Janet thinks she's scoring nerd points by posting a picture of her nerdy watch, but I can match her timepiece:
OK, there's nothing particularly nerdy about the watch itself-- the nerd part is the band, which in this case, is held together with a cable tie. The little loops that are supposed to keep the strap down broke off, so one day when I was in the lab, I grabbed a plastic cable tie, and made my own loop.
That was in December. I replaced the band about a week ago. I only replaced it because Kate was getting her watch fixed, and pointedly asked whether I needed anything done with mine. (My first answer was "No, I'm fine.") Not because I'm cheap, but because I couldn't be bothered to fix what was essentially a cosmetic problem.
And, really, what's more nerdy than disdain for appearances?
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# 1 | Pam | September 13, 2006 11:04 AM
I once used an O-ring for the same purpose.
Using lab supplies to repair non-lab personal items is totally nerdy.