Whatever Happened To Dame Washalot?

Answer- she lives in the flat above me.

Over the past few weeks, most nights, between 1/2 past 11 and midnight, on goes the washing machine. It is noisy, and the noise is at the right frequency to go through my earplugs and wake me up.

So, I lie there, wishing it would shut up. And in time, the machine has finished, and I can get back to sleep.

But, it leaves me feeling knackered in the morning, and sometimes I end up just sleeping through my alarm. I find that Saturday mornings are often the only chance to catch up on sleep.