Ever read the time wrong?

Six6siX · 13 Jun 2008 at 07:57

So I woke up this morning, looked at my watch and thought it was 8.15 when it was actually 7.15. (I have to leave home at about 8.20 usually).

Jumped out of bed, rushed around like an idiot and was even thinking up excuses for why I was late to work. Then I happened to glance at a digital clock...

Huge amounts of fail

syke · 13 Jun 2008 at 07:58

Six6siX said:
So I woke up this morning, looked at my watch and thought it was 8.15 when it was actually 7.15. (I have to leave home at about 8.20 usually).

Jumped out of bed, rushed around like an idiot and was even thinking up excuses for why I was late to work. Then I happened to glance at a digital clock...

Huge amounts of fail

Many times

its worse if you think its earlier than later though

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DanMc07 · 13 Jun 2008 at 08:01

Moses99p said:
I'm more of a "wow, it's ten minutes before I have to get out of bed, ten more minutes won't hurt... I won't fall asleep again" kinda man.

That sounds like me on a regular basis lol. Then its like oh **** when its 20minutes before your supposed to be at your destination.

Scuzi · 13 Jun 2008 at 08:06

I was a whole 24 hours out on some days. The amount of times I turned up at school on a Saturday morning was ridiculous.

syke · 13 Jun 2008 at 08:09

Scuzi said:
I was a whole 24 hours out on some days. The amount of times I turned up at school on a Saturday morning was ridiculous.

Ive done that, well got ready when i was younger!

Was all chuffed got ready for primary on my own, ran downstairs about to say bye to parents and then they tell me

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My dads gone all the way to Docklands and realised he wasnt working.. waking up at 4 when you dont have to, eek.

Six6siX · 13 Jun 2008 at 08:10

Scuzi said:
I was a whole 24 hours out on some days. The amount of times I turned up at school on a Saturday morning was ridiculous.

When I was at school I started getting ready on a Saturday morning a few times but luckily realised before I left the house...

It must have been a bit strange turning up and seeing the place deserted!?

Tefal · 13 Jun 2008 at 08:25

Yep, i have to focus and look 2-3 times to read a non digital watch

even then have to count off the five minute segments if i want to know what time it will be in 15 mins etc

uber soldat · 13 Jun 2008 at 09:00

Scuzi said:
I was a whole 24 hours out on some days. The amount of times I turned up at school on a Saturday morning was ridiculous.

Are you sure your parents weren't trying to tell you something?

meghatronic · 13 Jun 2008 at 09:21

syke said:
Many times its worse if you think its earlier than later though .

Ditto. I did it this morning in fact.

dirtydog · 13 Jun 2008 at 09:25

syke said:
My dads gone all the way to Docklands and realised he wasnt working.. waking up at 4 when you dont have to, eek.

I get up early Mon-Fri for work, and tend to get up at the same time on the weekend as well because my body clock is conditioned to wake up at that time. If I didn't, I'd just find it tougher to get up early on Monday again.

ICEx21 · 13 Jun 2008 at 12:19

Soo many time's I've done this, especially when it's time for work.
It is so much worse coming in early though as I just look at it as a longer day at work

utajoker · 13 Jun 2008 at 12:20

its crazy how fast you wake up when you know your late for something

shauncr91 · 13 Jun 2008 at 12:21

Done it plenty of times

Exentia · 13 Jun 2008 at 12:24

Not the same but similar. I once walked out of work at lunchtime and my autopilot must have kicked in, walked straight to the bus stop, waited for 5 minutes got on the bus got half hour down the road and went "WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING" had to run back to work and wasted my lunch