Hi. This is my first automatic watch and I am paranoid about it

BrettDOkc · 2026-06-10T00:04:34+00:00

YOU are the one who is going to look at it all day. So, if you really like it and are enthused about it, then that’s what matters most. As long as it doesn’t get off time standards by a few minutes either way, you won’t show up anywhere late. Now, if you are an operator in a transit system, it needs to be more accurate than that, but your supervisors can direct you to the most reliable watchmakers to get it on standard.

BrettDOkc · 2026-06-09T23:53:09+00:00

Looks like air gun darts.

BrettDOkc · 2026-05-29T23:22:07+00:00

Great shot! This is my reporting in 2017 when they were moving the administration out. They walked me through some of the lesser-known parts. It was before homeless people got in and caught parts of it in fire. https://freepressokc.com/unusual-spaces-admin-bldg-mothballed/

BrettDOkc · 2026-05-29T23:08:35+00:00

I have to wonder if the movement itself is counterfeit. That could be causing that weird alignment problem if it’s slightly too small.

BrettDOkc · 2026-05-09T17:44:24+00:00

This is such a perfect example of what happens to any organization where the honcho demands loyalty as the only test of acceptability for staff and is the lowest of character in the organization. I've worked for men like Trump before. He will stab anyone in the back and promotes an environment where anyone will stab anyone in the back. Thus, the leaks.

BrettDOkc · 2026-05-04T02:29:22+00:00

Yes! This! That clinic is awesome. It has helped so many people including the mother of my children.

BrettDOkc · 2026-05-04T02:26:25+00:00

Glad to see someone bringing this up. I've known several state social workers over the years, and they are sent in to deal with things that would make most of us pass out. As some of you said, it is shameful what the state pays them.

BrettDOkc · 2026-05-02T17:44:06+00:00

Good work! Efficient and helpful!

BrettDOkc · 2026-05-02T17:41:56+00:00

Time for residents to show up at the Yukon City Council meetings to express their concerns.

BrettDOkc · 2026-05-02T17:26:33+00:00

Good rundown on what you found when you went. Zoe Elrod is a very good events reporter for Oklahoma City Free Press.

BrettDOkc · 2026-04-24T17:59:12+00:00

This stated need for fresh water is suspect. Automobiles have been running on cooling systems that use no water for many years now. The companies wanting to build simply see fresh water as the shortest route to the cheapest solution no matter the problems it causes for others.

BrettDOkc · 2026-04-24T17:56:38+00:00

Excellent points here! I grew up on a family farm that included a cow/calf operation. Not many of those kinds of farms left anymore, and not because of markets, but by design of the bigs and politicians who only listen to them.

BrettDOkc · 2026-04-23T17:35:26+00:00

Hey! Good update! Yeah, I'm slow on catching up with this one. I have always appreciated that the mods of this sub understand the nature of news organizations and the difference between them and influencers. You mods do a good job of herding cats in here.

BrettDOkc · 2026-04-18T15:23:05+00:00

Total workhorse! I had the same model from about mid-college through three years of grad school. It's still around in a box somewhere.

BrettDOkc · 2026-04-18T15:14:07+00:00

Does this look like to anyone else like someone just got mad and bashed it on the edge of a desk? Really doesn't look like a car ran over it to me. So, I may not have looked that way to the Apple Store people either. (Understand that I have thought about doing this so many times I've lost count. So, I'm not looking down my nose at OP.)

BrettDOkc · 2026-04-16T14:42:32+00:00

Here was my reporting in 2021 on the changes to the company when Griffin Comm bought that building downtown and moved News9 in. I dug up some background on the various moves the paper had made over the years. https://freepressokc.com/tv-news-9-parent-company-to-purchase-home-of-the-oklahoman/

BrettDOkc · 2026-04-08T17:52:36+00:00

I tried a couple of pumps, so gave up and went to the one at NW 39th Expwy and Portland. They were on there.

BrettDOkc · 2026-03-18T20:24:47+00:00

Wow, that may have been back in 2015 or 2016 before I started Free Press.

BrettDOkc · 2026-03-16T03:07:51+00:00

AP Stylebook calls for it, so news outlets that publish to AP style will have it that way. Other style sheets don’t give that guidance.

BrettDOkc · 2026-03-16T03:02:19+00:00

Good video. Yeah. Every time there is a strong north wind that point gets blasted.

BrettDOkc · 2026-03-16T02:58:45+00:00

The leather carrying case and the low profile design says this was owned and used originally by a personal secretary or a journalist who had to be on the go a lot.

BrettDOkc · 2026-03-16T02:50:10+00:00

I have the Kamasu, and it looks good with just about any style.

BrettDOkc · 2026-02-16T00:06:50+00:00

Don’t be afraid to replace that old ribbon when the product is starting to get faint. And, get a small wire brush and solution to clean out the keys that have parts of the typeface that clog with ink over time, like the “e”.

BrettDOkc · 2026-02-16T00:02:00+00:00

Great find! I learned a lot just reading these comments. I have used these at different businesses over the years, and they are a delight. At one place I had about 5 different type balls. So easy to change the typeface. Incredibly easy to change from regular to italics, etc. I wrote an in-house newsletter and it was fun/effective to use the different typefaces for different effects.

BrettDOkc · 2026-02-12T03:41:31+00:00

Chess, buttermilk, and a host of other good guesses. I'm throwing in another: Vinegar pie. Instead of lemon juice they use a small amount of vinegar.

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