Quote:
|
Originally Posted by crazybill5280
My top gift was my great great grandfather's pocket watch that was made in the 1880's. Hasn't been wound since it was last refurbished 30 years ago but it should still work.
|
I wouldn't try to wind it until it's been taken to watchmaker to be cleaned and oiled. Use is what keeps a watch in top running condition. That and a cleaning and oiling every couple of years. Inactivity, for that length of time, will have corroded some of the mechanism.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Charlatan
I bought my wife some nice earrings but forgot to give them to her. I think the little bag they were in went into the trash with the scraps from the wrapping paper.
|
Trash collectors have got to love the holidays, doncha think? I wonder how much good "stuff" gets mixed in with the discard pile.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Martian
Here's hoping the wife hasn't taken out the trash.
|
Oh. Single, huh?