Oh !! the good old days .. Can't ever remember a TV repairman coming to the house , most likely because my dad wished to fix things on his own even though he had no clue what lay in wait ... I do remember most vividly taking a handful of tubes many times over and going up the street to the pharmacy / convenience store to test the tubes when our tv would quit .. Much like testing a spark plug . Find the faulty tube , grab a new one from the cabinet below the tester , pay and head home . Fifteen minutes later the tv was working .
Ours may well have been rented, as many were back then.
Not really it was good year I just left school at 15 and 2 years later I bought my new 74 Commando old stock sitting at the back of the show room with all the 75 M111 in front of it and near $500 cheaper, it was the last 74 they had all black and I still own it, but its a bit different today lol, $1999 on the road when I bought it.
A whole generation has grown up not knowing the frustration of losing your vertical hold et al...
Will the BBC still be wheeling out Moira Anderson, Andy Stewart and Kenneth McKeller for tonight's viewing?
Probably will, but not the Black & White Minstrels.
Whilst roamin' in the gloamin... doubtless?
A nut allergy is a serious thing in this day and age....
That's so true. Where are the servants when you need them...
