Friday, July 16, 2021

The good old ways?

 Today I was watching an old Perry Mason rerun (I admit it's one of my secret vices) and one scene showed an old style round corners TV set that looked very much like the first television my family had.  My father refused to buy a TV until we could access at least three stations so I was in sixth grade before we had one.  It was a Zenith 13 inch black and white (of course) with a good picture and a very easy to use 'on off' knob.  The reason I'm remembering that feature most particularly is that last night when I clicked the remote for my bedroom TV, yes the same one with the new batteries, nothing happened.  I pressed the on button again and again and again and still nothing happened.  Then I decided it was time for bed anyway and went to sleep.  This morning, when I really wanted to watch some local news while I was still in bed, I discovered that the remote still wasn't working.  I don't know why I thought it might have fixed itself over night but, you know, hope springs eternal.  Finally I decided I should try to turn on the TV with the on/off switch on the actual unit.  I mean, there has to be one, right?  Well there is, and after a while I found it, a tiny little button on the back along the right edge.  Wouldn't you think it would at least be on the front?  The TV came right on so now I'm stuck wondering again what's wrong with the remote.  I may have to buy a universal remote which might be ok.  I've always thought I would like to control the universe. 

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