John Kasupski wrote:

I had a kitten named Romper who did that to me years ago. I woke up one
Satuday morning hearing somebody operating a chainsaw, checked the clock
on the nightstand, saw that it was only 8:30 AM, and decided since I was
awake now anyway I'd go look out the window and see who the rude idiot
was who was outside waking people up by running a chainsaw at 8:30 in
the morning on a Saturday.

Then I tried, and discovered I couldn't lift my head off the pillow.

For the past several Saturdays in a row, I've been awakened by the sound
of a leaf blower going full force right in front of my building. (I live
in a small apartment building.) They start at 9AM. On a Saturday?? OK, I
know that for some people, getting up at 7AM is "sleeping in," but I am
not one of those people. I'm chronically underslept during the work week,
so I count on the weekends to catch up. Fortunately they're only in front
of the house for a short while, and then I can get back to sleep, provided
I'm not too angry to fall asleep. The first time it happened, I looked
out the front window and saw the guy standing there. And like a complete
idiot, I started banging on the window to get his attention. Never mind
that he was holding a very loud piece of equipment, and was also wearing
sound-blocking headphones - no way was he going to hear me. I banged so
hard that I broke the window. Fortunately there was a screen on the inside,
so I didn't get hurt. Moral: don't act on your anger when you're half
asleep.

Joyce
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"Sentimentality" -- that's what we call the sentiment we don't share.
-- Graham Greene