Discussion»Questions»Human Behavior» What was the most recent planned event you missed because you got out of bed too late? I should have left home at 6 am today but did not.
I can't remember missing anything because of getting up too late, other than a few mornings in my working life turning the alarm off and then thinking I would lie there just a few more minutes.....nine-o'clock the phone ringing with a where are you? I rarely use the alarm these days but when I do I often turn off the alarm but know I might fall asleep as I lie there. I have a nice SS timer by the bed that I can easily set for 1-60 minutes. Perfect.
As a young sailor, I missed a mid-watch at a Naval base because I forgot to set my alarm. That was fifty years ago and I never did it again. I got eight hours extra duty.
I got a bit of a chewing from the ship's Captain, when, during a gunnery exercise, when we (Combat information center), lost the orange barrels we used for targets. When the drill was over, we shut down. Oops.