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What time do you go to bed at !

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JAMESMARSH1980
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What time do you go to bed at !

Post by JAMESMARSH1980 »

Its my first day at a 4am start, only doing it for a bit of overtime, but I'm having a beer and just wondered what time everyone goes to bed at !!! I'm clock watching but dont feel tired, am I gonna regret it in the morning !!!!
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Post by rhino49 »

I can't sleep more than 4 hours and like to go out occasionally during the week so I have a couple of hours in the afternoon if I've nothing else to do and then off to bed at night between 11 and 12 to get up at 04:00 for a 05:00 start. Have a nice fresh brewed coffee - read RMC updates and have a shower - then off work feeling wide awake. Only takes me 8 minutes to cycle to the office but I could never get up at say 04:30 and arrive like a dogs bed.
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Post by DGP1 »

I usually go to bed around 11-11.30 to get up at around 4.15 :dance :dance :dance :dance Image
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JAMESMARSH1980
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Post by JAMESMARSH1980 »

I think 11.30 sounds good 2 me, got 2 rounds 2 do as well 2morrow, I hope its a usual light saturday !!
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Post by Stormproof »

I normally go to sleep about 11.30 (pm that is) get up at 4, have to meet the crew bus at 4.30 for a lift in (another thing that will soon be cut to save money). If i'm lucky may get an hours nap in afternoon. I'm off to my pit in a minute, its been a very very long day.
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kiscas
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Post by kiscas »

i usually go to bed at 10.00 pm and fall asleep with the tv on around 10.30 ish up at 4.15 to go to work.
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Post by johnnyp »

Work days no later then 10.00,get up at 3.40 :sad:
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Post by i love mail sort »

with 6:15 starts coming up for us, i wont go to bed till 12.
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Post by doveston »

k66yla wrote:I normally go to sleep about 11.30 (pm that is) get up at 4, have to meet the crew bus at 4.30 for a lift in (another thing that will soon be cut to save money). If i'm lucky may get an hours nap in afternoon. I'm off to my pit in a minute, its been a very very long day.
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btw i goes to bed at eleven
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Post by bigsharkboy »

i should go to bed round 10.30 but been going to bed lately round 11.00-11.30 wake up at 4.30 press snooze twice get up about 4.50 leave house bout 5.15 for a 5.30 start

by the end of the week i usually need a nap on the sofa in the afternoon
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JAMESMARSH1980
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Post by JAMESMARSH1980 »

Well I've decided now, even though its a saturday tomorrow and footy season starting I'm gonna stay up till the beers gone out of my fridge and wake up with a killer hangover, walk so slow on my 2 and a half rounds and get all docket I can for it, was looking forward to my day off but got a right kick in the knackers when I was told we were'nt striking so lets take them for all I can !!
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Post by staffordtigers »

I usually go bed about midnight. Supposed to start at 5am. My 1st alarm on my mobile goes off at 4am then got another 5 alarms ( 4 on phone the other main clock) going off till 0445 till Guns & Roses - Sweet Child of Mine goes off. The intro does my Mrs head in, but most days that alarms goes off on way to work. Over 11 years service and now getting used to 4 & 1/2 hrs kip
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Post by POSTMAN »

Around 12ish for a suppose 5 get up,which usually means 5-30ish and then a rush for a 5-45 start,office only couple of mins down the road.
And if there is an early postie that DOES NOT fall asleep in an arm chair if he's given 5 mins alone then he is a lieing basket! :Very Happy

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Post by pinstripe »

I go to bed about 10.00pm, I need 6 hours a day. If I can get the same at night, I'm happy. Postman's right by the way, 5 mins sitting on the sofa and I'm out like a light.