Random Thought Thread

[Milo Willamson]

The two phone were nothing. The Rezound still had a sim but had been wiped. The M8 was without a sim but still had data so I factory reset it. Neither are worth anything so they hit the trash. I wish I still had my HTC Incredible. Just about everyone in the family used that phone one time or another. It served me well and then was a great reliable backup. Last time I loaned it out, it never came home.

Why not paperweights?

Wow no data, that sucks.

 

[olbriar]

Both phones were my wife's. Both phones still took a charge and were bootable without any noticeable battery swelling. I have no idea now why she moved on from them but they were kept to be a backup device and wiped clean for someone of the family to use between phones or contracts. Nice looking phones with no visible damage. They are just old and unsupported devices. I think google put a fair price at $40 for the M8.

 

[Milo Willamson]

Had root canal surgery earlier today..

Yeah.. I was brave.

 

[olbriar]

That's a good looking watch. I got out of the smart watch game about 6 years ago and went back to a Citizen EcoDrive.

I loved my smart watches when I was working. I could mute my music from the watch if someone wanted to talk to me. I could see at a glance if I should answer a call or text or let it wait. Carrying my phone in a front pocket under my nail apron made it far from a quick draw. After retirement, it isn't nearly so important. Though my last smartwatch is still working well and continues to have great battery life, all I need out of a watch nowadays is the time... and time isn't all that important.

I bought a Seiko self winding watch back in the early seventies. It was a decent looking watch and kept great time. When the first affordable digital watch came out, I just had to have one. It was an expensive turd. It kept terrible time and you had to push a button on the watch to light up the display. I think it was called an Armatron. I sold my Seiko to my dad. He wore it daily until he died in 2006 and I got the watch back. I had already bought the Seiko I just repaired or I would be wearing that early 70's watch that has run flawlessly all these years. Tomorrow, I think I'll dig it out of the safe. I'm not certain which watch I have but they all still have a value more than the original cost. The value is that it was my father's... but I am curious. I had guessed that if it had a monetary value it would have been in the silver and turquois band he had on the watch and not the watch.

I'm not familiar with the Citizen watches. I did a quick google and see they make good looking watches. I've heard that they are good time pieces as well.