On Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 12:34:28 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 14:10:48 +1000, "Rod Speed"
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On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 03:37:55 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
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On Sunday, August 2, 2020 at 1:26:24 PM UTC-4, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 8/1/20 2:00 PM, Roger Oveur wrote:
On 8/1/2020 1:18 PM, Phil Kangas wrote:
I have a Westclox battery powered wall clock with a
7 inch diameter face and it has a very annoying
tic-toc sound that I cannot figure out how to silence.
I tried gluing hardwood blocks to the back and it
helped a little but not enough. I find it hard to fall
asleep because of this. Perhaps filling in the back
with quick crete cement would do it? I suppose the
clock gearbox itself would have to be protected so it could be
replaced sometime in the future. Or maybe just a space to allow
changing the battery.
Any hints?
phil the old hermit


Throw that noisy thing in the trash and buy a radio-controlled WWVB
clock.

And I also like a clock that TELLS the time (when I push a large
button), so there's no need to turn on the light at night. The one I got
cost $15 at Radio shack (almost 20 years ago).


I just push the Home button on my phone (which I also use as
an alarm clock) and look.

That is great if your phone was surgically attached to your hand. I
don't want to have to go try to find my phone to see what time it is.

Some of us have enough of a clue to use the cellphone
for everything now, so its always right next to them.

I have yet to be convinced that is a good thing. You can be too
connected.

Connected to what? Apart from its use as a timepiece, my phone
mainly services the two-factor authentication required by my
employer's network. I don't use it for e-mail and if it rings
once a week it's a miracle.

Cindy Hamilton