if (offset <= 5) {
                try {
                    wait(offset << 1);
                    timestamp = timeGen();
                    if (timestamp < lastTimestamp) {
                        throw new RuntimeException(String.format("Clock moved backwards.  Refusing to generate id for %d milliseconds", offset));
                    }
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
                }
            } else {
                throw new RuntimeException(String.format("Clock moved backwards.  Refusing to generate id for %d milliseconds", offset));
            }