buying a watch

I waited two weeks to buy a watch.  I feel naked without a watch.  To find out the time I have to dig in my pocket, find my cell phone, turn it on and squint at the face.  If I am outside I really have to squint.  Sometimes I do not have my cell phone with me.  Then I am SOL.  But I waited two weeks.

Why?

Well two reasons.  While in Israel I swam and found out  the jeweler who replaced my battery was not careful to set the gasket well, or it was ruined and we were both too cheap to replace it.  So it filled with water and was ruined.  I quickly bought a watch somewhere without looking.  When at the YMCA I took a swim with it and it promptly filled with water.

I have to say parenthetically that I have both old watches near my desk.  I figured out where a screwdriver was that would open them.  I found getting the battery loose was not easy.  I tried to ease them out.  Several days later I figured "what do I have to lose" - I forced the cages around the batteries and got them out.  Then I tried to seriously dry out the watches.  But rebooting with the battery did not make them work.  One lit up partially but they are done it seems, without repairmen help.  But they are not worth repairing.  I hate to say that but it is true.  I still have not brought myself to throw them out.  But I have reclaimed the batteries for other uses.

So finally it came to me that Academy would likely have $10 waterproof watches.  Well if anyone would have them Academy would.  So late one night I was passing Academy and risked them being closed.  I figured they would be closed.  They looked closed.  No wait, someone is heading for the front door.  So I kept driving and got out of the car.  I got out of the car and approached the door.  It opened and I am in!
Right after the door is a case with watches.  But they are expensive.  They are not all water resistant.  (That is the proper word.)  So fortunately I had the sense to ask an employee.  He pointed me to the other side.  And after a few glances I found the case.  It is a big case with at least a hundred $10 waterproof watches.  I have hit the jackpot.  Each watch is slightly different that the others.  I am looking for one that is totally black, does not have too little a face (too feminine), and has a fairly simple look.  Several fit the bill and I picked one.

I am so glad to have a watch on my right arm.  I have almost gotten the habit of glancing down to see the time.  Ah, the world is right again.