's offered to remove the clock, but it seems to be working for him, so I don't have the heart!
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- la_spice
- Monday, 15. Sep, 2008 @ 09:07:05
Let's hope it doesn't chime every hour on the hour!!!

I've just thought of an idea - get him a smaller clock with a similar sound and make him wear a balaclava to hold it in place next to his ear!

* quickly phones the patent office *
- - tylluanpenry
  - Monday, 15. Sep, 2008 @ 22:01:17
  Now that's a great idea! Actually this clock has one of the most piercing alarms ever made... it's called a postman's clock and was designed to stop him from oversleeping. So far Mr Penry and I have an agreement - he can have his clock but no bloody alarm!
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- skip2468
- Monday, 15. Sep, 2008 @ 10:28:01
We solved our nocturnal problem with two minor changes. Firstly single beds and now separate rooms. Works like a charm.
- - tylluanpenry
  - Monday, 15. Sep, 2008 @ 22:02:46
  That's a tad drastic for us at the moment. We'd never be able to sleep apart.
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- Doralene
- Monday, 15. Sep, 2008 @ 10:34:27
How unusual... I've heard that white noise can lull a person off to sleep, but I didn't think the tick tock of an old clock was white noise.
- - tylluanpenry
  - Monday, 15. Sep, 2008 @ 22:03:32
  No, I don't think it's white noise either. The thing is that now he can get off to sleep but I can't!
  - - Doralene
    - Saturday, 20. Sep, 2008 @ 09:54:09
    Don't think I would be able to either; I had a little clock sitting on my scrapbooking desk in my bedroom which is now hiding it's shame in my bedside draw because it's tick was driving me mad at night
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- trintrin1x
- Monday, 15. Sep, 2008 @ 10:41:37
I quite like the noice of a clock to go to sleep by but not too loud xx
- - tylluanpenry
  - Monday, 15. Sep, 2008 @ 22:04:17
  Putting our clock on the wardrobe has certainly magnified the sound. It's positively sepulchral now!
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- miramaze
- Monday, 15. Sep, 2008 @ 11:27:57
LOL well.. it's creative

Might I suggest you lie on the edge of the bed ?... you will soon drop off

*scarpers *

XX
- - tylluanpenry
  - Monday, 15. Sep, 2008 @ 22:04:52
  Great idea Mira - must try it tonight!
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- lostjohnny
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- Monday, 15. Sep, 2008 @ 16:20:51
Perhaps the sount of the clock is like his mothers hearbeat in the womb?
- - tylluanpenry
  - Monday, 15. Sep, 2008 @ 22:05:25
  That's exactly what Mr Penry says! There must be something in that idea!
  - - lostjohnny
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    - Monday, 15. Sep, 2008 @ 22:09:38
    I used to do a similar thing to settle puppies an old tick tock alarm under the blanket!
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- deleted user (Visitor)
- Monday, 15. Sep, 2008 @ 18:39:28
That's sweet of you! Maybe you could use ear plugs?
- - tylluanpenry
  - Monday, 15. Sep, 2008 @ 22:06:07
  Good point - I think ear plugs may well be necessary soon!
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- adamantixx
- http://trifledreamz.blogspot.com
- Monday, 15. Sep, 2008 @ 22:34:29
good luck with solving that one!
- - tylluanpenry
  - Thursday, 18. Sep, 2008 @ 17:57:38
  Thanks, I'm still working on it!
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- WildWitch
- Sunday, 21. Sep, 2008 @ 15:41:02
Maybe you would like the cuckoo clock my mother bought me for my 40th birthday. I have to remember to switch it on when she visits lol.
- - tylluanpenry
  - Sunday, 21. Sep, 2008 @ 20:30:02
  We have a cuckoo clock too.... it's very old, wheezes a lot, and the little bird doesn't so much say 'cuckoo' as 'aaaaah'. I think it's a bit depressed, personally!
  - - WildWitch
    - Sunday, 21. Sep, 2008 @ 21:40:39
    My cuckoo must be hyperactive then. It goes through weird times where it just wont stop cuckooing, even if its only 4 o'clock it insists its 12. Kids think its funny, i personaly want to superglue the little door up lol.
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