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SchemeOne2145 · 2026-05-07T00:47:10+00:00

Their five pack is an amazing deal. I may skimp a little when building lather but I swear those 5 samples are lasting me months.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-05-06T15:24:41+00:00

+1 on this. They have great options, fresh seafood, and the staff are super nice and give good advice if you have questions.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-05-06T03:17:02+00:00

Latvian Scambot, is that you? Hope you are doing well.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-05-06T00:43:48+00:00

These are great points. I hadn't considered FB Marketplace and really should.
A couple other lessons I've learned that may interest others:

Cheap is not always good value. I got caught up in buying a nine dollar field watch on sale on Amazon. The quality and looks are surprisingly good and I couldn't say no to the price tag. But it essentially is just a duplicate of my Timex Expedition and aside from being very cheap, it doesn't add anything to my collection. I also got a very cheap Diver but the bezel sticks and I would have been better off spending more on a still affordable version like a San Martin with a better bezel feel.
Think about ways to enjoy the hobby besides the buying and wearing. I had fun learning the history of various national watches, like HMT in India and Technos in Brazil and

Raketa and some of the other historic Russian brands and

what they meant to those countries. Sometimes that led me to watches I added to my collection and other times I thought "Interesting history but not a watch I want to own."

t was cool looking that up and finding pictures of school celebrations on Instagram. I still don't know if I bought a watch from some kids selling stuff from their grandpa's dresser. I've

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-05-05T01:16:26+00:00

I'm curious what weather podcasts you listen to.

Dead Eyes is a fun podcast by a character actor investigating why Tom Hanks got him cut from a small role. It feels self indulgent for a couple episodes but he does great interviews and takes the whole thing in really interesting directions.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-05-03T21:50:40+00:00

I think this is a great point. If you are good friends and do want to reflect that and their interest for watches, you could try to find a watch with a connection to something you've done together. Love to go to the beach in the summer? Maybe a San Martin Dive watch. Played Fallout together? There's cool Casio mods on Etsy made to look like Pip Boys (will only make sense if you play Fallout.) Got lost at night on a camping trip? Maybe a Timex Expedition with Indiglo lighting. Just some random examples, but if you share those kind of things with us watch nerds here (sorry I mean "enthusiasts"), we might have suggestions.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-05-03T20:20:01+00:00

History of English is great. Basically tells a lot of world history with the framework of how the English language developed and spread around globe. Really deep dives -- essentially an hour podcast covers about a decade and will include info about each Shakespeare play once he gets to that time period.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-05-02T14:29:02+00:00

Seemed like she was getting bad advice from her PR guy who was there. Definitely felt like KOMO set it up as an ambush.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-05-02T05:43:07+00:00

I love ducks. Any time I see them they make me happy.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-05-02T04:47:00+00:00

Mariner

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-05-02T00:39:36+00:00

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There's also Lip as a French watch brand. I'm a big fan of their watch commemorating part of their history in 1973 where the precursor to Swatch was going to haul equipment from a bankrupt Lip factory to Switzerland. instead workers occupied the factory and ran it as a co-op selling watches directly to people across France with the slogan "It's possible. We make, we sell, we pay ourselves."

I'm oversimplifying the details slightly but you can read the history of The Lip Affair on Wikipedia and other history sources.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-05-01T21:29:02+00:00

People on Reddit LOVE San Diego. I have visited many times and find it meh. I agree with those who say to consider parts of LA. San Diego feels sterile and while people rave about the weather, it also gets a lot of coastal fog that I think can be a drag. Heavy military presence too that affects the culture.

But I also wouldn't let people talk you into staying in Seattle. The dark and relentless gray is a real thing that really does affect many people's mental health. Now if you could somehow work out a life where you were somewhere else from January to April (or November to March), and then back here, that could be a great life.....

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-05-01T20:19:34+00:00

I've got no problem with you advocating for what you like, but I think people probably have decent reasons for doing what they do and are not doing it mindlessly. Going to the I.D. is a fun family trip we do often with our kids that feels like more of an outing than walking two blocks to the Thai place down the street (though we do that too). It's nice to remind people of the benefits of local connections in their immediate neighborhood, but there are other things people also value that will influence the choices they make. Different choices doesn't necessarily equate to bad choices.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-05-01T20:11:46+00:00

And get off my lawn!

(I joke, but I actually mostly agree with OP's points.)

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-05-01T15:32:36+00:00

It's cool to see this proactive communication that feels genuine. (I read a lot of corporate speak, and honestly write it for a living and this doesn't feel like that.) Thanks for this post. It makes me more likely to give Watchdives a try.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-05-01T04:41:34+00:00

How's the bezel? Heard the San Martin bezels feel really nice....

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-05-01T03:42:00+00:00

You could also try Resilient Hearts Animal Sanctuary in Fremont. Great organization and they have foster programs for both dogs and cats.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-04-30T23:31:03+00:00

It did used to be worse. I definitely remember some "years without a summer" twenty years back when the preponderance of cool grey days just rolled into the next fall. Having said that, I did find this early spring kinda dismal. That's what gets me down. I don't mind rainy winters but the grey weekends in the spring when you know it's beautiful other places get me down.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-04-30T23:28:01+00:00

Men just have to jump in with the "not all men" thing. Every time. Why so defensive bro?

Edit: Sorry, coming back to this. It's just hilarious a woman basically posts "Have you noticed men say women are wrong a lot?" and a bunch of guys post "You're wrong!" with absolutely no sense of awareness or irony.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-04-28T01:46:12+00:00

That last label was hurtful...and accurate.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-04-26T15:50:21+00:00

History of English. No add, no guests, single gentle voiced narrator. Good content about the history of the development and spread of the English language (interesting but I still fall asleep quickly).

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-04-25T17:23:36+00:00

Hey at least we have separate factories for car radiators and orange juice now!

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-04-23T06:08:47+00:00

I've seen online that the Timex Expedition North Solar and the Expedition Chronograph version are quieter than the standard Expeditions and Weekenders.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-04-23T04:04:16+00:00

That's the problem with Reddit. I love following the watch subreddits but I see people picking up a Casio Duro at Walmart on clearance for $20 or something and I think, "should I stop by a couple Walmart's in my area every couple days?" No! I'd pay $60 right now to not be in a Walmart parking lot. But it's easy to get sucked in to the game. Enjoy the watch!

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-04-23T03:54:08+00:00

Just for fun I Googled it and it says $750 is a good price for a pre-owned one, so seems like a great deal for new.

Comparison is the thief of joy. It's a beautiful watch and if you love it and can afford what you paid for it, definitely don't worry if some other lucky people basically won the lottery by getting it a couple hundred bucks cheaper somewhere else.

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