Gosh A lot of early risers on PT,we get up at 7am weekdays, and 6.30 on saturdays for the morning paper run, but we don't rely on a mechanical alarm clock, we just are so used to it, we just automatically wake up, and of course there is always the kitty alarm Lexie, who is dying to get out side for a while, she usually jumps up on the window sill , and looks at the world below, hoping to join it soon as mum wakes up.