How to use the online alarm clock
While you watch the clock for the appointed moment, keep the village pub’s stock sheets and keys ready beside you. Set the alarm for 12:10 pm so you can begin checking bottles, mixers and cellar supplies at the planned time, rather than repeatedly glancing at the display. Starting then leaves 50 minutes before 1:00 pm for a useful first pass through the shelves.
A working pub can be noisy even around midday, with conversation, glass collection and kitchen sounds masking a quiet alert. Raise the alarm volume to a level you can hear from the stockroom, then test it before relying on it. Keeping the phone nearby is more reliable than leaving it behind the bar. The alarm depends on this page remaining open and the phone staying awake; otherwise the pub stocktake may receive no signal when 12:10 pm arrives.
During a midday stock check, move between cooler storage areas and warmer rooms carefully rather than letting the temperature dictate a rushed pace. If the pub’s air conditioning is running, avoid placing loose paper directly beneath its airflow, where stock sheets can shift or blow away. Keep water nearby, use a clipboard for notes, and leave sunlit window areas until after the shaded shelves have been counted.
Common questions
Will it still be right when the clocks change?
Yes. It reads your device's local clock, so the move between GMT and BST at the end of March and October is picked up automatically, as long as the computer's date, time and time zone are set correctly.
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 12:10 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.
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