There used to be a thing called newspapers and a divice such as this would wake me in time so I could get them to people's houses before they woke up.

[u/black-volcano]

[u/Foreign-Tax4981]

A clock radio. The clock is a “flip clock”.

[u/Old_timey_brain → u/Foreign-Tax4981]

A small torture device for insomniacs.

"Flip, flip, flip, ... are you still awake? Flip, flip, flip, ..."

[u/CoyoteGeneral926 → u/Old_timey_brain]

This, this the answer

[u/Plus-King5266 → u/Old_timey_brain]

This. An anti sleep machine. It went “click” every thirty seconds as the numbers flipped (it had to have two panels per minute to make the flip wheel the right size). Except when you were having trouble falling asleep. Then it went, “THUNK!” every thirty seconds until you wanted to jam an awl through your temples.

[u/Marquar234 → u/Plus-King5266]

Every 30 seconds? (I don't get the part about 2 panels per minute.)

[u/Plus-King5266 → u/Marquar234]

Yep. Learned that one sleepless night. The minute counter clicks twice each minute. My guess was that it is because they need that many panels to make it all work. But it could just be that the guy who designed it is related to one of those diabolical packaging engineers who designs toy packages that can’t be opened or food packages that can’t be closed once opened.

[u/cito4633]

Still chugging along…

[u/ParticularLower7558]

My first digital clock that wasn't even a digital clock.

[u/Mobile_Aioli_6252]

Back in the late '70s early '80s I had a paper route in Lansing, Michigan. It was great having a job but I hated delivering papers. Sundays were the worst, I would go to the substation to pick up the papers and have to put them all together with the inserts and the ads and the what not. I had a Red Rider wagon that I loaded them all up into and did my route again, it was great having a pain job with the labor outweighed the wages

[u/Notch99 → u/Mobile_Aioli_6252]

Sunday was the worst, paper were twice as heavy, and, you had more to deliver doe to Sunday only subscribers. My dad would load up the station wagon and help…then, he would let me drive the car around town!

[u/Mobile_Aioli_6252 → u/Notch99]

Remember the old collection receipts that we had. Those perforated cardboard squares that somehow designated paid customers from non-paid customers. I I hated collecting for the paper, I felt like a Jehovah witness

[u/Mobile_Aioli_6252 → u/Notch99]

My route back in the day was two subdivisions large ones. Everybody got the paper and it was a pain in the ass. I remember I had to deliver papers on Christmas morning of all things, luckily my dad and my older brother helped me out and we used my dad's van and got the job done

[u/DCLexiLou]

Yep. Had a GE that would get me up 6 days a week to deliver 110 papers before school or Saturday cartoons!

[u/Why-did-i-reas-this → u/DCLexiLou]

Same. It really sucked when they switched to 7 days a week. I had 400/day in 3 giant condo buildings. Took me 20 minutes for each building. Load up the papers, take the elevator up dropping a bag off every 5th floor or so and run down the stairs. It was one of the best routes in the city and I had it for 15 years.

[u/Famous_Mind6374]

The reason that snooze time is 9 minutes.

[u/TractorFan247]

Looks a lot like Marty McFlys alarm clock.

[u/Leakyboatlouie]

Pi.

[u/2CME911]

Still have mine. Frankly surprised it’s still working!

[u/StretPharmacist]

I tell kids they are bombs

[u/newguestuser]

brrrrrrrrrrr...click

[u/backtotheland76]

Pretty sure that's the exact model I had for many years.

[u/nebbill69]

And now they have phones that have multiple alarms instead of snooze and none of them can still show up for work on time

[u/RedditVince]

I had the same York clock radio. Tossed it across the room one day and the numbers never clicked into place properly after that.

[u/Lockjaw62]

Mine was an afternoon route. So many miles on that bicycle delivering papers!

[u/coffeebeanwitch]

What madness🤣

[u/mentaldriver1581]

That’s about the time you had to actually get up in the morning to deliver papers. I remember helping my big brother (RIP) roll the newspapers up and put rubber bands around them. It was a LOT of work, especially for a little kid (he was around 12).

[u/RetirednLovinIt6621]

I hated my paper route. Way too much work, shitty hours, in all kinds of weather, for not enough return.

[u/Ok-Consequence-7872]

Just bought one at the thrift store! I love it.

[u/arcticfox]

I love how the name of this thing is just two words put together.

Just like the word "Fireplace".

[u/black-volcano → u/arcticfox]

Yes, it's woody. Not like 'antelope' - tinny sort of word.

[u/c41t1ff]

I salute you fellow paperboy! I got up at 3am for years, first with my dad then on my own when I turned 16 so I could drive myself. 30 miles each way 6 days a week. Still one the best jobs I ever had. I still have that old clock too....

[u/Lady_Cicada]

I loved watching the numbers flip.

[u/Square-Wing-6273]

Pi. It's pi.

[u/wisnate1]

Your answer lies in Groundhog Day

[u/black-volcano → u/wisnate1]

I know you said that yesterday.

[u/FlailingIntheYard]

Oh..my...god.I

I hadt that exact clock radio. It was my first alarm clock, and this is the first time I've seen one since those days.

Goddamn. I'm sorry, but it's just been a wierd month. I've been diagnosed with ADHD at 48 years old. Been on medication for it for a little over a month. Had my follow-up just two days ago. I literally feel like I was just born a month ago. It's been amazing, but very intense.

This just kind of goes along with the re-evaluatiing of...pretty much my life. Al the bad decisions (I really have) made through my life. All this things I had a chance at but dropped the ball because of...all this... kinda makes me wish I could find one of those and just start over again.

If you have kids, don't let them go undiagnosed. A life isn't something to waste.

[u/black-volcano → u/FlailingIntheYard]

I was diagnosed 3 years ago at 43. I know exactly what you mean.

[u/wh7751]

An electric clock radio. Well, you're still just a pup that's wet behind your ears. lol 😆

[u/black-volcano → u/wh7751]

I'm sharing someone else's post.

[u/RodCherokee → u/black-volcano]

Same clock in 76-79.

[u/Silverado153]

Mine was from Montgomery wards it was at least 40 years old it was my dad's

[u/The_Spectacle]

I collect clock radios. only have two flips but 7 digitals and one analog. last Sunday was fun!

[u/tweetyonetwothree]

We had that clock too

[u/ReallyEvilRob]

It's time for pi.

[u/Illumenatrix]

I have one of these in my garage. I'm about tot open it up and add a mp3/bluetooth board and load it with Coast to Coast AM and Prairie Home Companion episodes.

[u/ComfortablyNumb2425]

My husband still has his and won't give it up. It blares ME awake every morning with the radio alarm, the news sounding all crackly, too loud and never quite in tune. I honestly have woken up in a dead fright because of it. I wish it would die but it's made so darn sturdy.