TV troubles

A while back, Ryan brought home a big old tv. For a grand total of about $40 bucks, he fixed it. Because he’s handy that way.

Then, in April, that tv broke. So we were forced to watch either a decent tv up in our bedroom, or a crappy tv in the basement. After a week or so of no tv, I let the kids move the Wii and the X-box downstairs to the crappy tv, so they could at least play. That turned out to be a good thing. Because now they can play rock band for hours without driving mom crazy.

Handy Ryan eventually took out the green tube from the tv, so that it actually worked, but there is just no green. Everything looks kind of pink. After a day or so, you get used to pink. Really. He should never have done that if he wanted to get a new tv. Because we can watch pink tv for a long time. Unless you are watching LOST or something where half of the screen is plants, having green is overrated. But, being the man that he is, Ryan was still pushing for a new tv. He brought home some kind of gadget from work, but couldn’t use it on our tv because…well, I don’t really know why. But we’ve actually been “shopping” for a new tv. But our visions of our perfect tv are a little varied. He, being a guy, thinks we need a BIGGG TV. Something you can see from down the street, preferably. And inputs? It’s got to have lots and lots of those, of course. Me? I’m ok with, well, whatever is the cheapest.

I broke down and told him that I was ok with him getting a tv for Father’s Day. How about this nice number from Costco? I suggested. Well, after some research, he came back and told me that the Costco TVs don’t have all the “stuff” he needs in a tv, and don’t react well with the whole home automation system. And since we are a beta test site for the home automation system, we must get the right tv, right? Hmmm. Sound like a ploy to get a bigger tv? Yeah, to me, too. BUT, he said, he had a dealer friend who could get us a tv at his price, or for a discount or something. A nicer tv. Plasma or something like that. With all the colors of the rainbow. Even green. I agreed and gave him the go ahead for the purchase of said tv. But you know what? If we get a new tv, we need a tv stand, or cabinet or something like that. And if there’s going to be furniture moving, there will have to be painting, right?

Yes, friends, it’s all in the spirit of the compromise.

Monday he actually brought the nice new tv home, and we set it up. It’s sitting on our lovely coffee table at the moment until I find a cabinet or stand that I like. Oh, yeah, and we paint.

The kids saw this very nice Expensive tv and said, “It’s kind of small, isn’t it?” SMALL? Are you kidding?

We’ve got to get this big old monster tv out of here.