Agreed Ron.  My wife knows when I discretely look at the time and I 
know when she does!!  And our sighted daughter has us both figured 
out.  For a young lady with sight she picks up audible cues almost as 
well as we do!!  Guess it shows how she was brought up!!
Pat, K9JAUAt 10:22 PM 2/11/2012, you wrote:
>Okay, I don't chime in much here, but feel kind of strongly about this.
>
>I really, really, really prefer using a tactile watch in any kind of a
>business or social setting. It's quiet, announces nothing and lets me
>discretely check the time. With the exception of clocks in my own home,
>where I and my family can decide what's disruptive and what is not, and when
>speech will occur, I'm bugged if the clock bongs, dings, doings, barks,
>crows or makes some other sound when I'm in a setting where it is
>disruptive.
>
>Okay, pet peeve, whine over.
>
>73 all
>
>Ron Miller
>N6MSAClearwater, Fl. USA
>SKYPE: arjay1
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of Gary Ketler
>Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 3:41 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: off topic
>
>I used to like it when you would do that and it would say "It's hours
>o'clock".
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Steve
>Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 1:28 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: off topic
>
>And, I do have a spare.  And, nothing was better then holding in the button
>and turning the volume control on and off several times.  Occasionally, you
>could get it to make a bunch of weird noises.
>
>Steve
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 9:50 AM
>Subject: Re: off topic
>
>
> > Yes, and nothing was better than that talking time.  Volume control and no
> > stupid unnecessary bong.
>
>
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