Note to Self

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When staying in a hotel with an unfamiliar alarm clock and up late enough/tired enough that you decide to change the alarm time, it is a good idea to double and triple check that the little AM/PM dot is indeed set to what you think it is.

That is all…

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Posted September 26th, 2006 @ 11:41 AM

5 Replies

  1. Tomas adds this Comment:

    And am I glad we don’t have the AM/PM trouble here in Europe…

    September 26th, 2006 at 1:11 pm

  2. Geof F. Morris adds this Comment:

    I am always afraid of that, because there is no standard in the alarm clock industry.

    People wonder why I love 24-hour time. :)

    September 26th, 2006 at 1:57 pm

  3. Randy adds this Comment:

    That drives me nuts. Some clocks have dots next to a mark that says “AM” or “PM” some have light-up “AM” and “PM”. It’s even worse when you get a new alarm clock and they work differently. It makes me long for 24hour time becoming standard in the USA.

    September 26th, 2006 at 6:34 pm

  4. Bob adds this Comment:

    Oh, dude, I hate when that happens. Now I always set the alarm on my cell phone when I’m in unfamiliar places. I’m sure those fancy communication devices you’re carrying around have an alarm buried in there somewhere. :-)

    There’s always the wake up call, too.

    September 26th, 2006 at 7:44 pm

  5. Peter adds this Comment:

    Ah yes, always trust your mobile so long as you change the time zones as well :)

    October 2nd, 2006 at 12:41 am

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