Suggestions for a watch for mechanical type work

Oh wait plastic seiko swatch has entered the chat

Ha ha. Yes it’s not pleasant but you kinda push it out of your mind and just do it. He got this set up to run a video camera down the line it’s amazing how roots get a entry point and can block up a line. It’s a great nutrient/fertilizer for trees and bushes. I’m just doing it on the side he’s doing it on the regular. I’ve done it a few times it wasn’t bad as it was caught early one other time it took a week before it was noticed that’s a song better left unsung.

If you have city sewer do your self a favor and have your line snaked every couple years. Public service announcement.

My old beater was a Seiko 5 diver on a Nato. My current beater is a 68 Kon-Tiki 20 on a Forstner Klip, though if I had to do it over I'd possibly go with a Ladder.

Had my first call today I wasn’t supposed to start until the 31st if that’s next Tuesday so I had to delegate an existing watch for my work watch. Decided on the tortoise I hope seiko didn’t DC it and it’s now worth like two million bucks. Watch received little bother but I hope I can get this putty off my hands before for work in the AM. “The boss” my buddy was supposed to show up as I had to lift and maneuver some heavy stuff but joke was on me he was probably home watching football. Damn near killed myself but job done I’m feeling pretty wiped out but I was really tired of one of my side jobs as it has really slowed since Covid #s dropped and sometimes I would literally sit and wait for five hours see if someone would call for supplies. That may sound ideal for a decent paying job but it makes that 5 hours seem like 24. They were very nice and I gave them notice they asked me if I could refer someone I have the perfect candidate in mind another friend just bought a house and has a bambino on the way he is really stressing finances and I’ll be able to bust his chops as he got me with one of the greatest practical jokes I’ve yet to experience. It involved his cop friend, a drug sniffing dog and a bag of oregano. I really thought I was going to jail.

Well anyway I will get around to ordering something I kind like this tortoise don’t want it all knackered but perhaps I should make it well worn. Thanks for the suggestions they are all on my list.

I like the Turtle, I say put some miles on it.

I think the turtle has been a wise choice. So far put in cabinets, an exhaust fan for a stove, concrete steps, windows and a host of other things I forgot. Got rid of my job delivering PPE as I did it during the worst of the pandemic and that one was really getting to me. Got my friend in so he’s happy. My buddies business is busier than I thought and I’m not a spring chicken but there is something I like about manual labor I like being worn out at the end of the day rather than mentally stressed but again my friend built this business I did help him out at the beginning as he was on hard times and at that time I wasn’t (about a year later I was) so things go full circle sometimes but credit to him as he was lost in a bottle and buried in depression, some don’t make it out of that. Granted it hasn’t been that long but just putty and concrete and paint on the tortoise. It also bumped up my pay a bit which will help buying watches I can’t wear. Anyway I gave this tortoise a real beating especially today I think it’s holding up well.

I think natos and leather are out for a while unless I become more agile performing these tasks. In addition everything hurts right now but even a year ago my shoulder and hands would have prevented me from doing this type of work. When we get to snow removal I can probably wear something nicer.

Put rubber on my seiko 5 to add another watch for gruff, I liked the NATO but not practical for dirty work