Alarming

[randy_byers]

So for over two decades I've been using a bedside phone+radio for my alarm clock, but it's finally getting to the point where the radio reception is off unless I'm physically touching the casing. Since I use the radio for my alarm, it's irritating as hell. In the meantime we've gotten ourselves a trio of cordless phones for the house, one of which is in my room, so I don't really need a bedside phone anymore. What I need is a radio that I can use as an alarm. Or am I stuck in a conceptual rut with this idea? I ask my Friends for advice. Any cool alarm devices I could use to replace my ailing system?

Comments

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

I've got a clock-radio with a built in CD player that I picked up on eBay when my previous clock radio became unreliable. I wouldn't recommend the particular model, because the controls are really counter-intuitive, and the CD player has gone tits up, but I do like the idea. I've also been giving some thought to switching over to a retro-styled straight up alarm clock -- the L.L. Bean version of the Art Deco Moon Beam alarm clock.