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hunter

(40,926 posts)
80. I'm intolerant of being woken up for anything.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 04:07 PM
Thursday

When my children were young I'd wake up for them.

I'd also wake up instantly when I was on-call doing logistics for emergency blood and organ transportation. Lives were literally at stake.

Major earthquakes have woken me. And please wake me up if the house is on fire.

I've been woken up twice by hotel fire alarms, rushing out to the parking lot in whatever clothes were handy. (Never forget your shoes!) Neither fire was serious. The greatest inconvenience to me was that there was no warm food for the free morning breakfast.

My most horrible waking ups were when I was young and staying with friends in a motel. I woke up to the sound of my girlfriend's girlfriend screaming and cops in our room. It turned out to be that city's way of telling us we were not welcome in their town. Another time I was sleeping in my car and the police yanked me out and shoved me to the ground before I was fully awake.

If he dies, meh. Vance will simply replace the meat puppet. Don't wake me up, I'll read about it in the morning.


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GLOBAL Karma13612 Friday #93
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Nah. GoCubsGo Thursday #7
I haven't slept well Karma13612 Friday #94
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The fireworks will wake me up. sop Thursday #9
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No. LisaL Thursday #12
I think we will all... lame54 Thursday #13
I'll wake up right away on account of all the party noise outside. Ocelot II Thursday #14
If and when that happens.... LogDog75 Thursday #17
Absolutely! sinkingfeeling Thursday #18
Of course! MustLoveBeagles Thursday #19
Yes! dlilafae Thursday #21
I think the horns honking, the fireworks, the Buddyzbuddy Thursday #22
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Yes! So I can do my Happy Dance! Joinfortmill Thursday #46
of corpse Tetrachloride Thursday #47
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Think about the cultists not having their urine-coloured idol to niyad Thursday #69
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I think the fireworks and people celebrating Emile Thursday #50
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Y E S !!!!! Y E S !!!!! liberalla Thursday #72
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Absof'inglutely Chicagogrl1 Thursday #81
Yes, please. nt LAS14 Thursday #82
Please don't. jmowreader Thursday #83
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Yes! I've got fireworks to shoot off! John Farmer Thursday #87
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There might be a 3 day delay on that reaction Ruby the Liberal Friday #98
A most excellent point. niyad Friday #104
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