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Very strange. Can anyone explain how?

Posted by Norman Dunn on January 1, 2021, 8:51 pm

I bought a new Rotary Watch about a year ago. About 10 days ago the watch stopped at 11-55. I presumed the battery had died but still continued wearing it every day so I have it when I can get to a Jewellers but with this lockdown its difficult.
This morning I noticed it had started again and it had been running quite a few hours.
So I set the time and it worked the rest of the day but then stopped at 16-27.(see photo)
So it must need a battery.
How strange it started to work on Jan 1st, which is my late sister Marian’s birthday & the day my dad died in 1995. My first thoughts were Marian when I saw the watch working.
Barry Cram asked me if 16 or 27 is significant.
27 is as I was born on the 27th June.

Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how?

Posted by Eddy Nesbitt. on January 1, 2021, 9:17 pm, in reply to "Very strange. Can anyone explain how?"

Norman the cobblers shop in Jarrow shopping centre do watch batteries.I will be down there tomorrow so will check to see if it is open.It was during the last lockdown.

Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how?

Posted by Stan Wears on January 2, 2021, 12:25 am, in reply to "Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how?"

Norman. I bought a wall clock about 10 years ago which was controlled by the Atmos clock which set itself right. Because of the area in which I lived the Pendulum never ever worked but on the 26th of of September it began working again but only on that day, the same date that my father died. how wacky is that.! It has never worked since!

Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how?

Posted by David Henley on January 2, 2021, 12:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how?"

Was a at boldon Time one there.

Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how?

Posted by Jackie Williams on January 2, 2021, 4:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how?"

I think that's lovely Norman. I would just be comforted by that. Those things happen quite a lot I suppose and we don't notice, you did.
A day or so after my sister in law died my husband had an encounter with a buzzard. He was fixing the gate and looked up to see one looking at him. It was about 5 feet away sitting on the fence. It lasted a few minutes. We've lived here 8 years and it's not happened before or since.
We were sitting watching tv in our kitchen/family room one evening and the hob started clicking, like someone was pressing the ignition switch off and on for the gas.It went on for 10 minutes maybe. It was couple of weeks after my dad died in April 1994. Gerald got up to check it for physical reasons but could see none. I didn't need to I knew it was my dad Harry. It never happened again.
My mother died before Christmas that year and I find it better for me to remember them on their birthdays. I tend to have a drink and a cheers to them.
Also, while we're on about strange things. I'd sold my friend one of those pendulum clocks with a dome as we were moving abroad. It was probably 1986 and it had stopped working, hadn't worked for weeks or more.
I was staying with her on a short visit and Uri Geller happened to be on tv doing that thing he used to do with clocks and watches. You sit there and just say Work! as far as I remember, when he says so. We didn't believe it but did it, focusing on the clock for a laugh. Well it only started up again didn't it! We couldn't believe it and thought it very funny and also we were a bit spooked by it.

Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how?

Posted by Barry Cram on January 2, 2021, 9:56 am, in reply to "Very strange. Can anyone explain how?"

Hello Norman,

The 16:27, could also be seen as 4:27.

Cheers,
Barry.

Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how?

Posted by Thomas Buglass on January 2, 2021, 11:12 am, in reply to "Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how?"

Norman, I bought the same watch as yours but without the second hand movement. If you take the watch to a Timpson's dealer they will reseal and install the battery for life at a cost of £25.

Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how?

Posted by Eddy Nesbitt. on January 2, 2021, 11:35 am, in reply to "Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how?"

Norman when i passed this morning it was not open.That was before 9-00am.

Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how? - Synchronicity

Posted by John White on January 2, 2021, 12:19 pm, in reply to "Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how?"

Synchronicity is a term coined by psychologist
Carl Jung defined as meaningful coincidence
September 30th 2014 I sent a short piece I
had written inspired by an encounter on a
bus journey.It was published on January 16th 2015
Nothing unusual in that. What was unusual
was that day wuld have been my late wife's birthday
Meaningful coincidence
A truly bitter- sweet moment

A bit like you

I saw some one the other day
Who looked like you
Not a lot like you
Just a bit like you
Then came that hollow feeling
That empty ache inside
You left a void that can't be filled
No matter how I've tried

Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how?

Posted by N44 on January 2, 2021, 12:19 pm, in reply to "Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how?"

Thanks Eddy. Much appreciated.

Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how?

Posted by David Henley on January 2, 2021, 12:42 pm, in reply to "Re: Very strange. Can anyone explain how?"

Asda in boldon.

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