What’s the longest you’ve gone without sleeping? - Page 2

danfan1 · 05-13-2021, 01:33 PM

I work offshore on a dredge, lost a 480 volt traction motor that is slave/master coupled to a second 480 volt traction motor that is then coupled to a 210:1 ratio reduction gearbox. Lost the middle coupled motor and had to pull it out and replace it. Took about 19 hours to get it out and the new one wired up and aligned, what a PITA. Once we got it running the motor happened to be a different rpm motor and caused both motors and the gearbox to fail. I didn't leave work for 5 days. We normally work 84 hours a weeks. That week I had 139 hours on my check. Corporate wouldn't even approve the amount because of the amount of hours and safe work practices getting involved. They made up for it by breaking the checks into 3 checks with 105 hours each and 2 separate untaxed "expense checks" of over $750
each. That was a nice month after.

trask7 · 05-13-2021, 03:15 PM

I was military so I have done 60 plus without sleep. You don’t get too tired when people keep trying to shoot you. We did almost 70 on a military operation once and we were so tired that I did not remember coming back to base, I think part of my soul was lost that day.

codered · 05-13-2021, 03:26 PM

Little over 48 hours. Did an all nighter in Vegas that almost turned into two in a row. Woke up the first day around 6 am, pulled an all nighter and the following day crashed around 7 am. Zero narcotics were involved haha just long stints at the blackjack and electronic craps tables. Doesn’t hurt that the casinos pump fresh oxygen in

GoTribe!!! · 05-13-2021, 03:46 PM

What time is it?

mmbtvs · 05-13-2021, 06:19 PM

113 hours when I was having a bout with insomnia.

Cornerstore · 05-13-2021, 09:16 PM

Was a duel major and had 2 capstone (last courses) with miserable final projects. Did a solid 2 nights and part of a day so prob just around 60 hours up. Then was out for the count with mono for 2 weeks. Dont miss those days

marco59 · 05-13-2021, 09:17 PM

31 hours about 40 years ago

majestik101 · 05-14-2021, 12:10 AM

About 36 hours, give or take. I know the exact date too. December 31, 1999 - January 1, 2000

New Year's Eve Party at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

good times

Divino · 05-14-2021, 01:09 AM

Architectural undergrad... 64 straight hours during final critique week. Brutal! Building models and cutting with razor blades when I can barely see straight.

GoSportsball · 05-14-2021, 02:59 AM

I have newborn twins. I slept in March.

TheFrenzy · 05-14-2021, 03:42 AM

I’m hoping to get some sleep before I pass the 24-hour mark.

Laid down tonight and realized the insomnia was coming on strong. So now I’m at the gym. Why stay in bed, be miserable until 3 or 4 AM, get crappy sleep, and then try to be productive and workout when you can switch up the order? With any luck I’ll finish these lifts, still be asleep by 3 or 4, but get better sleep and already have “workout” crossed off my to-do list.

TheFrenzy · 05-14-2021, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmbtvs

113 hours when I was having a bout with insomnia.

You have my full sympathies.

bigdog2003 · 05-14-2021, 08:26 AM

I think the longest I've gone is right around 36 hours.

Brian48 · 05-14-2021, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trask7

I was military so I have done 60 plus without sleep. You don’t get too tired when people keep trying to shoot you. We did almost 70 on a military operation once and we were so tired that I did not remember coming back to base, I think part of my soul was lost that day.

Same here. I know I've gone at least 2-3 days straight without sleep during Desert Storm. Pretty sure I've gone over 50, but not sure if I've ever gone 60+. This is without counting any short 15 min breaks where I close my eyes and drift, although this is not really sleep by any stretch.

All I can say is that when you finally do sleep, you're not really sleeping either. It feels more like you're hallucinating than sleeping, and you feel wasted when you do wake up.

Onepocketj · 05-14-2021, 09:27 PM

I've had more 2-3 day stretches than I can count when I was playing pool/poker.
I used to play poker in the casino and someone would come in, work their 8 hour shift while I was playing, go home, come back the next day for work and be like - "You're still playing?!?!?". Yep

r0yals2012 · 05-15-2021, 06:06 PM

From South Korea to Kansas I was up for about 34 hours straight, maybe more (tried to sleep on the way out there and couldn’t so didn’t even try on way back home) As soon as I got home I went straight to bed (jet lag and the worst headache I’ve ever had didn’t help) and I slept 22 straight hours. Normal Wednesday-Thursday nights before garage sales April-August (too excited to sleep) I don’t usually go to bed that night and come Thursday at 8 or 9 pm I crash and sleep until 3pm.

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babyfaceposey · 06-11-2021, 08:12 AM

68 hours straight in Iraq. Hardest part was driving back from our mission using night vision. Talk about seeing #@#@#@#@. My eyes were a mess.

callou2131 · 06-11-2021, 08:53 AM

I regularly do 25 or 26 hours. usually a couple times a week. Longest was probably close to 72 Hours While in the Marine Corps.

When I work the 3 to 11 shift, I get up at 630 so I can see my son and get him ready for school, then I go do some running etc. leave for work about 130pm, get forced into a mandatory double, and get home about 8am, take a shower go to bed about 830 wake up at 1 and go back to work. I do that 2 to 3 times a week.

View Poll Results: How long have you gone without sleep?
Never over 24 hours	13	13.83%
Over 24 hours	24	25.53%
Over 36 hours	30	31.91%
Over 48 hours	17	18.09%
Over 60 hours	5	5.32%
72 hours +	5	5.32%
Voters: 94. You may not vote on this poll

05-13-2021, 03:46 PM	#29
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05-13-2021, 06:19 PM	#30
mmbtvs unregistered Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,548	113 hours when I was having a bout with insomnia. __________________ -"Close your eyes and remember this. It won't be back again, it's almost gone. Even times that don't seem like much will be your only crutch when you're alone. Time moves slow when you're seventeen and then it picks up steam at twenty-one."

05-13-2021, 09:16 PM	#31
Cornerstore Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: King of Prussia, PA Posts: 5,060 chaagen333 cornerstore	Was a duel major and had 2 capstone (last courses) with miserable final projects. Did a solid 2 nights and part of a day so prob just around 60 hours up. Then was out for the count with mono for 2 weeks. Dont miss those days __________________ Go check out my COMC page - lots of great cards/deals out there! RIP PAPAJIM Follow me on IG Chris_Cards_And_More

05-14-2021, 12:10 AM	#33
majestik101 Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Socially Distanced Posts: 44,811 majestik101	About 36 hours, give or take. I know the exact date too. December 31, 1999 - January 1, 2000 New Year's Eve Party at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. good times __________________ If you reply with...."last one on eBay sold for this"...then you should have bought it on eBay. "Watson alone sells for over $20" https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1182760

05-13-2021, 01:33 PM	#26
danfan1 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 462	I work offshore on a dredge, lost a 480 volt traction motor that is slave/master coupled to a second 480 volt traction motor that is then coupled to a 210:1 ratio reduction gearbox. Lost the middle coupled motor and had to pull it out and replace it. Took about 19 hours to get it out and the new one wired up and aligned, what a PITA. Once we got it running the motor happened to be a different rpm motor and caused both motors and the gearbox to fail. I didn't leave work for 5 days. We normally work 84 hours a weeks. That week I had 139 hours on my check. Corporate wouldn't even approve the amount because of the amount of hours and safe work practices getting involved. They made up for it by breaking the checks into 3 checks with 105 hours each and 2 separate untaxed "expense checks" of over $750 each. That was a nice month after.

05-13-2021, 03:15 PM	#27
trask7 Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 2,280	I was military so I have done 60 plus without sleep. You don’t get too tired when people keep trying to shoot you. We did almost 70 on a military operation once and we were so tired that I did not remember coming back to base, I think part of my soul was lost that day.

05-13-2021, 03:26 PM	#28
codered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Saskatoon, SK Posts: 4,012 codered	Little over 48 hours. Did an all nighter in Vegas that almost turned into two in a row. Woke up the first day around 6 am, pulled an all nighter and the following day crashed around 7 am. Zero narcotics were involved haha just long stints at the blackjack and electronic craps tables. Doesn’t hurt that the casinos pump fresh oxygen in

05-13-2021, 09:17 PM	#32
marco59 Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 69	31 hours about 40 years ago

05-14-2021, 01:09 AM	#34
Divino Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 7,724 divino	Architectural undergrad... 64 straight hours during final critique week. Brutal! Building models and cutting with razor blades when I can barely see straight.

05-14-2021, 02:59 AM	#35
GoSportsball Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 653	I have newborn twins. I slept in March.

05-14-2021, 03:42 AM	#36
TheFrenzy Banned Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Texan in AZ Posts: 44,115	I’m hoping to get some sleep before I pass the 24-hour mark. Laid down tonight and realized the insomnia was coming on strong. So now I’m at the gym. Why stay in bed, be miserable until 3 or 4 AM, get crappy sleep, and then try to be productive and workout when you can switch up the order? With any luck I’ll finish these lifts, still be asleep by 3 or 4, but get better sleep and already have “workout” crossed off my to-do list.

05-14-2021, 08:26 AM	#38
bigdog2003 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Newberry, SC Posts: 9,521 jammons52 bigdog2003	I think the longest I've gone is right around 36 hours. __________________ Looking for Football: All South Carolina Gamecocks. Baseball: Carl Edwards Jr, Nick Ciuffo, Jackie Bradley Jr, SEARCHING FOR BILLY O'DELL PSA/SGC GRADED CARDS FOR THE PC

05-14-2021, 09:27 PM	#40
Onepocketj Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 22,757 jeflave-0 onepocketj	I've had more 2-3 day stretches than I can count when I was playing pool/poker. I used to play poker in the casino and someone would come in, work their 8 hour shift while I was playing, go home, come back the next day for work and be like - "You're still playing?!?!?". Yep

05-15-2021, 06:06 PM	#41
r0yals2012 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 7,635	From South Korea to Kansas I was up for about 34 hours straight, maybe more (tried to sleep on the way out there and couldn’t so didn’t even try on way back home) As soon as I got home I went straight to bed (jet lag and the worst headache I’ve ever had didn’t help) and I slept 22 straight hours. Normal Wednesday-Thursday nights before garage sales April-August (too excited to sleep) I don’t usually go to bed that night and come Thursday at 8 or 9 pm I crash and sleep until 3pm. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ I love autographs with Bible Verse inscriptions Girls Can Collect Cards Too! Royals, Wichita Wind Surge Twitter-@doublehcards @aacentralphotos-MiLB Photos Waymaker Miracle Worker Promise Keeper My God That is Who You Are

06-11-2021, 08:12 AM	#42
babyfaceposey Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pensacola, Florida Posts: 8,317 Babyfaceposey	68 hours straight in Iraq. Hardest part was driving back from our mission using night vision. Talk about seeing #@#@#@#@. My eyes were a mess.

06-11-2021, 08:53 AM	#43
callou2131 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Centreville, Md Posts: 8,481	I regularly do 25 or 26 hours. usually a couple times a week. Longest was probably close to 72 Hours While in the Marine Corps. When I work the 3 to 11 shift, I get up at 630 so I can see my son and get him ready for school, then I go do some running etc. leave for work about 130pm, get forced into a mandatory double, and get home about 8am, take a shower go to bed about 830 wake up at 1 and go back to work. I do that 2 to 3 times a week. __________________ Sent using US Airways Wifi