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sharkbit · 05-23-12, 01:08 PM

My kids look at me like I'm ready to be sent to the old folks home when I tell them we didn't have remotes and had to lay on the floor in front of the tv surfing thru all SIX channels (if you were lucky and the UHF channels would come in clear) by turning the knob.

Most of the time, our " remote" consisted of the person getting up to go to the batroom/kitchen and asking them to flip it over to channel x to see what was on and having them flip it back when they came back.

So, from the bottom of my heart-RIP Mr. Polley.

05-23-12, 01:08 PM	#14
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	My kids look at me like I'm ready to be sent to the old folks home when I tell them we didn't have remotes and had to lay on the floor in front of the tv surfing thru all SIX channels (if you were lucky and the UHF channels would come in clear) by turning the knob. Most of the time, our " remote" consisted of the person getting up to go to the batroom/kitchen and asking them to flip it over to channel x to see what was on and having them flip it back when they came back. So, from the bottom of my heart-RIP Mr. Polley. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”