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Taco Rubio · 11-07-2009, 02:47 AM

seriously cleaner person:

i understand you want to plug in the vacuum cleaner. could you maybe unplug the phone charger instead of the alarm clock to do so? that alarm clock doesn't blink when it's been unplugged, and i woke up at 8am ready to have a nice saturday. turns out it was 1:15am not 8am.

yes i realize i'm bitching about a cleaner unplugging an alarm clock, and many people will think 'i wish i had a cleaner' but ffs this threw my whole day off. yes, i realize on a scale of 1 to 10 this is a 1 in terms of life crisis. but it's MY 1; it's not brain science, unplug the unused charger not the goddamned alarm clock thx.

Edit: I did try to give this a clear title.

Joseph Worthington · 11-07-2009, 04:08 AM

Ummm...if the charger is unused...maybe you could unplug it as a way of showing said cleaner which outlet you'd like them to use?

**Jesse Barnett** · 11-07-2009, 08:26 AM

Teach them a lesson and press criminal charges!

Sleep theft!

Siggy · 11-07-2009, 10:06 AM

Put them in zero gravity and throw them at a wall!

Kyllie Wylie · 11-07-2009, 10:13 AM

the story reminded me of a friend of mine who called me up one day to come over and see if I could figure out why her internet was not working.
I went over to her apartment and checked out her laptop, which seemed to be working fine, just could not detect her wireless network.
I asked her where her router was and she said in her spare bedroom.
As I walked into the room I noticed a light switch on the wall, but looking up I saw no ceiling fixtures...hmmmm. I thought... switched plugs.... I threw the switch and yelled "try your internet now!" ... seconds later she yells "Wonderful you Fixed it!!!"

Turned out her cleaner had been over the day before and like many people automaticly turns off light switches when leaveing rooms....

Nephilaine Protagonist · 11-07-2009, 10:23 AM

shit like this is why i use my phone for an alarm clock.

Hypatia Callisto · 11-07-2009, 10:28 AM

yea, I am a big fan of batteries

Chantal · 11-07-2009, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nephilaine Protagonist

shit like this is why i use my phone for an alarm clock.

I did that. But now, I remember to check whether my phone is on silent.

My old phone, the alarm worked even if it was set to silent.

My new one... does not.

This, I found out recently when 6 hours away from my own time zone. I changed the time and date on my phone (already a major challenge) and set the alarm.

Woke up about five minutes before I was due in a meeting.

**Vivianne Draper** · 11-07-2009, 10:36 AM

power strip?

Edav Nomad · 11-07-2009, 11:47 AM

Get a new alarm clock but this time get one with a battery backup.

Lucifer Baphomet · 11-07-2009, 11:53 AM

It disturbs me you refer to Nether as your "cleaner".

Sansarya · 11-07-2009, 11:53 AM

P2 gets up at 5 AM to go to dialysis three days a week. He resets the alarm so I can get up at 6:30 to get the kids to school (because I could sleep through an alien invasion). Sometimes he forgets and on Saturday mornings I'm running around at 6:30 AM trying to get kids up and on the bus that's not coming.

MaxDesoto · 11-08-2009, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chantal

This, I found out recently when 6 hours away from my own time zone. I changed the time and date on my phone (already a major challenge) and set the alarm.

You have to change the time and date on your phone when you travel? My phone picks that up as soon as I turn it on in the new location, i.e. when the plane lands!! Takes less than a minute, if I'm not watching the phone I miss it.

Phoenix Psaltery · 11-08-2009, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sansarya

P2 gets up at 5 AM to go to dialysis three days a week. He resets the alarm so I can get up at 6:30 to get the kids to school (because I could sleep through an alien invasion). Sometimes he forgets and on Saturday mornings I'm running around at 6:30 AM trying to get kids up and on the bus that's not coming.

I apologized for this a dozen times, but I had to do something really special before she forgave me.

P2

Ingrid · 11-09-2009, 08:40 AM

It's hard to find good help these days.

Argent Stonecutter · 11-09-2009, 10:42 AM

The worst version of this that I'd heard of was a server that was going down at 4AM every day... when the cleaner went through and unplugged the rack so they could plug in their floor polisher.

Gigs · 11-09-2009, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taco Rubio

seriously cleaner person:

i understand you want to plug in the vacuum cleaner. could you maybe unplug the phone charger instead of the alarm clock to do so? that alarm clock doesn't blink when it's been unplugged, and i woke up at 8am ready to have a nice saturday. turns out it was 1:15am not 8am.

Wait 1:15am saturday or 1:15 am sunday?

If the latter, how the hell did you manage to sleep 25 straight hours?

Gigs · 11-09-2009, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Argent Stonecutter

The worst version of this that I'd heard of was a server that was going down at 4AM every day... when the cleaner went through and unplugged the rack so they could plug in their floor polisher.

I've heard a version of that "geek legend" where they plugged the floor polisher into a large UPS, which then tripped when the motor pulled 40 amps on startup as an inductive load.

Argent Stonecutter · 11-09-2009, 11:02 AM

Turning the whole thing up to 11...

snopes.com: Floor Polisher Hospital Deaths

11-07-2009, 02:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
Taco Rubio Senior Member folksy Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 732 My Mood: SL Join Date: 2/15/04	hey don't fucking unplug my alarm clock seriously cleaner person: i understand you want to plug in the vacuum cleaner. could you maybe unplug the phone charger instead of the alarm clock to do so? that alarm clock doesn't blink when it's been unplugged, and i woke up at 8am ready to have a nice saturday. turns out it was 1:15am not 8am. yes i realize i'm bitching about a cleaner unplugging an alarm clock, and many people will think 'i wish i had a cleaner' but ffs this threw my whole day off. yes, i realize on a scale of 1 to 10 this is a 1 in terms of life crisis. but it's MY 1; it's not brain science, unplug the unused charger not the goddamned alarm clock thx. Edit: I did try to give this a clear title.

11-07-2009, 04:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Joseph Worthington Naked Without A Cause Clothes are Overrated Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chicago, IL, USA Posts: 591 My Mood: Fishing Lalala Champion! SL Join Date: 7/23/2006 Business: Slacker and layabout.	Ummm...if the charger is unused...maybe you could unplug it as a way of showing said cleaner which outlet you'd like them to use? __________________ Do what now?

11-07-2009, 08:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jesse Barnett she, not he! SLU Supporter addicted to catnip Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South of DC Posts: 529 My Mood: SL Join Date: 5/21/2006	Teach them a lesson and press criminal charges! Sleep theft! __________________ Coffee smells like freshly ground heaven. ~Jessi Lane Adams

11-07-2009, 10:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
Siggy Now with 40% more Awesome Racin' the griefers Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,047 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 31	Put them in zero gravity and throw them at a wall! __________________ And as it was in the beginning, so too shall it be in the end. That bullshit is bullshit, it just goes by different names.

11-07-2009, 10:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
Nephilaine Protagonist is full of love. Ketchup is for winners, Ted. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Port Seraphine Posts: 596 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 99 SL Join Date: I can't remember that far back. Business: PixelDolls	shit like this is why i use my phone for an alarm clock. __________________

11-07-2009, 10:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
Hypatia Callisto is a pussy. lickin' ur status Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,724 My Mood: Blog Entries: 6	yea, I am a big fan of batteries __________________ "To begin with," said the Cat, "a dog's not mad. You grant that?" "I suppose so," said Alice. "Well, then," the Cat went on, "you see, a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry. Therefore I'm mad." "I call it purring, not growling," said Alice. "Call it what you like," said the Cat.

11-07-2009, 10:36 AM	#9 (permalink)
Vivianne Draper witly verbiage hear SLU Supporter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DC Area Posts: 4,489 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 2 SL Join Date: September 11, 2005 Blog Entries: 1	power strip? __________________ ~~~~~

11-07-2009, 11:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
Edav Nomad Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Behind You Posts: 4,321 My Mood: SL Join Date: June 12, 2003 XBOX Leaderboard: 4^th	Get a new alarm clock but this time get one with a battery backup. __________________

11-07-2009, 11:53 AM	#11 (permalink)
Lucifer Baphomet Pampers Io Zenophile Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Darkmere Posts: 12,318 My Mood: Business: Radio Free Darkmere Awards: 1	It disturbs me you refer to Nether as your "cleaner". __________________

11-07-2009, 11:53 AM	#12 (permalink)
Sansarya Koo Koo Kachoo! Feeling Octoberish Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rosebud Posts: 1,516 My Mood: SL Join Date: April 2005 Blog Entries: 2	P2 gets up at 5 AM to go to dialysis three days a week. He resets the alarm so I can get up at 6:30 to get the kids to school (because I could sleep through an alien invasion). Sometimes he forgets and on Saturday mornings I'm running around at 6:30 AM trying to get kids up and on the bus that's not coming. __________________

11-09-2009, 08:40 AM	#15 (permalink)
Ingrid archived Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,098 SLShopper Ads: 7 Awards: 1	It's hard to find good help these days. __________________ "You know how this thread is going to end? I'll tell you how it's gonna end. It's going to end well." - Aimee Weber

11-09-2009, 10:42 AM	#16 (permalink)
Argent Stonecutter Emergency Mustelid Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,073	The worst version of this that I'd heard of was a server that was going down at 4AM every day... when the cleaner went through and unplugged the rack so they could plug in their floor polisher.

11-09-2009, 11:02 AM	#19 (permalink)
Argent Stonecutter Emergency Mustelid Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,073	Turning the whole thing up to 11... snopes.com: Floor Polisher Hospital Deaths

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