Over the past few years, God has been sending me a message. Either that, or the clock radio I’ve had since I was a kid is finally dying. I’ll let you guys jusdge for yourself.
Facts:
This morning, I awoke to the sound of a preacher on the radio telling me that I am a sinner, must accept God for forgiveness, etc. etc. fill-in-the-blank preaching. I was mortified. This is not the first time this has happened.
Both Welbywife and I like to awaken in the morning to the soft sounds of classical music. Accordingly, I set the clock radio to awaken us from music from a classical station. Unfortunately, after a few weeks of listening to a classical station in the morning, the radio will suddenly awaken us with the sound of a preacher telling us we’re sinners, or that God loves us, or whatever.
I guess it’s possible that I’m bumping the station knob, but highly unlikely. The only time the clock ever gets touched is when I hit the snooze button. After that, the music (or preaching) starts again and we let it play as we get dressed. The clock has a timer that turns off the radio and resets the alarm after an hour, so just as we’re leaving the house the alarm resets itself.
The snooze button is located on the top of the clock, and covers the largest area button-wise of any other button. The radio dial sits on the opposite end, on the side of the clock, and generally out of reach. It is recessed to prevent accidental changing of the station when you’re setting the alarm.
There is nothing near it on the nightstand, because it sits on top of a wooden box in order to elevate it enough so that Welbywife can see the time when we’re in bed.
Nevertheless, every few weeks we wake up litening to messages from God instead of Classical music. Initially we thought it was funny, especially because it only happened every three or four months. Now it’s happening every few weeks, sometimes every few days. And it’s spooky. If we leave it alone, which we tried for about 6 months, it never changes the station again.
Now comes the really freaky part. I tried an experiment and attempted to locate the religious station that resides on the dial near the classical station on my own, and can’t find it. Ever. According to the call numbers announced on the station, I should at least be near it, but I’ve never picked it up on my own. The station selector isn’t digital, so there is a possible of error, but I tried edging it up and down the entire half of the dial and still couldn’t find it.
And even freakier: We figured the clock behavior would pass when we moved from Daytona Beach to Northern Virginia. It hasn’t. The name of the religious station has changed, but the above behavior hasn’t.
Theories:
God is sending messages and Welby and Welbywife had better sell it all and become missionaries.
The clock is possesed by the devil, and is biding its time until it has enough power to rise from the ngihtstand and terrorize the community at large.
The clock is getting old and there’s something wrong with the tuner that causes it to go out of whack.
Any theories from the Dopers?