Last night I turned on my television, and while there was
audio, there was no video. This photo doesn’t really show what I see, which is
gray and white stripes across the screen. (Why is it so hard to photograph a TV
screen?) I’ve had this TV for more than 20 years, and it is the old-style,
picture-tube type.
Now I’ve
been thinking for years about getting a flat-screen TV, but even a relatively
small 32-inch would require a new table, which means I need to find
someplace to put the cable box and DVD player, as well as the device that also
plays VHS tapes, which I still have quite a few of. Not to mention all those
vinyl records. So I’ve put it off and put it off and put it off.
When I
couldn’t get any video, I of course called my cable provider right away. (We’ve
always had cable because our apartment building is in a poor reception area.)
After rebooting the cable box, the agent I spoke with said I needed a tech to
come look at my system—and I was able to get an appointment this afternoon.
The tech
actually arrived at the beginning of my appointment window (amazing!) and
unplugged the cable from the TV. The screen remained the same—which told the
tech that the problem is in my TV, which means it must be replaced. I can no
longer put this action off. I have to get a new TV. Stay tuned...
-------------------------------------
I’m
participating in the 13th annual Slice of Life Challenge over at Two
Writing Teachers. This is day 1 of the 31-day
challenge. It’s not too late to make space for daily writing in a
community that is encouraging, enthusiastic, and eager to read what you have to
slice about. Join in!
