I don’t have a clock. But I can hear it.

[YicketyYackMamasBack]

I’m led awake.. subconsciously listening to the clock tick.. the clock that doesn’t exist because I don’t own a clock in my house. I use my phone to tell the time.

I don’t have a watch either.. well I have a Fitbit but it’s dead because I don’t actually exercise.

It’s the same sound I used to listen to at my grandmas house whenever I slept there as a child. Exactly the same noise. If I close my eyes I feel like I’m back in my grandmas spare bedroom trying to go to sleep in the big feather pillowed spare bed.

I can’t figure out where it is coming from. It’s driving me nuts.

[nuttymoon]

The boiler? I am lying awake listening to our boiler intermittently ticking.

[YicketyYackMamasBack]

Good guess but the boiler is in the nursery and it’s coming from my bedroom I’m sure. It’s a very deep clock noise, like an old fashioned clock.

More of a tock than a tick.

So weird.

[aurynne]

Your heartbeat?

[sashh]

A dripping tap? A radiator leak?

[YicketyYackMamasBack]

Not my heartbeat. Would be worried if it was.

There is a radiator in front of my bed. Hm. How would I know if it’s leaking? Do they physically leak.. like would I see it dripping?

[RLOU30]

Must be the radiator I had this last week was going nuts on my hands and knees trying to find the source 😂

[GeeUnit]

Run.

Tick Tick Boom..

[Tableclothing]

Are you my neighbour? Could be the breast pump.

[GLASGOWGIRL82]

Do you have epilepsy by any chance? I get the ticking noise sometimes at the onset of a seizure. Maybe best to get checked out by a doctor because there could be other neurological conditions or hearing issues with similar symptoms.

[YicketyYackMamasBack]

No epilepsy as far as I’m aware.

If it’s not your breast pump is could be mine!

I feel like contain hook is going to appear any minute.

[sashh]

I had a radiator develop a hole, I have laminate so you could see the water on the floor. Using fingers I found the hole but didn't see dripping.

I'd put toilet paper down so it's the length of the radiator plus a bit and then in the morning, propper morning, daylight have a look to see if it is wet.

I assume you don't have a replacement heart valve, if you did you would be used tot he ticking.

[YicketyYackMamasBack]

Woke up DP to ask him as it’s driving me nuts.

It’s rain dripping outside the window..

🤕

[sashh]

LOLI bet DP is really pleased you woke him for that.

[DontTellMeCalmDown]

PMSL

[RLOU30]

😂

[DontTellMeCalmDown]

You poor twit. You have me belly laughing away to myself here.
I read your OP before anyone replied and decided it was the occult involved so I wasn't getting involved lol

[YicketyYackMamasBack]

Haven’t been able to un-purse my lips yet.

What an idiot.. can I even blame it on the sleep deprivation?

[DontTellMeCalmDown]

My ex thought the new whistling kettle was the banshee if that's any consolation?

[DontTellMeCalmDown]

In his defence, he didn't know that the kettle whistled. And I did roar out to him MIKE - there's a banshee wailing. While he was on the loo. He came out of the toilet like a bullet with his trousers at his ankles. Bless him. He was easy to scare. He was a cunt, but I did have good fun scaring him.

[YicketyYackMamasBack]

Wishing I didn’t just google what a banshee is.

Terrifying!

[DontTellMeCalmDown]

You can absolutely blame it on sleep deprivation.

[DontTellMeCalmDown]

If you're not Irish you're safe from the banshee.

[SpinjitzuMaster]

I was about to ask if it was rain dripping onto a windowsill but see you're way ahead!
The most irritating noise ever! We also have a drainpipe that i had to put a sponge in the bottom of for the same reason.

[DontTellMeCalmDown]

Ever notice scary movies have whistling kettles? Ye, well it's that sound. Add into that a gobshite who believes in ghosts and me pretending to be afraid and you have one idiot leaping out of the toilet like a ghost himself. I nearly creased myself for weeks after.

[sashh]

DontTellMeCalmDown

For how many generations? I had Irish great grandparents, am I safe?