tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post115479061418773418..comments2024-03-28T15:15:32.175+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: English — the time has come?Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1155667290999388392006-08-15T20:41:00.000+02:002006-08-15T20:41:00.000+02:00Hi Phil, I might have to send you the watch... I w...Hi Phil, I might have to send you the watch... I went back to the jewelry store in St-Aignan and talked to the owner. He said he didn't know anybody who had the tools to open that watch. His advice: faites toutes les bijouteries de la région... go to all the jewelry stores you can find until you find the right one.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1155666252469248402006-08-15T20:24:00.000+02:002006-08-15T20:24:00.000+02:00I'm sure can have the battery replaced in France. ...I'm sure can have the battery replaced in France. I had the battery replaced in my Swiss Army watch a few months ago in Caen. I was in and out of the store in 3 minutes. <BR/><BR/>PhilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1155137730026374552006-08-09T17:35:00.000+02:002006-08-09T17:35:00.000+02:00I thought France was one of Apple's most faithful ...I thought France was one of Apple's most faithful markets. The French supposedly love the elegant design of the Macintosh and the iPod. But the authorities are adamant about protecting the rights and royalties of artists...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1155134207076145912006-08-09T16:36:00.000+02:002006-08-09T16:36:00.000+02:00If it's any consolation, Ken, at Apple the localiz...If it's any consolation, Ken, at Apple the localization process is taken very seriously. Many of our decisions about the documentation are made considering localization. I've never worked anywhere with this level of awareness... even at Claris.<BR/><BR/>And the French hate Apple anyway!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1154892521869626692006-08-06T21:28:00.000+02:002006-08-06T21:28:00.000+02:00Chris, no Radio Shacks around here. I might have t...Chris, no Radio Shacks around here. I might have to wait until we go to the U.S. to get the battery changed in my Apple/Swiss Army watch.<BR/><BR/>Evelyn, the jeweler was very polite. When I insisted that I had had the battery replaced in that watch at his very store last year or the year before, he said he would go try to get the back off of it with the tools he had. He came back saying no dice. That was when I asked him how he had done it the last time I brought the watch in and told him "c'est bizarre." The store was crowded, I was in a hurry to catch up with Walt at the market, and I just said merci and left the store fairly abruptly. I didn't want to spend a lot of time talking about it...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1154874931699193272006-08-06T16:35:00.000+02:002006-08-06T16:35:00.000+02:00If it's any comfort to you, we often get the runar...If it's any comfort to you, we often get the runaround here when we need a watch battery changed, except we aren't treated to a discussion of the virtues of knowing English first (and you could have a discussion like that here, as you probably know). We have the best luck on getting the batteries we need, and someone to change them, at Radio Shack, but that probably doesn't help you much.<BR/>Chris PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1154866531887939922006-08-06T14:15:00.000+02:002006-08-06T14:15:00.000+02:00I loved reading this story- sort of a bilingual fl...I loved reading this story- sort of a bilingual fly on the wall one...<BR/><BR/>It's odd that the jeweler didn't have the tools of his trade, methinks he just didn't want to go to the trouble of helping you.<BR/><BR/>DH has all those tools which also work for taking computers apart and working with their inards. We have a freestanding Pakistani (I think, or Indian) jewelry stand in our mall. It is quick and easy to get batteries changed there.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778535302848508224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1154843424530354702006-08-06T07:50:00.000+02:002006-08-06T07:50:00.000+02:00I can't imagine that that watch had been running o...I can't imagine that that watch had been running on the same battery for more than three years, and I know I haven't taken it to anybody else to have the battery changed. So maybe you are right. Thanks.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1154825419892249822006-08-06T02:50:00.000+02:002006-08-06T02:50:00.000+02:00Well, maybe they HAD changed your watch battery in...Well, maybe they HAD changed your watch battery in the past, and this particular employee was new since then. Don't second-guess yourself!<BR/><BR/>Bonne Nuit!Run Around Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316173421850796470noreply@blogger.com