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posted May 09, 2005 06:56 AM         

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or do they stop telling time correctly when you wear them?

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posted May 09, 2005 12:59 PM         

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Yep, that's me. I could never wear a watch from the time I was a kid. they go insane. They gain two hours one day, then lose three the next, and on and on with no predictable pattern. Sometimes they just stop dead. Even the battery powered ones. I had one watch that my grandmother bought me when I graduated from university the first time. I wore it because it reminded me of her. Of course, it never kept good time. when the battery ran dead, I took it out, but continued to wear the watch. The hands still moved around to a variety of times and, since it never kept the correct time anyway on me, I just wore it without a battery for several years. It has now been about 20 yers since I have bothered to even try to wear a watch. One funny thing, however...my man bought a watch for work and left it on the bedside table where we sleep. I killed that poor watch in less than a week from the other side of the bed. Now he leaves his new one on the dining table at night. So far, so good. He just better hope I don't start craving midnight snacks!

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posted May 09, 2005 01:14 PM         

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Watches go goofy on me too! Fluorescent lights go crazy too if I get too close. If I play with one in the dark, just the bulb or tube, I can make it light up. I think it may have something to do with static from my 4 feet of hair. Or is it something else?????
HHHHMMMMmmmmmm....now that I think of it, compasses in my hand don't behave normally either....I'm the north....ok this is an interesting thread.....

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posted May 09, 2005 03:45 PM         

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My exboyfriend and his father are the same way. Watches go crazy. The digital ones are the only watches that keep time for them. The watches either loose or gain time of just quit working. I dont believe his younger brother has that problem as i see him wearing watches and well, why wear one if it doesnt keep time right. lol ..i think it has something to do with the magnetic fields in ones body. Which would explain why fayte has problems with compasses as well.... ill have to ask him if he has problems with them! .... neato

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posted May 09, 2005 04:14 PM         

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yea i just ruined all watches except for the digital. my girlfriend accuses me of breaking everything mechanical like cameras and stuff too.

i read somewhere that if you put a peice of leather in between your skin and the watch it will keep working. my digital does alright though.

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posted May 09, 2005 09:20 PM         

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I agree with angel_of_hope, I think it could have something to do with magnetic fields and electromagnetism. I love reading about all of that.

There's a creepy part in Helter Skelter, the True Story of the Manson Murders, in which the prosecutor, Vincent Bugliosi, in the trial against Charles Manson and his followers was in court, and looked down at his watch. It had stopped moving. When he looked up across the room at Manson, he was staring and grinning at him.

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posted May 09, 2005 09:52 PM         

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That book is a bunch of bull. I read it. I liked it. It's entertaining. But it's full of fiction. I mean, it's written by the prosecuter of one of the biggest media trials of the time and he wanted to make it audience friendly. (For more money--so unlike attny's ) So, he put in those freaky things to keep you reading. I kept reading. But, even Manson himself said he was surprised at all the inferences Bugliosi made in Helter Skelter when he "wrote" his own book, Manson In His Own Words, by Nuel Emmons.

Sorry, went on a rant there. I had a "Manson Phase" and devoured everything I could on the whole deal. Vincent Bugliosi would make a great mystery writer!! (Fiction of course)

Back on topic: My cousin was handling a clock in my mom's office one day and she started freaking out because the clock started ticking backwards! We watched it for a while and it was really weird, so we ended up pulling the batteries out.

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posted May 10, 2005 12:42 AM         

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I was told my father was one of those 'watch stoppers'. He could not wear one without it stopping or sometimes speeding up.

I dont wear watches, havent since I was a little kid, so I dont know if that would happen with me.

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posted May 10, 2005 01:12 AM         

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Really, zoso? I don't know, I always thought it was a respectable book- my AP Human Geography teacher reccommended it to us last year, and he himself was also interested in the Manson murders and annoyed with the fabrications that surrounded it- he showed us a History Channel documentary on them at the end of the year. He was the best teacher I ever had, so, you know, made me think that this book wouldn't be a bunch of BS. Dunno, to each their own.

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posted May 10, 2005 08:00 AM         

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I can't wear watches. I've never been able to wear one without it dying. I tried wearing a really pretty one my dad gave me once even after it died just because it looked nice but then it started coming apart. Don't know quite why, it was still rather new. I carried my hubby's watch a couple of times in my pocket and sure enough the battery died. Plus, all the clocks around our home either run fast or slow no matter what time they've been set at. I always set the clock in the kitchen about ten minutes ahead (trying to help us get somewhere on time) and now it's reading about 13 minutes ahead. Neither of us have changed it since I set it, mind you, but I'm the one who touches it most ... it's a tabletop clock so I move it around the counter to make space when I'm cooking, etc. I've never held a good compass before but all the cheap ones I've held never work for me either though I don't remember where the needle turns instead. Generally electrical things either love or hate me. Light bulbs love to blow out when I touch them or go too near them. Street lights go on or off when I walk or drive under them. Electronics tend to malfunction around me or, when they are already malfunctioning, they come back to life when I touch them. I also always get shocked when I get out of a car and touch the door. I frequently shock other people and myself just by touching them. And, if I'm really upset, things, especially electronic ones, tend to break/malfunction around me.

There was a thread on one of these forums sometime ago called Sliders and the Street Light Phenomenon or something like that where similar things were discussed. I'll see if I can find it and bump it up.

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posted May 10, 2005 08:25 AM         

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wow you really screw watches up eleanore! my dont actually fall apart! lol

and i dont mess up clocks on the wall or anything i dont think. my fiance has had 2 cameras stop working which she thinks is my fault. but thats a pretty strong charge to take out the wall clocks!! and to make the watch actually fall apart! whew.

oh by the way, try putting a piece of leather in-between your skin and the watch. that might work (if it doesnt fall apart!)

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posted May 10, 2005 09:00 AM         

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LOL, I know. I still have the pieces of some of the nicer ones somewhere in a box ... my mom thought I'd break them on purpose but I honestly would not. I liked them! The batteries would die and then either the face would break or the straps would begin to come loose, things like that. I still don't understand it. No other jewelry reacts that way to me. One of my friends actually gave me a really pretty silver watch with sort of a filigree pattern all over it (it was "too girlie" for her) and the day I put it on the battery died. It was brand new! I keep it in a box now because I don't want to risk it falling apart since it's so nice. Maybe I'll have a daughter someday who doesn't have this weird effect on watches and who'll actually be able to wear it. A piece of leather? Hmm, I wonder why that would work. I've never tried one of those new watches with a sort of leather bracelet underneath the watch itself ... you know, the cuff type ones? They're too bulky for my taste but next time I'm out shopping I'll see about trying one on, hehe. Maybe it'll work.

Yeah, the actual clocks kind of freak me out because it's not like I touch them alot so I've given up on wall clocks. We have the digital tabletop one in the kitchen and then another digital alarm clock in the bedroom. They just run either faster or slower all the time, no matter what we set them at. But it's gradual so I can deal with it. Every 3 or 4 months I just make sure they're back on the right time and then just forget about it. The only piece of machinery that does seem to like me and that does not malfunction (aside from shocking me all the time) is our car and thank heavens for that!

Cameras? You bet! I haven't used any but disposable for a while as they seem to be used up fast enough that I don't affect them too much. They function pretty well aside from pictures mysteriously disappearing from the roll. I can't be blamed for that, I hope. It's funny that your girlfriend thinks it's your fault because my hubby thinks all this other stuff is my fault though, to be fair, he's probably right, lol.

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posted May 10, 2005 07:36 PM         

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Everlong, I definitely agree that it's the best book on the trial. It's very complete and intriguing, but I have sneaking suspicion it was beefed up a bit, if ya know what I mean. In contrast, Mason in His Own Words was pushing it on the other end: tales of orgies and love love love -- I think were a bit tall too. Plus, hey lets face it, Manson is no writer.

I had such an uneasy feeling after reading Helter Skelter that it took days for me to absorb it and work it through my mind's digestion, but from the facts of the murders and trials instead of the "icing." >I'm probably not making any sense. Sorry.

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posted May 11, 2005 12:13 AM         

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eleanore, do you think we could start a company selling rubber suits for people like us(to absorb the electricity)? lol

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posted May 11, 2005 07:54 AM         

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Lol, I don't know if rubber suits will catch on but it's worth a shot. Does anyone know of a way to control this kind of activity consciously?

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posted May 11, 2005 08:06 AM         

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"Does anyone know of a way to control this kind of activity consciously?"

most uranian (non-logical) stuff like this comes not of will-power but of relaxation (esp. relaxation of will-power). its tricky but can you see my point? just as you lift your arm without thought of "how?", so it is with control of subtler energy. but subtler energy requires diligent relaxation to become aware of.

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posted May 17, 2005 09:53 PM         

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heeeeyyy.... I've been late for work alot lately and at first I thought someone was sneaking in my house and messing with my alarm. When I woke up it'd always be messed up, and the clock would read the wrong time! As likely as the first scenario is, maybe its me messing it up! Especially since I just bought a new one and the same thing happened twice already. Does it make a difference if its digital or not? Neither of mine are.
MAybe I'll tell my boss this.
Not really.

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posted May 18, 2005 02:56 AM         

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i wear a digi watch but regular wristwatches with batteries and arms just stop working. digi is ok.

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posted May 18, 2005 04:20 AM         

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I always wore a watch when I was in college, even while I slept. I only took it off to shower, and sometimes I forgot to do that. I always needed to know what time it was so I could run to class at the last minute. I'd never worn a watch before college. Soon after I left, my watch started acting funky. I tried a new battery, a new watch, soon I stopped wearing one becuase I'd never know when it had stopped on me. I threw it in my purse and thought I'd get a new battery for it some day when I thought about it. The other day I met my mom for lunch and we were talking about time or watches or something and I dug my watch out (it had been in my purse for months probably) and set it to the right time, and I'd check it periodically over the next few hours and it continued to keep correct time. Now it's almost 4 hours behind. I don't know how it happens, because whenever I look at it the second hand is moving, if a little unevenly.
My car door never fails to shock me when I get out. I try to remember to close it with my elbow or foot, but I almost never remember. I guess shock therapy wouldn't work for me

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posted May 18, 2005 12:16 PM         

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Maybe watch quality is going down the toilet!

This might be a stupid question, but do you guys notice a difference between quartz watches compared to others?

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posted May 18, 2005 05:50 PM         

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hey leming, i seriously cant wear any watches unless they are digi and YES MY CAR DOOR SHOCKS ME EVEN WHEN ITS HUMID OUTSIDE! lol

hey zoso, i dont know what the difference between a quartz and other watches is, but after like 5 watches failing i just gave up and went to digital. one thing i thought was that maybe those perpetual motion watches might work out ok, you know those ones that are self winding? i was also told that putting leather in between your skin and the watch will cure the problem.

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posted May 18, 2005 06:41 PM         

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I'm curious - anyone here with problems with racing heartbeat or Tachycardia? I'm starting to think that an electrical problem physically can stop watches

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posted May 18, 2005 08:19 PM         

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yea i think sometimes the heart does that. if i recall a doctor said there was something odd about that when i was a kid. i think its definitly electro/magnetic, but what seems to happen is the battery get drained. like the electricity is absorbed.

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posted May 18, 2005 09:16 PM         

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I have a heart murmur.... Is that what you mean?
By the way I'm constantly wincing every time i step out of my car, I always always shock myself. I've even developed these odd sitting- to- standing positions to avoid contact, but it doesnt work. Ha ha so I just end up looking like a ****** (insert your own insult, I didn't even bother)

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