"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 12 Apr 2014 17:33:33 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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>>> On Sat, 12 Apr 2014 15:56:55 -0400, Dave Smith
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 2014-04-12 12:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 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
>
> Back then children were in bed by 8 PM or earlier, and they didn't
> dare give parents any lip for fear of a good lickin'.

They were in bed early because they were worn out from running back and
forth changing those channels. ;-)

Cheri