The lady at the antique mall who taught me about clock mainsprings

I was looking at old pocket watches at an antique mall in Portland last summer, and this older woman just walked up and started explaining how the mainspring holds all the power. She showed me a broken one from her purse and said 'this little coil is why they stop working after 50 years.' She spent 20 minutes talking about how to wind them properly. Has anyone else met a random expert who changed how you see a hobby?

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jesse_craig262d ago

Oh wow, that's a great story. It's wild how a total stranger can just drop some life-changing knowledge on you like that out of nowhere.

adams.vera2d ago

He said that whole thing at the DMV? No way.