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[doodab]

Have you taken over from Bob Crow? Shouldn't there be a strike in and amongst all that?

EO is clearly the evil capitalist enemy of the workers

[barrydidit]

Obviously it's for my railway game.
Every hour at seventeen minutes past, the industries recalculate their occupancy levels and I might have to invest to get the best deal.
Equally obviously, some workers may be up for auction at random times, and blindingly obviously I sometimes need to have a reminder that my goods licence will soon be up for renewal.
All the while is the fast and furious train management, man management and diplomacy.

I need a little 'bing' and then to draw my attention

Have you taken over from Bob Crow? Shouldn't there be a strike in and amongst all that?

[sasguru]

It's for knocking nails in, pea-brain

Feck me, even on a forum that contains very many really thick people, you stand out.

[EternalOptimist]

OK so whats an amafor , Cretin?

It's for knocking nails in, pea-brain

[b0redom]

You're a contractor man! Can't you get your butler to keep time for you?

[EternalOptimist]

Oh. I thought it was for something pointless.

Egg timer? or a row of multi coloured egg timers coded for different things?

mmm. no

anyway, must dash

some bloke is offering 160,000 dollars if i can deliver 220 tons of cotton fibre to Longbridge in the next 40 minutes

[doodab]

Obviously it's for my railway game.
Every hour at seventeen minutes past, the industries recalculate their occupancy levels and I might have to invest to get the best deal.
Equally obviously, some workers may be up for auction at random times, and blindingly obviously I sometimes need to have a reminder that my goods licence will soon be up for renewal.
All the while is the fast and furious train management, man management and diplomacy.

I need a little 'bing' and then to draw my attention

Oh. I thought it was for something pointless.

Egg timer? or a row of multi coloured egg timers coded for different things?

[EternalOptimist]

Get a contractors watch and wear that then?

Why do you need something that beeps a lot? doesn't the world have enough beeping in it for you already?

Obviously it's for my railway game.
Every hour at seventeen minutes past, the industries recalculate their occupancy levels and I might have to invest to get the best deal.
Equally obviously, some workers may be up for auction at random times, and blindingly obviously I sometimes need to have a reminder that my goods licence will soon be up for renewal.
All the while is the fast and furious train management, man management and diplomacy.

I need a little 'bing' and then to draw my attention

[darmstadt]

Possibly: Download Atomic Alarm Clock - Computer alarm clock and customize tray clock

or: Antrieb Software - Download.com

[administrator]

Although looks like you can't do hourly alarms but you could snooze them for an hour when they go off. Otherwise there is task scheduler:
Creating an Hourly Reminder in Windows | Grammar Parrot

Or this one?
Free Alarm Clock - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download.com

[doodab]

That looks like a watch.

is that a watch ?

I am a contractor, not a permie watch-wearer

Get a contractors watch and wear that then?

Why do you need something that beeps a lot? doesn't the world have enough beeping in it for you already?

[administrator]

Do you use Outlook? You can set repeat tasks and single tasks in there and they can use a sound on your PC as an alarm.

[EternalOptimist]

That looks like a watch.

is that a watch ?

I am a contractor, not a permie watch-wearer

[expat]

You know those timer thingies you get on your cooker, and the bing when the microwave finishes

is there anything I can get on my machine that will 'bing' at a certain time.
it has to be very flexible, and quickly reprogrammable

you can set your "machine" to beep. Or even explode?

[EternalOptimist]

Have you tried sticking your head in the oven and turning the gas on? Just a suggestion.

i tried that but I got a shock when i discovered we have an electric oven