Boat Bum
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Re: wing window
Never heard that term for it, we called them fly windows or vent windows. I like "winged."
Never heard that term for it, we called them fly windows or vent windows. I like "winged."
That's about the only way I heard them called... Maybe it's a "Western Thing"???Re: wing window
Never heard that term for it, we called them fly windows or vent windows. I like "winged."
Yeah, some folks are waving with only one finger.You sure that's a "wave"? ....
Butch
I hear ya, I constantly get a peace sign, well, half of one.Yeah, some folks are waving with only one finger.
That's about the only way I heard them called... Maybe it's a "Western Thing"???
Butch
I was in the military for 24 years and never wore a watch. I quit wearing a wedding ring when I cross trained into Civil Engineering and started working on HVACR systems and fire and intrusion alarms. A ring a marriage does not make.I have a Rolex that the Mrs gave me for Christmas back in '83. But I haven't worn it for years.
In my job, I had to remove it before going into most machine rooms, and I got to where I stopped wearing rings and watches because I never knew when I was going to be working on systems with big voltage and current readings, where it was possible to lose a finger or an arm because you "made a connection", and more than once walked off the job site without them.
Now I just don't feel comfortable with them.
Same thing here. Worked on 50,000 watt transmitters in the U S Navy and we weren't allowed to wear anything including dog tags which suited me fine. Got out of the Navy and started repairing mainframe computers. Had to wear a tie but it had to be a clip-on tie as it could get caught the card readers. Saw a guy get his face smashed in in when his regular tie got caught in the card reader rollers. 80 column cards....remember those?I have a Rolex that the Mrs gave me for Christmas back in '83. But I haven't worn it for years.
In my job, I had to remove it before going into most machine rooms, and I got to where I stopped wearing rings and watches because I never knew when I was going to be working on systems with big voltage and current readings, where it was possible to lose a finger or an arm because you "made a connection", and more than once walked off the job site without them.
Now I just don't feel comfortable with them.
Even if it's worth $7,500 a year or so later?Anyone paying $5,000 for a watch that doesn't literally have money to burn IMHO would be better off spending the money on a therapist.
Yup, and always one hand in your pocket, too. Right?Same thing here. Worked on 50,000 watt transmitters in the U S Navy and we weren't allowed to wear anything including dog tags which suited me fine. Got out of the Navy and started repairing mainframe computers. Had to wear a tie but it had to be a clip-on tie as it could get caught the card readers. Saw a guy get his face smashed in in when his regular tie got caught in the card reader rollers. 80 column cards....remember those?
Who are you referring to!How many of these money making wonders do you own? And for those you've owned more than a year how much profit have you made?
Buy old used ones and they will keep their value unlike your cash. Kinda like a gold investment.Sorry, I was asking Don who commented on the investment aspect of the watch.
Smart watches are not really watches they are more like micro smart phones you wear on your wrist. As to traditional watches, the most I have ever spent on one was circa $1,000, which I bought about a dozen years ago, and still wear on a daily basis. I was seriously into scuba diving when I was younger, worked as a scuba instructor while I was in college, etc. so as a result I think all the watches I have owned as an adult have been waterproof to 500+ feet, etc.
That $346.00 in 1975 is around $2,000 in today's money. That watch is worth ~$600,000.00 today.Wish I had a drawer full of these.