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Well, nothing lasts forever, and at exactly 8:00 this morning I was winding the antique mantel clock and felt the key suddenly snap out of my hand. I thought at first that the socket had just lost its purchase on the winding stem (a not infrequent occurrence) but no, it quickly became clear that the spring was broken. I was winding the stem on the left, which drives the striker mechanism and is wound independently of the main movement, which you wind from the right-hand stem. So for a few moments I held out some hope that the clock itself might still be operable, albeit with its chimes stilled. But no, it looks like the clock is officially dead, Jim. So I guess the next step is to do a web search on "antique clock repair" and see what comes up. I don't have a lot of extra spending money for something that is not, after all, exactly a strict necessity. But I would like to see if the clock can be gotten ticking again.
2021-07-29
Clock update.
2021-07-29 12:47So I did actually contact an antique clock restorer in the area. It turns out the clock is from about 1900. The price he quoted for a full restore wasn't cheap, and it's not something I can budget for immediately. But once I get some bills paid off, and get my income up another notch or two, it's definitely something I'd consider budgeting and saving for.
And, it's remarkable that the clock has worked reliably for as long as it has.
And, it's remarkable that the clock has worked reliably for as long as it has.
DC: MAYOR BOWSER REINSTATES MASK MANDATES.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/d-c-mayor-reinstates-indefinite-indoor-mask-mandate-for-ages-2-and-up
Democratic District Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Thursday that Washington, D.C., residents aged 2 and older must begin wearing masks indoors Saturday regardless of vaccination status.
ARIZONA: AUDITORS FINISH COUNTING BALLOTS IN MARICOPA COUNTY.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/auditors-finish-counting-ballots-in-arizonas-maricopa-county_3923599.html
Auditors in Arizona’s largest county on July 28 finished a third count of ballots and will shift to compiling a draft report on the audit results.
DOJ ISSUES THREATS AGAINST ELECTION AUDITORS.
https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/29/biden-department-of-justice-threatens-to-sue-to-lock-in-2020-election-chaos/
Wednesday’s guidance came in the form of two documents entitled, respectively, ”Federal Law Constraints on Post-Election ‘Audits’” and “Guidance Concerning Federal Statutes Affecting Methods of Voting.” In the DOJ’s guidance on post-election audits, the Biden administration began with its familiar refrain that “the November 3rd election was the most secure in American history,” and that notwithstanding “automatic recounts or canvasses,” there was no evidence “of either wrongdoing or mistakes that casts any doubt on the outcome of the national election results.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/d-c-mayor-reinstates-indefinite-indoor-mask-mandate-for-ages-2-and-up
Democratic District Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Thursday that Washington, D.C., residents aged 2 and older must begin wearing masks indoors Saturday regardless of vaccination status.
ARIZONA: AUDITORS FINISH COUNTING BALLOTS IN MARICOPA COUNTY.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/auditors-finish-counting-ballots-in-arizonas-maricopa-county_3923599.html
Auditors in Arizona’s largest county on July 28 finished a third count of ballots and will shift to compiling a draft report on the audit results.
DOJ ISSUES THREATS AGAINST ELECTION AUDITORS.
https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/29/biden-department-of-justice-threatens-to-sue-to-lock-in-2020-election-chaos/
Wednesday’s guidance came in the form of two documents entitled, respectively, ”Federal Law Constraints on Post-Election ‘Audits’” and “Guidance Concerning Federal Statutes Affecting Methods of Voting.” In the DOJ’s guidance on post-election audits, the Biden administration began with its familiar refrain that “the November 3rd election was the most secure in American history,” and that notwithstanding “automatic recounts or canvasses,” there was no evidence “of either wrongdoing or mistakes that casts any doubt on the outcome of the national election results.”