to take an axe to the bastarding grandfather clock?

[DevonFolk]

The fucker woke me up at midnight and I still haven't managed to get back to sleep. DD will be awake in an hour and a half which means I'll achieve a maximum of three hours sleep

How do I get through a day of over excited small children in a house where on Christmas day the tv is switched on for the Queen's speech and the Queen's speech only? Oh and I've got a stinking cold.

Bah humbug.

Hope you managed to get back to sleep after killing the clock!!!

How do I get through a day of over excited small children in a house where on Christmas day the tv is switched on for the Queen's speech and the Queen's speech only?
Wine...lots of it

YANBU, ours hasn't been working for years, as it's a noisy unreliable, waking you up at random object.

Next time… just hold the pendulum gently so it's still - voila, a stopped clock.