Editor's Note: Today, Patch is debuting another of four new video series. "Ask Me Anything" introduces us to local experts who share their knowledge and skills with us in this new weekly feature. New editions of Ask Me Anything will appear every Wednesday.

The walls in It's About Time Clock Repair are cluttered with clocks of all sizes and shapes. Some swing, some chime and others tick quietly. For the last 38 years,  Tom Trudell has operated his clock repair and sales business from this small storefront on Nicollet Avenue.

The clocks he sells can't be found in big box stores. The repairs he provides are less common than they were in the past. But he says that even the worst-off antique clocks can be restored.

"That's a very satisfying feeling to take a piece that come in a box, in parts, that was hardly recognizable as a time piece, turn around, restore it, return it to the customer and see the look on their face when they realize that this is actually a very, very nice antique that they're going to enjoy for years to come." 

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On Mondays, Patch runs “Fish Out of Water,” which features Minnetonka Patch Local Editor Katelynn Metz trying her hand at a new job somewhere in the west metro. Tuesdays bring "Superstar Next Door," a video segment highlighting notable athletes and teams in community sports leagues. Wednesdays feature "Ask Me Anything," where locals in various arenas of expertise show us what they do and how they do it.