beep, beep

I do not understand why people insist on wearing watches that beep every hour.

On my flight from Kenya, which was an overnight flight, I was very happy, because there was nobody sitting next to me. But, I soon realized that the man on the other side of that empty seat apparently doesn’t know how to tell time.

He can’t look at his watch to see what time it is. He must be reminded every hour with an annoying “beep, beep”. Why in the world? Does he need it beep to remind him to look at his watch? Does he forget that time is passing unless he is reminded of it every hour? Or does he just want to annoy the living crap out of the girl next to him who is trying to get some sleep?

It’s hard enough to get sleep in a tiny little seat where you can’t extend your legs, and your head flops around. But inevitably as soon as I was about to nod off, I hear “beep, beep”. Argh….

Can anybody tell me why people insist on beeping watches?

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9 Responses to beep, beep

  1. I used to set my watch to do that; I don’t remember why, now.

  2. Rhonda says:

    There is NO good reason.

  3. trey says:

    Ive never set my watch to do that.. but now.. when we finally meet.. I’ll make sure my watch IS set to do that.. hehehe..

    WELCOME HOME!

  4. peter says:

    I do it just so I can continue to ensure that my watch is in working order.

    And welcome home, my friend.

  5. Rhonda says:

    Thanks guys. You are a big help!
    And I’m not quite home yet. A week to go.

  6. RSH says:

    I think that very few people are even smart enough or have the energy to change it, but they won’t admit it. Some folks cant hear or they are lonely. Me, I prefer the good old hands.

  7. mb says:

    I’ve been too lazy to change my watch so it won’t beep. It’s not like I actually wear it…. :-)

  8. alisa says:

    Rhonda, try a 14 hour flight with a crying baby on board. Sleep? HA!

  9. Colleen says:

    Hey Rhonda- next time just start singing “As we go on…we remember” every hour to him. (I heard that song the other day and thought of you and laughed)

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