Jason Bishop

Sorry to revive a dead thread... but do any of you own the x-33 still? Impressions over time? I'm considering buying one from Silix. Thanks, Jason

I would kill for a good 103 rep. I mean, it had it ALL... countDOWN bezel, day AND date, 12 hour chrono, double AR crystal that was awesome, and just a wrist presence that got all kinds of compliments for me. It seemed that it was like almost all of the time someone would stop and ask me about it. I had ditched the bracelet in favor of just a plain ol' good bomber jacket brown leather that was appropriately scuffed and looked great. A lady asked if I had cut it out of one, and I just told her no... sorry I just never take it off. If I get a UPO the same is likely to occur, or I'm going to swap the bracelet for a beads of rice one. When I sold it, the guy that bought it asked me to take off the bands... he was kind of in awe... said "they look like they're custom molded just for you the way they fit you." I told him that never taking it off meant NEVER taking it off, so it'd been showered and swam with countless times for 4 years. I think I still have them in the closet somewhere, but I vaugely remember being drunk and being [censored] about having to sell it a few weeks after, and I saw them on the desk and I think I remember throwing them out. I haven't seen them since. So who knows. I kinda hate that because they were the best straps ever. Anyways, my rep experience is limited so I have yet to see a watch with day/ date/ 12 hour chrono/ lumed arabic numbers. Someday .... someday I'll own the gen again.

If anyone can help me source one out I'd be VERY appreciative. Thanks. Jason

So I'm wondering how come they haven't replicated the X-33 yet? I wouldn't expect it to have the exact same functions... but the basics are pretty easy to put in. Just curious is all.

POTR, I just signed up here, but I too have suffered the agony of the 6 year long "ice pick in the guts" syndrome. My colon also exploded on last October 1st. Damn near killed me with a fever of 109 and a nasty infection. It was bad enough that they left the surgical cut open for it to drain, and I was lucky enough to be hooked up to a wound vac. I've had this colostomy bag hanging off of me for 9 months now, and I'm actually pretty lucky. See, I'm in Albuquerque. Just moved down here about 2 years ago from Portland. I miss the green. Anyways, when I was recouping in the hospital, a nurse gave me a hint. She said that UNM (University of New Mexico) hospital has a financial assistance program. I've been on it ever since I got out of the hospital. The staff at UNM have been the best. I don't know if it's been suggested, but perhaps if you've got a university up there with a hospital you might look into financial assistance with them. When I had my interview, the lady was used to seeing nothing but illegal immigrants from Mexico, and here I am a well dressed white man and his pretty red headed wife, looking for help, right? So she looks at me with complete doubt in her eyes and asks me why I need their help. I sigh, drop my sling bag in the chair, unsnap my shirt and pull it up and back, showing her a 2 ft scar and a bag half full. I deliberately used the clear ones from Hollister. Her eyes flew wide, she gasped then put her head down and signed all my forms, no questions asked. Gave me full coverage. So I feel your pain. I'm heading into my last 12 days with the bag. I won't miss it. But truth be told I'm really scared shitless. I haven't told the wife, she needs me to be brave on this one. The DR's at the Uni hospital have been so great with me, even started "treating my pain", if you can believe it. I know what it is to loose practically EVERYTHING. Successful computer repair practice, down the tubes, all my money, my gear, everything.... gone. My pride and joy was a Sinn 103 that my old partner had given me upon leaving the job. I wound up selling it and I cried the whole way home when I sold it to some jerkoff pilot who didn't really seem too excited to be having it. So I was here looking for a nice booster for my morale just before I go under the knife for a tricky surgery, thinking a nice 45 PO lite would be great to wake up to, and I come upon you. Never feel like you're alone. The way your friends on this forum have come together for you, my friends over xbox live came through for me. I hope that by now you're doing better, and I hope to see some reply to that effect once I get home from the hospital myself. There is a small group of men and women in this world, and we are some of the bravest of all, enduring the stares and whispers, and even store rent-a-cops grabbing us and demanding to see what's under the shirt. I hope you endure well. for myself, I remind myself that the only easy day was yesterday, and that the suck, well the suck IS the suck, and welcome to it, how I get out on the other side is entirely up to me. Good luck, Check 6. Bishop