Along with wrinkles and aches and pains, it seems that old age also brings the inability to figure out “new fangled” things. Last Nov. I purchased a converter box for my T.V. and felt pleased that I actually figured out how to hook it up. But in January I unhooked it so that I could watch a movie I rented. And this is where my problem began.
On Friday of this week, television stations will no longer display analog T.V. Since I haven’t watched television for the past nine months I thought I better check my set today to make sure it worked. Well guess what – no picture and no sound? I immediately called the 800 number printed on the converter box. Thank goodness the manufacturer displayed it so prominently. No doubt they probably expected lots of calls.
To make a long story short, I only had to wait a few minutes and the young man I spoke to very patiently helped me figure out how to fix my problem. I’m glad I took care of it this morning, though it will probably be another year until I even watch another program.
By Hannah --www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
DRY HANDS
Gray hair, wrinkles, aches and pains, to mention just a few, all indicate the characteristics of old age. But last week when I tried to hem a pair of slacks, I discovered another unexpected inconvenience of aging -- dry fingers. The needle continually slipped through my fingers as I poked it into the fabric. With frustration, I kept cursing the needle and licking my fingers, as I struggled to finish the job.
So yesterday I did not look forward to sewing a button on my blouse. There had to be a better way I thought and I tried to come up with some alternatives. I finally decided I could possibly make the work easier if I rubbed my hands with some hand lotion. So when I gathered my sewing kit, blouse, etc, I also grabbed my hand lotion. And lo and behold I could sew much more easily by simply lubricating my fingers. On the other hand it seemed like ever few minutes I had to stop sewing and put more lotion on my hands. But I won’t complain. I sewed on the button with greater ease and much less frustration.
By Hannah --www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
So yesterday I did not look forward to sewing a button on my blouse. There had to be a better way I thought and I tried to come up with some alternatives. I finally decided I could possibly make the work easier if I rubbed my hands with some hand lotion. So when I gathered my sewing kit, blouse, etc, I also grabbed my hand lotion. And lo and behold I could sew much more easily by simply lubricating my fingers. On the other hand it seemed like ever few minutes I had to stop sewing and put more lotion on my hands. But I won’t complain. I sewed on the button with greater ease and much less frustration.
By Hannah --www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
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