bee_pipes
09-11-2008, 01:45 PM
I don't buy expensive watches. The most I've spent on one in the last 20 years was $25. I like a digital watch that can show the time (24 hr clock) the date and the day of the week without pushing any buttons. They can usually be found for $17-$25 from Timex or Casio.
The problems lately has been losing the watch. The last two were lost when they got torn off my wrist while working. One time was moving straw from the truck to the chicken house, where we stor it) and another time what while clearing brush. I do need to keep an eye on the time so my wife doesn't have to come out hunting for me for meals and the occasional rare appointment.
What do you folks do for watches? Is there a watch out there that can handle being roughed up? I'm kind of toying with the idea of a pocket watch, but I need something else in my pocket like a hole in the head. Swiss Army makes one, but it's kind of pricey - would have to last at least 10 years to justify the expense.
I don't use a cell phone - when I retired I swore I would never touch another one if I could avoid it. Things kind of worked out - we don't have a signal here. I can tell when I'm getting near a big town by the cell phones - everybody has a hand clutched to their face, yakking on a phone.
Regards,
Pat
The problems lately has been losing the watch. The last two were lost when they got torn off my wrist while working. One time was moving straw from the truck to the chicken house, where we stor it) and another time what while clearing brush. I do need to keep an eye on the time so my wife doesn't have to come out hunting for me for meals and the occasional rare appointment.
What do you folks do for watches? Is there a watch out there that can handle being roughed up? I'm kind of toying with the idea of a pocket watch, but I need something else in my pocket like a hole in the head. Swiss Army makes one, but it's kind of pricey - would have to last at least 10 years to justify the expense.
I don't use a cell phone - when I retired I swore I would never touch another one if I could avoid it. Things kind of worked out - we don't have a signal here. I can tell when I'm getting near a big town by the cell phones - everybody has a hand clutched to their face, yakking on a phone.
Regards,
Pat