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·I was telling this little story to a member I DM with frequently thought I’d post it here as it was kind of fun. Without going into a big schpiel my job often involves me stopping by peoples houses who have numerous issues they are dealing with, many of course really struggle financially and I assist the doing redetermination for various state and federal benefits. Anyway they always like when I share a little personal stuff about myself. Usually just stupid stuff like a problem I had fixing a lawn mower but the couple I was with Friday asked me about the watch I was wearing. It was just a speedy date but they really liked the look of it and complimented it. I told them I just collect watches as my grandfather had given me a few at a young age and it just stuck with me.
The guy got real exited and wanted to show me his watch collection. Of course I said I’d love to see it, he brought out a watch box full of 15-20 watches all with the world wrestling federation logo on them and some had pictures of famous wrestlers who I have no clue whom they were. I made a point to look at each one and point out something I liked about them. Many of them were monsters, I think the square ones may have been 60mm. I could tell by his face he likes his collection as much as I like mine. Even has a little cloth to clean each watch up after Handling them. They told me at the end of the month they were adding another one to the collection, asked me if I was picking anything up. I told them I had plans on going to a watch store Saturday to look at something but I ended up a little sick this weekend and didn’t go.
Anyway it was just kind of cool. To him those watches meant as much as a Daytona or something would to someone. He was telling me he wants to give his collection to his grandson when he is old enough (grandkid is 7 years old I’m not sure those Chinese movements will make it that long) but I hope they do as his grandson was there when he said that and the kid got real happy and started jumping up and down.
Just another one of those perspective checks in life. I didn’t get any questions about the cost of my watch he just wanted me to explain the Chrono function. He wants to find a WWF watch with a Chrono function now. Just confirms we don’t need to be watch snobs to enjoy this hobby.
The guy got real exited and wanted to show me his watch collection. Of course I said I’d love to see it, he brought out a watch box full of 15-20 watches all with the world wrestling federation logo on them and some had pictures of famous wrestlers who I have no clue whom they were. I made a point to look at each one and point out something I liked about them. Many of them were monsters, I think the square ones may have been 60mm. I could tell by his face he likes his collection as much as I like mine. Even has a little cloth to clean each watch up after Handling them. They told me at the end of the month they were adding another one to the collection, asked me if I was picking anything up. I told them I had plans on going to a watch store Saturday to look at something but I ended up a little sick this weekend and didn’t go.
Anyway it was just kind of cool. To him those watches meant as much as a Daytona or something would to someone. He was telling me he wants to give his collection to his grandson when he is old enough (grandkid is 7 years old I’m not sure those Chinese movements will make it that long) but I hope they do as his grandson was there when he said that and the kid got real happy and started jumping up and down.
Just another one of those perspective checks in life. I didn’t get any questions about the cost of my watch he just wanted me to explain the Chrono function. He wants to find a WWF watch with a Chrono function now. Just confirms we don’t need to be watch snobs to enjoy this hobby.
