A Bad News Sandwich

I have very vivid memories of when I was a kid and my parents used to hit the side and/or top of the television to make it work. I've always wondered how this solution came to be. I imagine my mom or dad got really mad at the t.v. because it wasn't working and punched it real hard and... voila!! It worked.

I posted yesterday how our t.v. died. In reality, it was still mostly functioning. You could hear what was showing but the screen was all green. You couldn't see anything but green... The Green Screen of Death.

In an effort to live out this legacy, I banged really hard on the side of the t.v. and I'll be a monkey's uncle.... the picture came back on.

Now, for The Bad News Sandwich...

Good news is: the t.v. started working again so we could watch part of yet ANOTHER Star Wars movie last night.

Bad news is: the t.v. started working again so chances are slim for buying a new one.

Good news is: the t.v. screen turned green again during Star Wars and it was just frustrating enough that we may have to get a new after all!

Once again, here's hoping for some really good Black Friday sales!

A Good News Sandwich

Our television died today.

This television has been a loyal family friend ever since we were married. We had a small 13 in television when we got married and a good friend of ours traded us that small t.v. for a larger 25 in t.v. shortly after we were married. It was several years old to her then and has been a part of our family for more than 10 years.

Secretly, I have wished it to die the last couple of years (and preferably around Black Friday) so we could finally update to flat screen. Voila!

Where does the sandwich come in? When I called Geoff to let him know, I told him that I had a Good News Sandwich to share with him:

Bad News: the t.v. died.

Good News: we'll need to get a new one.

Bad News: we don't have the moola for it!

To which he said, "well, we really don't watch that much t.v."

To which I said, "we play a lot of wii...."

Geoff: "oh. this isn't good."

Here's hoping for some really good Black Friday deals.