[at-l] Watches on the Trail? And Nimblewill Nomad's Question

[daveh at psknet.com (David Hicks)]

Well put, terrapin.

For the record, I have never said "My way, or the Highway."  Moreover, I have 
said I carry a cell phone, primarily for my wife's comfort level.

That said, I still would prefer not to have one with me on a hike.

My reaction to cell phone is on two levels.  First, how carrying one makes me 
feel on a leash, or tether.  Second, how other use them to intrudes into my 
space, noise-wise.

In this later case there is an additional compare/contrast between some watch 
users and some cell phone users, which comes to mind.  I have heard of folk's 
reaction to watches that beep the hour, or half-hour, disturbing the silence 
of the night.  Still others complaining about wake-up alarms.  However, in my 
case that is not a problem, as my hearing loss in the frequency range used by 
watches assures none will awake me. ;-)}

If a watch might be a deal-breaker for you, HYOH and more power to you.  I am 
slow hiker, really SLOW.  Maybe I too should value the SLOW pace of life in 
the woods to the point of leaving my watch behind, also.

Chainsaw

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Raphael Bustin" <rafeb@speakeasy.net>
To: <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Watches on the Trail? And Nimblewill Nomad's Question


>>
Please understand that I raised the watch issue
somewhat to compare/contrast with cell phones,
and maybe cool the discussion a bit.

SNIP

So to you and Sloe, I say this: for my values, a
watch might be as much of a deal-breaker as the
cell is for you.  Because I really, truly value the
SLOW pace of life in the woods.

SNIP
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