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a kennedy

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16. I hear ya here........I swear it took my husband 2 hours to change the time BACK last year.....

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Nov 5, 2021, 04:05 PM

Nov 2021

So this year I bought a clock radio that fixes it’s time by itself. LOVE IT. When the power goes out it and comes back on, this clock radio resets itself!!!! It’s perfect. So this year on Saturday night come Sunday morning when we wake up, presto, time on the clock will be the correct time, no fuss no muss.

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I love technology, but... [View all] MineralMan Nov 2021 OP

One of my pet peeves for years has been bad design. grumpyduck Nov 2021 #1

Very true. Now, I don't mind things with menus MineralMan Nov 2021 #5

I always say, nothing is as simple as an ought to be Walleye Nov 2021 #2

Cars. Well, now they've moved the transmission selector to the MineralMan Nov 2021 #7

So true. I haven't rented a car in about five or six years and even then it was a nightmare Walleye Nov 2021 #9

This. We are several car generations behind on the learning curve. Hortensis Nov 2021 #13

"Sometimes I get really angry at the designers..." grumpyduck Nov 2021 #8

I have a retired cell phone that I'm using as an alarm clock. DeeNice Nov 2021 #3

I hear you MM Diamond_Dog Nov 2021 #4

I really don't mind complicated set-up routines if they are needed. MineralMan Nov 2021 #6

I want devices and appliances withOUT clocks. How many Hortensis Nov 2021 #14

Lol. Our daughter likes us to have nice things she enjoys, so Hortensis Nov 2021 #10

We installed a heated towell rack when we added to our house a few years ago. beaglelover Nov 2021 #11

Classic. Obviously you now should have a heated floor to go with it. Hortensis Nov 2021 #12

Oh, we do, even though we live in So Cal, the mornings in the winter can get downright chilly! beaglelover Nov 2021 #15

I hear ya here........I swear it took my husband 2 hours to change the time BACK last year..... a kennedy Nov 2021 #16

dear mm and et al. AllaN01Bear Nov 2021 #17