How to use the online alarm clock
Break away from checking the Highland yard at 2:15 am when this alarm sounds, so the gritter can leave after the overnight snowfall. You may still be inspecting the blade, loading salt or confirming the first stretch of road, but the alert gives you a firm point to stop. That leaves a clear run towards 3:00 am without letting preparation quietly fill the whole hour.
For a gritter departure, set the alarm on the machine that will remain awake beside you while you work. A laptop may dim or sleep long before 2:15 am, and a browser alarm cannot interrupt the gritter preparations if its page has been closed or the machine has gone to sleep. Keep the page running, leave the sound audible, and use a mains connection if the battery might not last through the night.
Once the gritter is moving, protect a small buffer before the next job due later that day. At this hour, allow for clearing snow from lights, recording the route and putting wet gloves somewhere they can dry. Treat 3:00 am as a checkpoint rather than another departure deadline: note what remains, reset an alert if necessary, and keep enough space for the next handover or early-morning task.
Common questions
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.
Can I change the sound?
Yes, there is a short list of tones to pick from before you press Start. Softer sounds are easy to sleep through, so a firmer bell tends to be the safer choice for anything early in the morning.
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.
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