Telling time on the slopes
On Jan 22, 7:36 am, wrote:
Department of trivialities: Those of you who like to keep track of the
time when you're on the slopes -- how do you do it? I can't wear a
wris****ch because I wear long gloves with wrist protectors underneath.
It's impractical to place a watch in a warm interior pocket because
getting it out would require too much unzipping and fumbling. What I do
is put it in an exterior jacket pocket high on my chest, where it's
least likely to get banged when I wipe out. I can take it out for a
glance fairly easily, but I'm concerned that exposure to the cold (the
outer pocket is not insulated) may eventually damage it.
Joe Ramirez
I use a cheap $6 digital watch with the straps torn off.
I can never wear a wris****ch; I'm allergic to the metal. I just put
my watch in my pocket. One of the straps came off after awhile; I
later removed the other strap myself.
Since it's supposed to be waterproof anyway, I just put it in my front
coat pocket. Worked fine, even though it was snowing/raining when I
was at Boreal last Friday. Of course I have to remove my right glove
to tell the time.
Michael
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