Don't push the sleep button

A few nights ago I had just set the alarm on my clock radio before bedtime, and was tucking myself into bed. I was really comfy, the lights were off and I could just feel myself starting to drift off to sleep. Then Bryan asked me if I had set the alarm. I had set the alarm, but the obsessive compulsive in me had to check that I'd set it to the right time, and remembered to actually turn the alarm on. There have been incidents in the past where I've set the alarm for PM rather than AM, which was a huge problem when my boss was due to pick me up for work at 5:50 AM one day. So, in the dark, I reached across to press what I thought was the alarm button to check the time it was set for. Only I didn't press the alarm button, I accidentally pressed the sleep button.

Music started playing! And it wouldn't stop! I was fully awake again and my cosy trip to dreamland had been delayed indefinitely. The music wouldn't turn off no matter what button I pressed. In the end I had to unplug the clock radio, which led to the discovery of a spider living behind my bedside table. When I had plugged the clock radio back in, I had to reset the clock and reset the alarm. I turned to Bryan (who was laughing!!!!) and assured him that the alarm had been set.

This is not the first time I've accidentally hit the sleep button on the clock radio and had to go through the torture of the music that won't stop. And it leads to the question, why is it called a sleep button, when it could more accurately be referred to as a torture button? Well I just found my answer on the ever-helpful Wikipedia. Apparently the sleep button is for people who like to fall asleep listening to the radio, and it turns off after an hour. I just wish there was a get-out clause where you could turn the radio off early, without having to unplug it and reset the time.