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Postcards: Things that Go Beep in the Night (And the Week Ahead)

Postcards: Things that Go Beep in the Night (And the Week Ahead)

I started writing this at 4 am on Saturday because each time I try to sleep, there's another noise, beep, sound, and light that goes on. But 36 hours later... it's the future! Let's go Republic Speak.

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Garrett Baldwin
Mar 04, 2024
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Dear Fellow Expat:

At about 12:30 am on Saturday, when I first tried to go to sleep, a beeping sound started from a switch on the wall.

It’s an older farm-style with an electronically wired alarm system that isn’t hooked to emergency contacts anymore.

But it’s in the master bedroom, and the lights flicker on and off - because the sensors are still mounted in the house. They turn on when our dogs move around the house. So, the lights will start to flicker. If you’re sensitive to any light as you sleep, like me, it’ll stir you (no, I don’t like wearing masks).

Then, around 1:15 am, I heard this sound when I started drifting off. It was a long, snorting sound - and I thought it was my wife snoring.

The dog was lying on her back, paws in the air, bellowing into the night.

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