Night Owls Versus The Larks

[sunny-dave]

I didn't want to further derail an already tetchy thread over in H&G - but I do want to explore a pet irritation of mine.

Why is it acceptable for the early risers amongst us to start clattering around in the morning - "it's the best part of the day - you should be up enjoying it" - when if we night owls make so much as a peep in the evening we are roundly castigated as being antisocial - "people are trying to sleep you know".

The larks are so dratted self-righteous about their 'early to rise' habit - as if it makes them morally superior in some way.

I function better (and my world is, by and large, more entertaining) between 11pm and 1am than I do between 6am and 8am - yet I am treated as some sort of morally degenerate sloth when I want some sleep in the morning.

I actually sleep less than the larks - but they don't believe that and regard it as some sort of bizarre challenge to deprive me of my morning kip.

Grrrrrrumpy Dave xx

[ this rant was brought to you by 'rent a rant' - alternative rants are available - just ask my opinion on caravans, speed cameras, elephant racing HGVs, children in pubs, toffs in government etc etc ]

[Elina]

Lol!

[Baldric]

I don't really fit into either camp, I'm always up until 0030-0130 and I'm up and about between 0500-0600. I'm out early with the hound which doesn't disturb anyone, and given my timings it very rare anyone disturbs me.
Some people are just born grrrrrrumpy!
;o)

[woofgang]

I am neither an owl nor a lark. I spent years at sea with my husband. Watches at sea (merchant navy) are 4 to 8, 8 to 12 and 12 to 4 and whichever watch you stand, you do two watches a day plus some extra day work. During our leaves we would pub sit for my in laws which again is a different wake sleep regime. You get very used to sleeping when its time to sleep and waking when its time to wake and this has carried me over into retirement. Some days I get up very early indeed then go back to bed or nap in the afternoon, some days I stay up late and sleep late. If anybody tries to be morally superior around me for any reason they get short shrift.

[sunny-dave]

I hope you get a siesta, balders - at your age you mustn't overdo it ... :)

[Baldric]

PS, would you say your opinion on elephant racing HGV's differs from TWR's?

[Arksided]

Wise owls -v- Larking about.
I second the rant.

[ladyalex]

I don't know why the early risers have the moral high ground. (I'm a night owl too.). but they do.
Same as the religious believers having the moral high ground over the non-believers.

Ducks and runs away......

[sunny-dave]

Just possibly, balders, just possibly ...

[Elina]

Have you any rants to rent about cat poo Dave :0? Will look back in later.

[hellywelly4]

I do agree. I can't wake up much before 9.30 no matter how I try. Friends do know now not to ring me any earlier, but I feel as though they all think I'm lazy (they're probably right). I know someone who sets her alarm clock for 7am and she has been retired for many years. Why would you do that? I have tried going to sleep earlier but I still don't drop off till about 1.00. It's very annoying when everyone else is full of the joys of spring at the crack of dawn. Leave us alone!

[gness]

Afternoon, Owlmate.......it's when larks see early rising as a virtue that rankles me....

And why do folk think because we stay up til 2 or 3 we're making a noise....

I love the quiet of the night....no blaring TV.....just me, my radio and my crafts......then I sleep well for six or seven hours....if the larks aren't being selfish and making unnecessary noise.....☺

[paddywak]

Over thirty years of shift work has really made a mess of my body clock,I'm rarely in bed before 00.30-01.00 and I'm usually up around 05.00

[Ann]

I'm a night owl too - twit twhoo!
30+ years of getting up with the lark going to work came to a blissful end when I retired!

//this rant was brought to you by 'rent a rant' - alternative rants are available - just ask my opinion on caravans, speed cameras, elephant racing HGVs, children in pubs, toffs in government etc etc //

What about smelly cats Dave? and vandals .... and bad Summer weather ..... and rude sales assistants ...... and noisy motor bikes (sorry Dave you like your bike, I like my caravan! :)

[Pete65]

Excellent post, Grumpy Dave!

[rsvp]

I agree sunny-dave that Larks are considered the goodies and Owls the baddies - I suppose it stems from when we got up with the sun, went about our daily chores then went to bed when it got dark. I'm a lark btw but sleep so soundly that anything after 10.30pm rarely gets picked up on my radar. When we lived abroad, during an minor earthquake I ended up with two large trembling GSDs on my bed, paintings and ornaments lying on the floor and hubby physically shaking me to wake up. Not altogether sure what I was supposed to do once awakened but still.

[tonyav]

Dave, how do I stand. One week I'm a lark and the next week I'm a night owl.

Yours confused
West Midlands.

[Svejk]

Traditionally the majority of people had to get up early to go to work. Only drunkards would be 'clattering about' at night.

[-Talbot-]

Only drunkards would be 'clattering about' at night.


Well apparently that is acceptable, svejk...so long as I don't use the hob and risk setting the house on fire

[Psybbo]

Tone, where does 'goat' come?

[tonyav]

Errrr, when I'm on nights, Psybbo.