Am I the only insomniac on this board?

[Rank_Tyro]

It is 1:27 am, Pacific time and I can't sleep.

Sometimes this is my normal state of being..... sometimes I have a problem getting to sleep. I toss and turn for an hour or so, then I fall asleep. Sometimes after I get to sleep it is hard to remain that way, (unless I spent a few dollars down at the pub).



But tonight it's not my fault. My gf and I sleep with the windows open in order to get that nice cool delta breeze at night, rather than pay an arm a leg and a kidney for air conditioning. The girl never has a problem getting to sleep. She sleeps like a baby. Sometimes I hate her.

But again tonight, there is a problem. It's a bird. It's loud. It started yelling at me at midnight, and if the last week is any indicaion, the demonic bird thing will not shut up untill sunrise. I always thought that most birds, (besides owls and penguins) slept at night. This fuckin' thing seems to think that yelling at the moon all night is his God given duty, and he takes it seriously. I can't take it anymore........

I have a BB gun, and a friend lent me a 10 million candle power spotlight.

I am going to get that bird. My only fear is that one of the neighbors will call 911 and say something like this......"There is some mexican lookin' dude across the street with a spotlight and a rifle, and he is shooting toward my neighbors house......."

 

[texas_stang]

:rofl: :rofl: Some of us are getting ready for work

 

[DocLogic77]

I have the same problem Tyro with insomnia. It usually revolves around stress with me. Today is my first day at a new job so of course I woke up at 4:30 am and couldn't get back to sleep. It is indeed frustrating. When I need sleep the most I can't sleep. If I don't have anything to do the next day I can sleep 8-9 hours.

 

[cvm4]

Up and getting ready for work at 5:00. I could never sleep with the windows open simply because of all the noises outside.

 

[Wasch_24]

Over the last three years I have developed stress related insomnia.

It is like my brain just won't turn off...all kinds of thoughts and issues just keep running around in my head chaotically.

Most of the time it isn't an issue and I eventually fall asleep, it's just annoying...it is never so bad I decide to get out of bed.

 

[smokem94]

Over the last three years I have developed stress related insomnia.

It is like my brain just won't turn off...all kinds of thoughts and issues just keep running around in my head chaotically.

Most of the time it isn't an issue and I eventually fall asleep, it's just annoying...it is never so bad I decide to get out of bed.

I had the same problem Todd. I don't know if this is what helped, but we recently bought the Sleep Number bed and it has made a HUGE difference. I have been sleeping more sound and with less pain. Awesome bed.
I used to constantly wake up and look at the alarm to see what time it was, now I have sleeping all the way up to when the alarm goes off!

 

[Wasch_24]

Nope, our bed is the shiz-nit.

It's just work and life...you know, a mortgage, two little kids, our future, my career, etc.

The thing that seems to work best for me is any one of these three...

Lots of Sex
Herbal Medicines with Melatonin
Cigars w/Alcohol


I sure have been doing a lot of drinking, smoking, and taking alot of drugs! :rofl:



This is post 9,999 and I will not post again until I figure out what I am going to do for my contest...or at least I will try not to. lol

 

[Headbanger]

Lots of Sex
Herbal Medicines with Melatonin
Cigars w/Alcohol


I sure have been doing a lot of drinking, smoking, and taking alot of drugs! :rofl:



This is post 9,999 and I will not post again until I figure out what I am going to do for my contest...or at least I will try not to. lol

I usually here and am up past 1am EST almost nightly. So you west coast guys get to run the shop when seems a majority of are trying to sleep. Sorry that Todd is not trying more of his remedies from the first of the list.

Hurry the fk up Todd, were all waiting to congratulate you bro.

 

[smokem94]

Up and getting ready for work at 5:00. I could never sleep with the windows open simply because of all the noises outside.

Try ear plugs. I started using them when I traveled a lot and slept in hotels. They are a life saver!

 

[Black Dog]

Me, it seems like I'm always awake anymore.
I roast coffee...so I can drink coffee...so I can stay awake...so I can roast coffee...so I can drink coffee...so I can stay awake...so I can roast coffee............:bigeyes:

 

[AZsteelman]

Dude, you cracked me up! I have that picture in my mind now...you, a rifle, a bird exploding! :rofl:

 

[Rank_Tyro]

*yawn* Need sleep......

I talked to one of my neighbors, and she informed me that the Devil bird is a mockingbird. Specifically, a male Mockingbird. Most likely a bachelor.

With all due respect to Ms. Harper Lee........this bird is going DOWN.

 

[CWS]

1) Good bed
2) Lots of exercise
3) Ear plugs
4) Leave the stress at work

Ohmmmmmmmmmm

 

[tobby4]

You might be the only West Coast insomniac here... i am up pretty damn late all the time, but then again i am East Coast

 

[smokem94]

*yawn* Need sleep......

I talked to one of my neighbors, and she informed me that the Devil bird is a mockingbird. Specifically, a male Mockingbird. Most likely a bachelor.

With all due respect to Ms. Harper Lee........this bird is going DOWN.

That is TOOOOOO funny!:headroll: :headroll:

 

[tobby4]

That is freakin funny I missed that....

 

[CWS]

This will tell you how to lure the sucker in! Then :riflefire

http://www.birdsforever.com/mock.html

 

[DocLogic77]

1) Good bed
2) Lots of exercise
3) Ear plugs
4) Leave the stress at work

Ohmmmmmmmmmm

That's good advice. I can't do number 4 for some reason. I try to turn it off but I just can't seem to do it.

 

[CWS]

That's good advice. I can't do number 4 for some reason. I try to turn it off but I just can't seem to do it.

Learn.
Do tai chi, do yoga, run marathons, fish just learn to dump the stress.

When I worked on 120 Park Ave, I slept barely three hours a day max and was constantly on the move. Stress, business, and coffee kept me on my toes and at the top of my game. Booze helped slow things down but not much. At 40, the doctor gave me three to five years before I dropped dead. Screw it. Life's too short. Too many great cigars, place to see, people to meet.
Learn and practice till you can leave it at work.

 

[Rank_Tyro]

Update on the bird....

The Devil bird is outside, screaming at the top of it's lungs. I made one assault on the bird, but it was obviously a good tactician. The bird stationed itself in a tree next to my neighbors window, so the odds of collateral damage were pretty high. Normally this would not stop me, but this particular neighbor happens to be a lawyer.