Please, not another repeat...
31.01.08
I’ve always been fascinated
by television, which as it happens is quite handy since
I spend quite a bit of time in front of it.
Well, okay as it happens I don’t spend as much time as I
might like in front of it, but if I had more time then I
might well try to catch up with some of those programmes
I have recorded or even watch a few of those dvd
box-sets I have bought. One of the things I’m fascinated
by is the whole technology thing behind the television
set, you know the whole beaming in wee dots kinda thing.
Let’s face it folks, that is pretty amazing and I’ve
often wondered how the dots know what order to come back
in to everybody’s screen on.
I’ve been particularly wondering it this week though
since they have been acting up quite a bit and the
picture I’ve been getting on my satellite stations has
been breaking up. |
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The only things that work
well are the programmes I have already recorded on the
system, so they have been getting quite a few showings
in recent week. I suppose that is one of the
disadvantages of having the satellite dish stuck on the
side of the house, it every now and then can get in the
way of the wind. Apparently, that is the most likely
cause of what happened to my stations this time
according to the guy who fixes my satellite stuff when
it goes wonky. Of course it’s not fixed yet because,
while he was able to diagnose on the phone what the
problem was likely to be, he hasn’t arrived yet to sort
it out.
He’ll be around apparently on Friday. I haven’t cleared
my schedules to sit in and wait. You see from experience
I know that “I’ll be around on Friday,” doesn’t mean
that. What it does mean is that on whatever day you sit
down to pay all the bills that have been mounting up and
have just sat down to moan about the fact that you
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got a penny (obviously not
in front of the tv because the flicking picture thing is
just annoying at this stage) he’ll arrive with the tool
box, spend 10 minutes attaching some wire or other and
then look for money you haven’t got.
One of those bills for me right now is the television
licence bill which a few days ago arrived through the
post box.
I hate paying the tv licence, I think it is terrible
that we have to pay such a fee, but I’m wondering now if
I could just photocopy last year’s and make that do.
After all, I am right now only able to watch repeats... |
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