My maxine clock & i are fighting.

Well - knowing Maxine , I think that she needs a coffee, a pack of ciggies, prozac and her laptop before she can get going! Ohm, and if you try to get her going in the evening then give her a good shot of whisky first! Seriously I did not know that there was such a thing as a MAXINE CLOCK. I would love to have one of those. I am such a fan of hers. So if you can get her started tell her hello from me!

You say when you lay her down on a chair she works, but when you put her on the wall, she doesn't. This makes me think that maybe you are having the same problem I have with my wall clock. I'm assuming it's hung up on a nail? If so, when you hang it back up, you need to make sure the entire back of the clock is flush to the wall and not leaning forward to any degree. Clocks like this need to be completely straight up and down in order for the arms of the clock to tick around the surface in tune with the gravitational pull. If the clock is tilting at all, even just a tiny bit, it will slow down or not work at all. If this isn't your problem, change the batteries, hang it flush to the wall and if it still doesn't work, it may be time to retire the poor girl, or replace the little mechanical box on the back..........I love Maxine. I hope you solve your problem. Hugs.

might have something to do with hitting the hands when ya cleaned it. I have one that hangs on wall NOT Maxine tho and it stoppped on me too but it still hangs there as it looks like a pueblo

Maybe it doesn't wished to be disturbed. Let it stay where it is as long as it is functioning let it serving you well.

Clearly Maxine is telling you to sleep in and not worry about time!

Aunty, I have not the slightest clue what a maxine clock is so you will need to enlighten me on that one, is it like a cukoo clock? Does it need new batteries? I will have to find out what it is tomorrow though as it's sleep time here. Night.

My kitchen clock does the same thing every once in a while. Each and every time it was battery related. If the battery is old and too weak, it will only work when it's lying flat on the table. I think that's because it doesn't need as much effort to work against gravity (because when I put it back up on the wall, it stops on the upsweep.) I had a problem with it once too where the battery holder wasn't tight enough. By that I mean those little prongy things that hold the battery in place. There's a coil end, and a flat end, where the battery sits, and the flat end got pushed in too much and it wasn't making proper contact. When that happened I took a little tool and gently forced it back 'out' so it could make better contact. Geez, I love Maxine too! I had no idea there was a Maxine clock out, Cool!!

And what did you expect? LOL...its in her nature. If you say black she'll say white....if you say up....she'll say down or I don't give a darn!

Sorry but I'm totally lost. What is a maxine clock? Anything like a cookoo clock?

Whats a maxine clock.?

Sounds like maxine is being a witch. Maybe if you tell her how pretty she is now, she'll straighten up. I can't imagine why she's acting up because you cleaned her. Maybe the you should get a nice smelling man to come in and check her out..hehe

Hi Jo! I wish I could help you but the main thing I wanted to say was you sound a lot like me these days, lol! It seems like there's always something that needs to be fixed around here and I'm always concerned that it might cost me an arm and a leg. Sometimes it does, too. I had to have my refrigerator worked on today because it got to where it wasn't cooling like it should. I was afraid I was going to have to have a new one because this one is probably about twenty years old or older. I'm just glad it didn't cost me as much as I thought it would. First the water problem and now this!I knew you killed your dishwasher not too long ago and now your clock is giving you problems. At least it's not a major appliance like a dishwasher, refrigerator, water, or whatever. I just hope you can get it fixed. Kathy.

I do adore Maxine, but she can be a bit...um cranky at times lol. Perhaps the clock is protesting being moved about. Is it a plug-in or battery type? Sounds like a loose connection of some sort somewhere. :)) Karen

Hopefully somehow you can get your clock running like she should. Maxine is a hoot for sure, and maybe she is just being stubborn. But sometimes I think personally items we really like decide to quit working just to make us appreciate when they were for sure.

Sorry but nope I am not a Maxine fan. I never have been. She eminds me of the crappy old lady down the street that knows it all nd makes sure everyone knows it. Howevr with that being said, I do find some of her stuff funny.

Hi ya ANTIQUELADY I am sorry but I have no clue who Maxine is - sorry!! Did you maybe knock the battery a bit when you were dusting it? I know that sometimes that has happened to me, like the battery hasn't come out completely but just needs pushing back in again properly. Or even try changing the battery! I hope you get it working again soon.

You are the rage Antique ,how did I ever lived with out you lol.For a moment there when yousaid you loved maxine I thought wow ,I had just been gone for a few months and Antique was already spicing things up and exploring at such a ripe age but then i figured it out lol Not sure what is happening with your clock but it could be that it some movingpart that moves freely when in teh horizontal position but is hindered when vertical Great discussion