AIBU?
VixZenFenchell · 16/06/2013 04:05
YABVVVFU.
There is nothing more soothing than the sound of a ticking clock in balance. Out of balance there is a slight inequality to the ticks and that is annoying.
In my brother's house it is possible to sit in one place and hear about 12 distinctly different ticks. I just have the one, I would love to get more mechanical clocks.
EMUZ · 16/06/2013 04:13
They're horrible. Dad bought me one "oohh you will get used to it"
Bollocks I will, I sleep in darkness with no sound. Even a standby light on the tv bugs me
Clock resides under a blanket where I can hear alarm but no irritating ticking
Every tick makes me angrier and angrier 
ComtessedeFrouFrou · 16/06/2013 05:20
Well YABU and YANBU. I have two clocks in my bedroom - an Edwardian wind up clock on my dressing table that drove us mad when I first got it and is now rather soothing and a cheapish alarm clock near my bed.
Took me ages to find an alarm clock I liked and the bastard thing ticks loudly. You do get used to it, but it is annoying. The ASDA one I had first was silent but the ring would wake the dead.
LindyHemming · 16/06/2013 08:28
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Jaynebxl · 16/06/2013 08:38
My mum lived in s house with a clock tower for a while and the noise of the ticking was horrendous in the middle of the night. When I used to go and stay I would usually climb into the clock tower (access was through s tiny door off the bedroom I slept in) and wedge something against the pendulum. I've had an almost allergic reaction to clocks ticking at night ever since!
Flobbadobs · 16/06/2013 10:21
Generally I would say YABU but we bought Ds a clock for his new room, one of those clocks with the time in different countries so he has the time here, and 3 different places. They all tick. Every single bloody one. And they're not syncronised either so it's like a continuous clicking noise in his room.
It took a little getting used to tbh...
(And no it didn't occur to us at the time!)
freddiefrog · 16/06/2013 11:14
YANBU
I couldn't sleep last night and annoyed DH with my constant tossing and turning so I decamped to the sofa
My god, I never realised the clock in the living room was so bloody loud. It got kicked out to the garage.
Although, my mum has a grandfather clock. That chimes every 15 bloody minutes, ticking pales into insignificance compared to the sodding ding dong ding dong all night
LindyHemming · 16/06/2013 13:26
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ImTooHecsyForYourParty · 16/06/2013 16:43
I've got two clocks in my living room. one ticks when the other tocks and VV.
I don't notice it but anyone who has to sleep over in the living room looks like this the following morning.
I always mean to remember to remove them when I have guests. 
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