tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744476144670229998.post3025711775712712521..comments2024-02-06T12:33:57.316+00:00Comments on Stuart Aken: Watching Clocks for Vanity or Status?stuartaken.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05695584662320617659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744476144670229998.post-3275124048777496592011-11-24T19:25:59.471+00:002011-11-24T19:25:59.471+00:00Interesting comment,Siba. But, I bet in the office...Interesting comment,Siba. But, I bet in the office, everyone had a computer monitor telling the time. And, like you, I don't keep my mobile on all the time, but I still managed to catch my bus for work without having to wait or miss it. It isn't so much that I don't want to know the time; it's that so much is made of watches, as if they are an essential item, when, in reality they are no more than an accessory. Hell, if I can do two jobs and manage a busy life without a watch, I'm sure the same goes for many people.<br />Many thanks for your contribution. It is much appreciated.stuartaken.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695584662320617659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744476144670229998.post-27846534479665077942011-11-24T16:57:24.447+00:002011-11-24T16:57:24.447+00:00Well, here goes! A year or two ago my employers un...Well, here goes! A year or two ago my employers until September, Essex County Council, removed all clocks from offices without explanation. This was a nuisance because it meant if you had any doubt about what your watch was telling you, there was no second opinion if you had turned the computer off. Similarly, what if I doubt what the clock on the wall is telling me? I glance at the wristwatch.<br /><br />Mobile phones need recharging quite frequently and I don't like keeping mine on all the time because I actually don't want to be contactable all the time. It's much easier to consult a watch, especially if you are, like me, often in the depths of the country.<br /><br />Why want to know the time? To not have to wait an hour for the train. In the hills or along the sea-wall, to know how I'm doing, comparing the time with the map. As a birdwatcher, to provide the time for an observation: 250 Pink-footed Geese came in off the sea at 14:30. The sea-watch of one hour recorded the following...<br /><br />If youm are staying somewhere without clocks where you are sleeping - a youth hostel, say, a bunkhouse or a camper van - it's helpful to know the time> You may want to get up early - or not get up unreasonably early and disturb other people.<br /><br />Nonetheless, as with a lot of things, I think it's good to go without sometimes.SibatheHathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04502557278669132803noreply@blogger.com