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Ha Ha! I’m glad to see it’s not just me!

My wife is louder then a cruise ship pulling into port, horn blaring! She can’t even believe how loud she snores (I had to tape her one night and show her the footage). As we are not going to divorce over it, I am always looking for different ways handle the situation. I love seeing how different couples deal with the same problem.

Since the time we have been together I have come up with a whole arsenal of anti-snoring weapons and tactics. Unfortunately all of them have some sort of distinct drawback.


My top methods…


1. The blanket pull – Slowly pull the blanket off of her little by little, until the little extra bit cold breaks the deep sleep, and stops the snoring.

Drawback – Often results in a violent counter-pull and inevitably the classic blanket tug-of-war!


2. The swift kick – Self-explanatory. Cruel but effective.

Drawback – Certain to cause me grief in the morning (if not sooner)


3. The icy foot (my personal favorite) – Taking a very cold extremity (I find a foot works best) and placing it on any bare skin between the ankles and stomach.

Drawback – While the shock often stops the snoring instantly, it often results in an involuntary swift kick which has caught me off guard on many occasions.


4. Earplugs – Simple, and very effective. I use my custom earplugs from IERW at Ft. Rucker, and they block out everything. A sure night’s sleep.

Drawback – Along with the sounds of snoring being blocked out all other sounds are as well, such as, oh say, your son waking up in the middle of the night crying or that pesky alarm clock!


5. Go to the living room and log on to JC – Well, takes my mind off of the snoring.

Drawback – No Sleep!



And the search continues