How to use the online alarm clock
Pause the village pub stocktake at 1:20 pm and set an alarm before returning to the cellar shelves. You are already in the middle of counting bottles, checking opened cartons and matching figures with the sheet, so the signal gives you a clear point to stop. It also leaves a useful stretch before 2:00 pm for finishing one section rather than losing track halfway through it.
A working pub can easily drown out a browser alarm with conversation, clattering glassware, music or a delivery at the back door. Set the volume high enough to hear from the cellar or storeroom, then play a quick test signal from the place where you will continue counting. Keep the computer nearby if possible. If the browser is no longer active or the computer falls asleep, the pub stocktake will receive no audible reminder, so use a separate alarm when missing the stopping point would disrupt the rest of the afternoon.
Before resuming the count, allow for the journey you need to make afterwards. Midday traffic around a market town may build near school routes, roadworks or a busy high street, and a rural lane can add time behind farm vehicles. Check the likely route now and choose which shelf or drinks category can realistically be completed before leaving, with a few minutes kept for recording the final figures and locking the cellar.
Common questions
Can I use this on a phone?
It works in a mobile browser, but phones lock the screen and suspend background tabs far more readily than a laptop does, which can stop the alarm sounding. For anything important, a desktop or a plugged-in laptop is the steadier option.
Does the alarm still work if I close the tab?
No. Everything runs inside this page, so closing the tab — or quitting the browser altogether — ends the countdown there and then. Leaving it open in the background is all it asks, and switching to another tab makes no difference.
What happens if my laptop goes to sleep before 1:20 pm?
The tab sleeps along with it and the alarm will not sound on time, if at all. If you are relying on it, change the power settings so the machine stays awake, or keep a phone alarm running as well.
Do I need an account or an app?
Neither. Choose a time and a sound, press Start, and it runs in this browser tab. Nothing is downloaded, nothing is registered, and closing the page leaves nothing behind on the device.
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