On 15/10/2016 23:54, Rod Speed wrote:


"Andy Burns" wrote in message
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alan_m wrote:

Some sadist at BBC radio 4 has recorded peals of bells from various UK
churches and they are often played late at night just as one is dropping
off to sleep.

I that doesn't get you, R4 joins the World Service which remains a
spoken service which is fine for dropping off to ... until some
schools "music and movement" programme wakes you up at about 3am.

It shouldn’t be hard to organise a decent system that
turns the radio off when you are asleep. Fades it down
over a few minutes so that doesn’t wake you up.

I find all this rather odd. When I go to bed I turn the lights off and
silence anything that is making an interesting noise. I don't want any
interesting sounds because they would distract me from my great
pleasure, which is allowing my imagination to roam freely. Uninteresting
noise doesn't matter. I'm lucky in that I can immerse myself in any
scenario that I fancy with good control, once my eyes are closed. My dad
had this ability and could also close his eyes and describe what he saw.
For instance he could give a detailed commentary on everything seen from
a bicycle on a ride from Bentley to Idle Stop in the 1930s. When he was
alive he had vivid dreams, as do I. I once went into his room and he was
talking in his sleep. He was conducting a public meeting in Ireland
about a forthcoming agricultural show. When I appeared he introduced me
to the committee and I was obliged to join in. It was an odd experience.
I do miss him so much.

Bill