Aunty Acid by Ged Backland for January 22, 2020

I have been known to smack myself in the head after I goofed up.

Yes and yes.

The idea was to reset the valves… No plug-in components today…

Unfortunately, the ones I really want to smack aren’t within arm’s reach, Aunty!

Or move the rabbit ears just right and back away slowly so as not to disturb them

AKA “percussive maintenance.”

Percussive maintenance is ineffectual on modern electronics. It is illegal on other living things.

I agree. When I worked in retail I only had one major problem. Management wouldn’t let me choke the customers who desperately needed it. Lol.

my hands up!

I was the designated TV “smacker” in my family as I seemed to have a knack for being able to get it just right. I remember even making myself an “extension” with two yardsticks tied together… ☺

the modern day equivalent is rebooting/power cycling. This doesn’t work with people, when they are turn off they stay off.

Three commercial channels plus PBS and we had to turn the antenna to pick up one of them. I thought it was great when we got a motor to rotate is instead of having to go into the yard and do it by hand. Now you know how old I am.

Why would I want them to “come on?”

Spare the rod, spoil the TV….

Can I have a t-shirt of this?