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Hey sweetiepie, I just hung my copper clock back up in the kitchen. Blah
posted by
WileyJohn
on September 17, 2006 at 8:26 PM
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yes,
we have a clock that bongs, which my dad made about thirty years ago. A grandfather clock that doesn't work anymore because it needs a cleaning. A cuckoo clock from Triberg, Germany. i love the story about your grandmother's clock...
posted by
SilverMoon7
on September 17, 2006 at 6:51 PM
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an ornithologist friend of mine has a clock that cheeps a bird call on the
hours, with a picture of that bird on the face of the clock where the number should be, ie, 11:00 is a blue jay.
posted by
fourcats
on September 17, 2006 at 9:39 AM
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Yes, I do, but like yours mine also needs to be attended and repaired
posted by
Straightforward
on September 17, 2006 at 5:46 AM
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nice little story...
now, what's a skate key????
posted by
littlemspickles
on September 17, 2006 at 3:38 AM
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The loud ticking reminds me of time passing by!
(B)
posted by
A-and-B
on September 17, 2006 at 3:31 AM
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I love the sound of a clock ticking
but not a clock that chimes. We had one in our parents' house when I was a child. My grandfather made wooden clocks, very beautiful but I hated the noise it made. Every hour the damn thing used to chime such an irritating sound and went ding dong ding dong that sometimes I wanted to grab the thing and throw it in the swimming pool... Ha Ha...
Mrs Tanga
posted by
Tanga
on September 17, 2006 at 2:03 AM
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Whacky, no, we don't have any chiming clocks, I think they'd wake me up
going off in the middle of the night. Did you find the key when you were painting the shed?
posted by
Blanche.
on September 16, 2006 at 9:49 PM
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I can't handle the ticking of clocks, because I'm an extremely light
sleeper, that ticking can keep me up all night. But, I'm glad you found the key though. It must have been exciting when the key fits the hole.
posted by
bandanafish
on September 16, 2006 at 3:37 PM
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I dont have one that chimes, but I have a spring-balanced one that
never needs to be wound..it just needs a completely flat surface..it was a 25yr anniversary gift from H.Walkers
posted by
Rumor
on September 16, 2006 at 2:47 PM
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What a great
story. No I do not have a clock that chimes
posted by
Tanga
on September 16, 2006 at 12:23 PM
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I don't have a clock that chimes, but it sounds nice.
Good fortune that you found the key!
posted by
Schatz
on September 16, 2006 at 9:28 AM
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...good news that you found that key! I have a clock that ticks softly and find it very pleasant. It doesn't chime but church bells nearby do - every half hour, then chime a hymn. -fine during the day; luckily they turn it off during the night.
posted by
reasons
on September 16, 2006 at 8:46 AM
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We have four clocks downstairs, not including the microwave and the cooker. None of them chime and none of them are consulted 'cos we use the computer - daft isn't it? I haven't seen the word 'tad' for a looong time, Whacky.
posted by
johnmacnab
on September 16, 2006 at 4:21 AM
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All my clocks sound loud in the dead of the night.
(B)
posted by
A-and-B
on September 16, 2006 at 3:03 AM
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No I don't have. But it is a nice piece to read.
posted by
tampi
on September 16, 2006 at 2:57 AM
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my father has the clock, a smaller wall-mount model with a pleasant chime,
low tone, non-intrusive. i love how you can hear the gears swing into action to make the chimes sound.
posted by
fourcats
on September 16, 2006 at 2:18 AM
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We have a grandfather clock which is not on at the moment. It could wake
the dead
posted by
Azur
on September 16, 2006 at 1:34 AM
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My grandmother had that kind of a clock..
I still remember turning the key to make it tick....ahh, thanks for the memories.
posted by
shelly_b
on September 15, 2006 at 8:24 PM
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