Their is nothing better than a Braille watch!
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On Feb 11, 2012, at 11:39 PM, Harvey Heagy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> That is a valid consideration, but one disadvantage to today's Braille
> watches is that you have to pry the lid open to read them which eventually
> causes the catch to wear out which makes it useless even if the watch itself
> is still good. They used to make them where you could push the button in to
> open and close them so that this wouldn't happen, or at least not as
> quickly. I don't think they make any Braille watches that you don't have to
> pry open any more.
> Harvey
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 11:22 PM
> Subject: No speech on my watch!!! Was: RE: off topic
>
>
>> 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
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