[mongo_jones]

aaaargh! returned a movie i hadn't watched to netflix!

[mcj]

mongo_jones, on Sep 21 2005, 02:33 PM, said:

aaaargh! returned a movie i hadn't watched to netflix!

That's it! No more posting on "pirate threads" for you, mister!

[Tamar G]

The exhaust system for the Chiptole on 42nd St. blows onto the 42nd St sidewalk and is so foul, I now cross the street to avoid it. Isn't there any kind of smell ordinance that prohibits this sort of thing? This is a heavy-traffic (and tourist) area as it's located directly across from Bryant Park.

[Lippy]

Ranitidine has a Bulova Accutron watch that he really likes. The Accutron utilized technology involving a tuning fork, blah, blah, that was used for only a few years. A few years after the watches went out of production, of course, the manufacturer stopped making parts for them. They are very popular with collectors, but R. likes his for its appearance.

Last year, when it stopped running, it turned out not to be the battery that needed replacement, but some of the complicated mechanism. Parts take forever to find. Bloomingdale's watch repair returned it after three months; it worked for a few days, although something was obviously wrong with the time-setting thingy. Since it was on warranty, I took it back. This time it came back in only a month, but didn't run any better.

Giving up on Bloomie's, I took the watch to a highly-regarded jeweler who has a reputation for keeping old, valuable watches running. When I told him what had happened at Bloomie's he snorted and said, "You should have come here first." The watch came back after, nearly three months and again, ran for a few days. Since it was under warranty, I took it back with the usual tale, adding this time that R. was considering taking out the special innards and having them replaced with an up-to-date, but ordinary quartz movement. They were willing to try "repairing" again, but this time, he recommended changing to quartz, since it didn't change the appearance of the watch and R. is not interested in its collectibility. (Of course -- he'd already gotten the $600 for his earlier "repair.") He said that they return the valuable Accutron movement that we could re-install should we decide to sell the watch to a collector. He charges $140 to put in the quartz movement.

For me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Shame on me.

[Rose]

Lippy, on Sep 22 2005, 05:13 PM, said:

Ranitidine has a Bulova Accutron watch that he really likes. The Accutron utilized technology involving a tuning fork, blah, blah, that was used for only a few years. A few years after the watches went out of production, of course, the manufacturer stopped making parts for them. They are very popular with collectors, but R. likes his for its appearance.

Last year, when it stopped running, it turned out not to be the battery that needed replacement, but some of the complicated mechanism. Parts take forever to find. Bloomingdale's watch repair returned it after three months; it worked for a few days, although something was obviously wrong with the time-setting thingy. Since it was on warranty, I took it back. This time it came back in only a month, but didn't run any better.

Giving up on Bloomie's, I took the watch to a highly-regarded jeweler who has a reputation for keeping old, valuable watches running. When I told him what had happened at Bloomie's he snorted and said, "You should have come here first." The watch came back after, nearly three months and again, ran for a few days. Since it was under warranty, I took it back with the usual tale, adding this time that R. was considering taking out the special innards and having them replaced with an up-to-date, but ordinary quartz movement. They were willing to try "repairing" again, but this time, he recommended changing to quartz, since it didn't change the appearance of the watch and R. is not interested in its collectibility. (Of course -- he'd already gotten the $600 for his earlier "repair.") He said that they return the valuable Accutron movement that we could re-install should we decide to sell the watch to a collector. He charges $140 to put in the quartz movement.

For me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Shame on me.

New Guideline just intituted:

No references to resigned members

[The Scream]

A guy in a huge truck almost hit me broadside, the side that my toddler boy was sitting on.

He made a left turn in front of me into a driveway, he clearly saw me, he immediately starts backing out, I don't have time to stop, I swerve, honk my horn, he keeps coming, I'm relentlessy honking my horn, swerving as far as I can away from him. He finally stops within 6" of hitting us.

We probably wouldn't have been hurt but it would have been a pain in the ass to fill out all the paperwork in the heat, especially since my girl is sick and she had thrown up in the car about 10 minutes before.

[omnivorette]

Lippy, on Sep 22 2005, 04:13 PM, said:

Ranitidine has a Bulova Accutron watch that he really likes.  The Accutron utilized technology involving a tuning fork, blah, blah, that was used for only a few years.  A few years after the watches went out of production, of course, the manufacturer stopped making parts for them.  They are very popular with collectors, but R. likes his for its appearance. 

Last year, when it stopped running, it turned out not to be the battery that needed replacement, but some of the complicated mechanism.  Parts take forever to find.  Bloomingdale's watch repair returned it after three months; it worked for a few days, although something was obviously wrong with the time-setting thingy.  Since it was on warranty, I took it back.  This time it came back in only a month, but didn't run any better.

Giving up on Bloomie's, I took the watch to a highly-regarded jeweler who has a reputation for keeping old, valuable watches running.  When I told him what had happened at Bloomie's he snorted and said, "You should have come here first."  The watch came back after, nearly three months and again, ran for a few days.  Since it was under warranty, I took it back with the usual tale, adding this time that R. was considering taking out the special innards and having them replaced with an up-to-date, but ordinary quartz movement.  They were willing to try "repairing" again, but this time, he recommended changing to quartz, since it didn't change the appearance of the watch and R. is not interested in its collectibility.  (Of course -- he'd already gotten the $600 for his earlier "repair.")  He said that they return the valuable Accutron movement that we could re-install should we decide to sell the watch to a collector.  He charges $140 to put in the quartz movement. 

For me once, shame on you;  fool me twice, shame on me.  Shame on me.

SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS?????? Why didn't you ask me about it? I got watch guys.

[Lippy]

The problem is that all the remaining spare parts for this type of watch are owned by ONE woman, who bought them up at the right time. Maybe it was $400. Whatever. It was too much for a watch that cannot be repaired.

[omnivorette]

Eyebrows and I had breakfast in a diner this morning, where we've been several times. New waitress.

Shrieked when she saw him. "Oh my gawd, it's that guy from Sex in the City, Mr. Big! Oh my gawd!" She calls over the other waitress. "Look it's Mr. Big!"

Meanwhile Eyebrows, embarassed to death, is telling her no, no, I just look like him.

"Oh come on, I know it's you, come on!"

Then she starts asking me "how come he won't admit it?"

At this point I"m ready to get the frigging manager over there.

We finally convince her that no, it's not him. Mr. Big doesn't have that much grey in his hair and he's shorter and thinner than Eyebrows.

The entire time we were there, every server came to our table for some bogus reason (more toast? more coffee? more butter?) and stood there and stared at him.

People think Eyebrows is Chris Noth a lot, but this was the worst incident yet.

I felt really sorry for the real Chris Noth.

(A couple of years ago in Mexico, a woman got so flipped out, and Eyebrows told me I shoulda charged her $100 bucks for his autograph).

[omnivorette]

Lippy, on Sep 22 2005, 05:44 PM, said:

The problem is that all the remaining spare parts for this type of watch are owned by ONE woman, who bought them up at the right time.  Maybe it was $400.  Whatever.  It was too much for a watch that cannot be repaired.

Who told you that?

Oy.



Masters of Time
15 W. 47th St.
in the exchange

Dimitri and Rita Vicovanu, proprietors

Don't put in a quartz movement. The watch will be worthless after that. Go see her for a consult at least.

[winesonoma]

It's a watch. Go buy a new one. My phone tells me the time not that I care. It's also not an antique. Try eBay.

[Lippy]

No. That's it. I'm not throwing any more money at this watch. We will be getting the original movement back and can put it back in if we decide to sell to a collector.

It was Murrey's on Third and 79th who told me the history of the Accutron. He has one himself that he loves that he can't get fixed properly either. At least with the quartz movement, it will run.

[omnivorette]

Lippy, on Sep 22 2005, 05:53 PM, said:

No. That's it. I'm not throwing any more money at this watch. We will be getting the original movement back and can put it back in if we decide to sell to a collector.

It was Murrey's on Third and 79th who told me the history of the Accutron. He has one himself that he loves that he can't get fixed properly either. At least with the quartz movement, it will run.

Full friggin' retail.

I don't need to tell you the old joke, do I?

[Lippy]

winesonoma, on Sep 22 2005, 06:51 PM, said:

It's a watch. Go buy a new one. My phone tells me the time not that I care. It's also not an antique. Try eBay.    

It's the look of it that he loves so much. I know it's not a "real" antique, but it's not being made anymore either, so call it a semi-antique. With the quartz movement, it will at least look the same.

[wingding]

Architectural outrage #478 [rant.]A rare long walk on the upper east side,down Madison from 78th st.then across 57th st. to 9th ave....and holy sh#t ,the 'Marriage of Old and New' on the corner of 57th and 8th ave.The Fisk Building a 3 story deco classic,with a glass octagonal 10 story nightmare being constructed right on top.Need a zoning variance,for any old thing?No problem.After a day spent browsing the stores,and looking at buildings,more proof that we have entered a truly anonymous made,tasteless point in time,unless you have $5000 bucks to spend on a well made handbag...