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On 10/11/2013 12:25 PM, Bill McKee wrote:
On 10/11/13 7:55 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 11 Oct 2013 07:21:36 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...


I use about 20 minutes a year.

My outgoing message is "Don't bother leaving a message, I never check
them. Call me at home".
90% of the time my cell is on a shelf in the closet.
As I said, I only take it when I travel.

I'm right the opposite, I don't have a home phone, have no need for one.

I'm shocked, shocked I say. You are the opposite of me on something

;-)

If I was working I would have a smart phone with me all the time. I
just don't have a need for it now.

In fact we had a cell network connected portable terminal in 1985 that
was basically a blackberry in a bigger box. I carried it with me most
of the time and wondered how I would live without it when I retired. I
went as far as buying a PDA. I never used it.

My wife keeps asking me why I don't want a smart phone. I tell her it
is like having a back hoe. Great thing if you need one but I don't
need one.

my car gps died, so i went with smart phone. very nice when traveling
for googling up local places and info.

Absolutly... we use it all the time...."Find Dunkin donuts along
route"... "Is it going to rain in Minot Maine Sunday?" "Text message to:
***** "looking for you at the fair, where are you guys?"

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On Friday, 11 October 2013 11:55:04 UTC-3, wrote:
On Fri, 11 Oct 2013 07:21:36 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:



In article ,

says...





I use about 20 minutes a year.



My outgoing message is "Don't bother leaving a message, I never check

them. Call me at home".

90% of the time my cell is on a shelf in the closet.

As I said, I only take it when I travel.



I'm right the opposite, I don't have a home phone, have no need for one.



I'm shocked, shocked I say. You are the opposite of me on something



;-)



If I was working I would have a smart phone with me all the time. I

just don't have a need for it now.



In fact we had a cell network connected portable terminal in 1985 that

was basically a blackberry in a bigger box. I carried it with me most

of the time and wondered how I would live without it when I retired. I

went as far as buying a PDA. I never used it.



My wife keeps asking me why I don't want a smart phone. I tell her it

is like having a back hoe. Great thing if you need one but I don't

need one.


Two years ago I converted to a 'smart phone' .. an HTC Wildfire c, because I wanted a better cameraand a keyboard where each key was dedicated to one letter or numeral.
The Wildfire was the only smart phone at COSTCO booth that didn't require you to purchase an expensive 'data package'.
As soon as I can I'll convert to Virgin's prepaid plan..as I only use a fraction of the time allotted to me on my $25.00 plan.
I gave the wife my old Motorola Krazr and top up her prepaid by the minimum $100.00 each anniversary date. So far she has about a third of her credits remaining to roll over into the next year.
My landline is dedicated to nuisance calls..such as surveys, sellers etc. I rarely answer that phone and screen it by my answering machine.

After a couple of years...
 

In article ,
says...

On 10/11/13 7:55 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 11 Oct 2013 07:21:36 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...


I use about 20 minutes a year.

My outgoing message is "Don't bother leaving a message, I never check
them. Call me at home".
90% of the time my cell is on a shelf in the closet.
As I said, I only take it when I travel.

I'm right the opposite, I don't have a home phone, have no need for one.

I'm shocked, shocked I say. You are the opposite of me on something

;-)

If I was working I would have a smart phone with me all the time. I
just don't have a need for it now.

In fact we had a cell network connected portable terminal in 1985 that
was basically a blackberry in a bigger box. I carried it with me most
of the time and wondered how I would live without it when I retired. I
went as far as buying a PDA. I never used it.

My wife keeps asking me why I don't want a smart phone. I tell her it
is like having a back hoe. Great thing if you need one but I don't
need one.

my car gps died, so i went with smart phone. very nice when traveling
for googling up local places and info.

When travelling for work, I get in the rental car and instantly turn on
my phone mapping app.

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On Thursday, October 10, 2013 11:51:04 AM UTC-4, wrote:


ANY...Rolex Krause would have , would be a knock-off.

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On Thursday, October 10, 2013 7:40:48 PM UTC-4, F. O. A. D. wrote:

It might be different if anyone called you. :)


Same goes for you, ****.

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On Friday, October 11, 2013 12:48:43 PM UTC-4, True North wrote:


Who .....would want to call a stupid **** like you.....

answer : NO ONE.

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In article om,
says...

On 10/9/2013 10:33 PM, Califbill wrote:
Earl wrote:
F.O.A.D. wrote:
...the battery in my diver's watch died, so I took it to the watch guy
I trust and he told me I'd have to send it off because of the way it
was sealed, the special gaskets, and some kind of vacuum tool needed to reseal it.

Sheesh.

So I sent it off to the manufacturer's repair shop in Rhode Island,
and the estimate came back for close to $100. To replace a watch
battery. That probably wholesaled for $3.00. The actual price turned
out to be $96 and it took a month.

http://tinyurl.com/ma8t2ju
My Tag Heuer battery was $15 with a pressure test. I would never pay 1/2
the price of an old watch for a battery replacement.

I have an inherited Rolex. No batteries.

Harry doesn't move enough to keep a Rolex running.

Maybe he needs to watch more of the movies in his collection, 350 to choose from, there ought
to be one or two he hasn't seen in the past week.

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On 10/15/2013 8:24 AM, BAR wrote:
In article om,
says...

On 10/9/2013 10:33 PM, Califbill wrote:
Earl wrote:
F.O.A.D. wrote:
...the battery in my diver's watch died, so I took it to the watch guy
I trust and he told me I'd have to send it off because of the way it
was sealed, the special gaskets, and some kind of vacuum tool needed to reseal it.

Sheesh.

So I sent it off to the manufacturer's repair shop in Rhode Island,
and the estimate came back for close to $100. To replace a watch
battery. That probably wholesaled for $3.00. The actual price turned
out to be $96 and it took a month.

http://tinyurl.com/ma8t2ju
My Tag Heuer battery was $15 with a pressure test. I would never pay 1/2
the price of an old watch for a battery replacement.

I have an inherited Rolex. No batteries.

Harry doesn't move enough to keep a Rolex running.

Maybe he needs to watch more of the movies in his collection, 350 to choose from, there ought
to be one or two he hasn't seen in the past week.


I see a new job skill in his future; watch winder. ;-)

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In article om,
says...

On 10/10/2013 7:49 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 10/9/13 10:33 PM, Califbill wrote:
Earl wrote:
F.O.A.D. wrote:
...the battery in my diver's watch died, so I took it to the watch
guy
I trust and he told me I'd have to send it off because of the way it
was sealed, the special gaskets, and some kind of vacuum tool needed
to reseal it.

Sheesh.

So I sent it off to the manufacturer's repair shop in Rhode Island,
and the estimate came back for close to $100. To replace a watch
battery. That probably wholesaled for $3.00. The actual price turned
out to be $96 and it took a month.

http://tinyurl.com/ma8t2ju
My Tag Heuer battery was $15 with a pressure test. I would never pay
1/2
the price of an old watch for a battery replacement.

I have an inherited Rolex. No batteries.


I have a Rolex Submariner - stainless case - black face - I used to
wear, a nice old mechanical self-winder. It's been in a drawer somewhere
for about 25 years. My first decent Japanese electronic watch, base
metal case, goldtone finish, blew away the Rolex in accuracy, and that
sort of "did it" for me.

Truth time Harry. Moving your hands around the keyboard isn't enough
movement to wind the Rolex.

That Rolex Harry alleges he owns is worth about a dozen Seiko's.

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On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 6:42:42 AM UTC-5, BAR wrote:




That Rolex Harry alleges he owns is worth about a dozen Seiko's.

Speaking of Seiko. My mid-70's automatic works even after sitting for about 8 years in my sock draw3er. BUT I find out that it looses approx 5 min every 24 hrs. Not good so I need to send it off and have it redone. It'd probably cost more to have it reset and a new bezel installed than to buy a new one,but hey, it's mine! The pic isn't, though, but it sure is the same model.

http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/t...Watches083.jpg