That Wonderful First Couple Hours in the Morning.

[atwaterville]

Absolutely. I wake up at 4:00AM every day, even on weekends, so that I can have coffee/read/spend some time with the animals. If I forget to set my alarm and end up sleeping in, I feel like half my day is wasted. I wouldn't say it ruins the rest of my day, it's just... disappointing.

Wake up 4 in the morning? What time do you goto sleep?

 

[Hutch Piper]

I really envy you guys that have this kind of time. I’m up at 5 caring for our young kids and out the door by 7:00 for work. I’m lucky if I get one or two smokes on the weekend mornings.

 

[spearheadbill]

Yes, my morning pipe is usually my favorite of the day. At 61 I need 90 minutes to let the coffee lubricate my mind and joints as I prepare my pipe for driving to work. I prefer a strong blend in the morning as my tank is low on N and needs a top off. Morning has always been my favorite part.

 

[beetlejockey]

Every morning I get up at 4:45 and make my way to the shed for a morning practice session before college. But now i get to light up my pipe while I'm practicing so you'll never hear me complain about it anymore

 

[bullet08]

Mornings are busy time. As soon as I'm up, there will be something that needs to be done. Never really had quiet mornings. Night time on the other hand is my quiet time. My wife and kids usually fall asleep around 10, 11. Usually I just do my thing till whenever until I pass out.

 

[Mikerr]

Hey 46 is the new 26

As I fast approach 81, to me at 46 you are still a youngster.

Mike

 

[Douglas]

I’m up at 4 AM every morning for work. Usually no time then for anything. Pipe time comes after work before the wife gets home. Weekends I’m still up at 4 AM which provides good pipe and coffee time before everyone else starts their day. While I do smoke my pipe in the house when I want to, I usually prefer the smoking parlor/utility room for peace and quiet. Just me, my pipe and Johnnie the Sleeper Hound. He’s a good boy.

 

[Snook]

Wake up 4 in the morning? What time do you goto sleep?

Usually around 8:30 or so. I managed a coffee shop for many years, so I think all the early mornings reset my internal alarm.

 

[seanv]

For years I started work at 3 am. I had to be up by 2. It was tough at times but I really enjoyed it. Once that changed I kept getting up around 4 or 430 for years, now I’m up around 530. I have about 45 mins to myself before the day really begins. I do miss the old days and the extra early mornings.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

And then ……. the pup decided 4:30 which is two days in a row and we aren’t going to have that, she got to go out, have breakfast and promptly jumped on the sofa and is snoring away, lol. She nudges, I wake up and can’t get back to sleep. If we have this again tomorrow she’ll spend a couple nights in her crate in the BR (which is really where she should sleep anyway) and likely problem solved. So there are limits as to the amount of magic time I want in the morning.

 

[autumnfog]

I've never been a morning person.
Prefer to start my day with splendid silence and strong black coffee.
Too much talking or too abrupt noises, like loud TV commercials, can ruin half a day for me.

 

[SSGT.]

If it weren't for that couple of hours before my wife wakes up, I'd hardly ever have sex.

Nothing like rubbing one out for a nice bowl of Faulkner Flake and a cup of French Market in the morning.