On 10/14/2014 8:17 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-10-14 3:24 AM, Sky wrote:
>> Well, dagnabbit! The timer on my GE natural gas stove has gone kaput.
>> The entire (digital) control panel/board on its front has to be replaced
>> to "fix" the well-used timer touch-button (not sure what else to call
>> it?). I truly rely on the kitchen timer when I cook! I'd rather not
>> burn down my home because I forget or get distracted when something is
>> cooking anything on the stove, in the oven, or outside on the BBQ/grill!
>
> We have a couple WestBend timers. They aren't that loud and I don't
> think they sound for longer than a minute, but there are two of them so
> we can take them with us and have then nearby so we will hear than when
> they go off. The only thing they need is a long elastic leash to yank
> them back to their home when done, or a remote locator tone ;-)

Yeah, it's always inconvenient when items like pens and timers
independently grow legs and disappear on their own

Sky, who's experimenting with some free Android apps for kitchen timers