I blame my dad for my white noise addiction! LOL When I was a baby he insisted on putting my crib by the tv while the tv was on to teach me to sleep through any noise. It worked I am a deep sleeper but I can't sleep without my fan!! When the electricity goes off and I can't have a fan running it drives me insane!! We were without power about 3 winters ago for 5 days and I had a hard time sleeping! We had reasonable heat in the house due to our gas stove but no fans or sewing machine for 5 days! :evil: :evil: :evil: I hate waking up even in the summer to a power outage no matter how short with my fan not on! I feel claustrophobic without it!! I feel like I can't breathe without that air flow that I am used to!! Kind of like a sudden vacuum!