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My dad pre central heating used to get up at 05:30 every morning to get the fire going so the boiler heated up so the family could have a wash before school/work.

NottinghamWhite wrote:My dad pre central heating used to get up at 05:30 every morning to get the fire going so the boiler heated up so the family could have a wash before school/work.

I remember my mother up early with a newspaper across the fireplace getting a draw going to light the fire.

My Dad was very cost conscious. He had a phobia about the electric immersion heater which he considered very expensive. Next to the immersion heater switch he had an alarm clock and when he switched the immersion on he also set the alarm. When it went off whoever was nearest had to switch the immersion off pronto!

Davycc wrote:...I remember my mother up early with a newspaper across the fireplace getting a draw going to light the fire.

There's a memory I had forgotten

Monday to Friday usually up between 5.30am and 5.45am, bed at night between 9.30pm to 10.30pm
Weekend always depends on when my daughter wakes up so between 7am to 9am, bed varies anytime between 10pm and midnight.

When I retired, I thought I’d lounge around in bed until I was ready to get up, I just can’t do it . Bed for 10.30, watch the news, then lights out. Up at 5.30 to 6 in the summer, around 6.30 to 7 on darker mornings.

I’ve mentioned previously, I take the dog for a walk on a lovely summers morning at 7, and folk are still in bed on my return around 10ish

Davycc wrote:

NottinghamWhite wrote:My dad pre central heating used to get up at 05:30 every morning to get the fire going so the boiler heated up so the family could have a wash before school/work.

I remember my mother up early with a newspaper across the fireplace getting a draw going to light the fire.

I can remember a time when the newspaper caught fire and nearly burned the house down, still good old days

My wife starts work at 7 so I'm usually up at 5.30 with her during the week. Try to be in bed by 10/10.30 most days with that in mind.