Sometime last summer my digital clock lost some of its light bars so that the 9 became a 5. This was disconcerting. Happily, Mr. L bought me a brand new Sony alarm clock for Christmas.
Joy to the world.
Well, not exactly.
You see, when I plugged the clock in--SURPRISE! It already knew the time. That was great ... except it's not correct. Mr. L always sets our clocks using Naval Observatory Time, and according to NOT this Sony clock is TWO MINUTES FAST and you can't change it!
Okay, what's two minutes? Well, when you say to yourself, "It's Saturday. I will NOT get up until at least 7 a.m." --that clock is two minutes fast!
And another thing, my old clock had red digits. This one has green ones. And they're BIG. And they LIGHT UP THE WHOLE ROOM.
Never look a gift clock in the mouth, eh?
Do you have some appliance that's annoying you but is a necessary part of life?
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Well, I could mention the phone or the ipod - I preferred earlier models of each - but it's summertime and the blender is out so that will be the focus of my pet peeve. I've burned through more of these things that anyone I know, and I'm not making frozen margaritas for a cast of thousands. I make a smoothie once a day in the summertime. I usually make a lot and freeze the leftover for dessert, but that's about it. What is the lifespan of a KitchenAid blender? Doesn't icecrush mean it should actually crush ice? Once again, I've started to smell that funny smell and see smoke wafting out of the base - and I'm fairly sure it's not protein powder.
ReplyDeleteYup...I do!! That small little clock I bought to have on my side of the headboard. Ya know the one to look at when I wake up in the middle of the nite to make sure it's not time to get up yet??? Well that one has to be turned to the wall so that the brite numbers don't keep us both awake!! Darn thing :^{
ReplyDeleteMy hubby bought me a radio alarm clock to save me constantly asking him in the middle of the night what the time was because my short-sightedness meant I couldn't see the clock on his side of the bed. Great gift and much used/appreciated, except for the fact that it lets out a humming noise which only I seem to be able to hear. Grrrr.
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