WAKEY WAKEY!

It happens to the best of us, and we all know Christmas is really just another excuse for drinking too much and making a fool of yourself in the face of the general public. We’ve come up with a plan however, that might just save your bacon, or turkey, or indeed goose, which is apparently the “in” meat this year. Oooh er.

If you anticipate staying out late over Christmas, our neat little wake-up service will come in handy. All you have to do is tell us which train you’re on, and what time it’s supposed to get in, and we’ll ring your phone to wake you up. Of course, it doesn’t work if you lose your phone in another drunk and unfortunate faux pas. We can’t solve all your problems, sadly.

In the name of festive fun, we asked a bunch of people – where’s the worst place you’ve ever fallen asleep? We weren’t expecting so many total wallies, to be honest…

“I once stumbled my way home (via 2 taxis and at least 1 rickshaw), only to get all the way to my front door, sit down and find my keys in my bag and then FALL ALEEP ON MY OWN BLOODY DOORSTEP!  FOR 4 HOURS!  It took my housemate getting in at 6 in the morning to literally drag me through the door and dump me in my room to wake me up.” - Tim 

“On Bank holiday Monday, 2005, my mate Daz fell asleep in a plant pot in Trafalgar square, whilst waiting for a night bus. Random Japanese tourists were taking photos of him because it was so amusing!” – Amy

“Well I got to Swansea at roughly 2am and the next train home was 5am. Would have been really nice if a someone had called me when I was approaching my station but they just left me there asleep. Cab ride home -  £185. The look on my wife's face when I told her - Priceless” – Anon

“One Year in Andorra, after enjoying the final night of Après Ski, I fell asleep on the bar at 1am. Trouble was, the transfer coach to take us home was due to leave an hour later…” - Anon

“I fell asleep in my car in the parking area of Pacha Buenos Aires, after everybody left. I was one too many bottles of champagne drunk but they closed it all up around me. My friends’ call the next morning was very helpful.” – Geo

“Dozed off in various places but on a bench in YEOVIL at 2am was the best!  I wish I had walked the few extra paces to my hotel room.” – Amanda

“I fell asleep on the tube a few times - the train moving puts me to sleep. I was woken by a commuter tapping me on the shoulder saying we're here now when the train was at the end of the line – Thank God it was my stop!... v embarrassing!!” – Emma

“I once fell asleep in a bar in rural China at about 4 in the morning.  God knows what would have happened if my mate wasn’t with me. That’s what you get for making the most of 50p a pint.” - Andy

“A grave yard in hull.” – Colin

“There was the time I was out after work, got on a bus going north on Oxford St, fell asleep. It went all the way round North London, then BACK down Oxford St and I woke up back in bloody Victoria, where I started!  I had to stay on the very same bus to go back home!” - Tim

“I woke up under a rose bush once after partying hard in Hampstead.” – Max

“Woke up on a bus. Looked out of the window and thought "wow there are a lot of buses around". Realised my bus and other buses weren't moving. Realised I was in Shepherd's Bush bus station. Got out of bus and realised the bus station was empty and locked. Ended up climbing over a wall at the very back of the bus station in order to walk the 30 mins home.” – Max 2

“I woke up on a drag racing track once at Santa Pod, about 2 minutes before the first race. Don't ask me why, I can't remember.” – Tim

“Camberwell Bus Garage - took me about 20 mins to get out,” – Nick

“I’m notorious for getting the last train home and falling asleep on the way.
Usually that wouldn’t be a bad thing, but the last stop on my train is Swansea. And yes I’ve been there.” - Matt

Book your wake up call now.

Calls cost 25p (to cover cost of service only)

Comments

[Richard]

I work in a faboulous restaurant where we often stay behind and have a few drinks. On one particular eveing we had had LOTS. I went to the toilets and 4 hours later I re-appeared. Luckily everyone was still there- just VERY shocked to see me! I had slept slumped in my throne cubicle for 4 hours. Then I picked up my now rather warm pint and carried on. At around 5.30, we left (just in time for the breakfast staff to arrive) and I fell asleep on the bus. I woke up in a place I didn't recognise and slept in some bushes (with that bark you find in adventure playgrounds as my sheet) until te sun came up and I found my way home. Variations of this have happened a number of times now....

[Michael Peberdy]

A few years ago, the night before ANZAC day in Adelaide i went for a big night out. The next morning I woke up in the middle of the Parade Grounds with a lot of soldiers marching around me getting prepared for the ANZAC day Parade.
My mate in the Co. was not too happy to see me there that morning.

[Chrissy]

I came back from clubbing legless one night and jumped on an 18 bus stop which took me literally outside my house. I was really drunk and tried staying awake so that I would not miss my bus stop and I just dozed off a couple of stops from mine and found myself at the last stop and had never been to. The bus driver woke me up and I asked him nicely If I could stay on and he agreed he also suggested that he will wake me up at my stop and I was determined to stay awake but was so tired and conked out again. The bus journey was a long hour and the nice bus driver woke me up when I got there. If I could remember what he loked like now I would give him a big christmas card to say thank you! That was good customer service!

[Paddy]

I'm another one that has managed to sleep past my stop on more occasions that i'm prepared to admit to here. The usual destination is Guilford (when I live in Surbiton (SW London) where I now have a "favorite spot" and a place to find some cardboard boxes to sleep on! One particular time I got on my train and chuckled to myself as I saw a fellow drunk commuter fast asleep. I was nearly at my stop, still pleased with myself for not sleeping and smiling as I knew where this other person was going to wake up. Anyway,....an hour later i woke up at Guilford as usual and the other drunk had managed to get off! Bugger!!!

[Ian]

Working on a cruise ship in sunny climes - I felt absolutely sober in a packed passenger lounge as I was wishing a group, including the Hotel Manager (God!)- a Happy New Year just after midnight. Suddenly passed out and hit the deck in front of them but came round immediatly and stood up again and smiled, like it was just a party trick really, and stood there. No one said a word - the look on their faces was enough (I still shudder just thinking about it!) Realising I was now totally incapable of walking - managed to grab/fall onto the end of a passing conger line and was dragged away into the crowd. Everything else is blank - until about 10.30AM when I woke up on a lounger by the ships pool - fully dressed in formal wear - surrounded by sunbathing passengers. Why they didn't send me home I'll never know!