On 4/12/2014 8:33 PM, Cheri wrote:
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> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 12 Apr 2014 15:56:55 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
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>>> On 2014-04-12 12:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
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>>>>
>>>> I know you remember when televisions used to be really expensive. They
>>>> were often huge heavy pieces of furniture.
>>>
>>>
>>> They are cheaper now than they were back in the 60s, and that is without
>>> factoring for inflation. You also needed to be technically minded to
>>> keep them running because they needed frequent tube replacements.
>>
>> And very often you needed to call a TV repairman, who most times would
>> also sell you a new tuner... there was no remote back then... to
>> change channels you had to get up off your ass.
>
> That's why we had children. :-)
>
> Cheri

LOL! Not having a remote wasn't a great hardship.

Jill