MY DVD PLAYER

I haven’t rented a movie in a long time, but as I’m expecting guests in a couple of weeks, I decided to view a movie to make sure my player still works. The last time I watched a movie, I simply turned on my player, inserted the disk, and turned my TV to channel 4. And so, I proceeded to follow the same steps. But alas, nothing happened. All that I saw on my TV screen was snow. Good grief, once again modern technology has stymied me !!!

I had no idea what was wrong and at 5:15 on a Saturday afternoon, who could I turn to for help? Luckily, I saw an 800 number on the top of my DVD player. I dialed the number and happily heard a nice young man on the other end of the line who spoke clear English with no accent. I described what I had done and told him that next to my player was another small back piece of equipment with three wires that attached the two pieces together. I also said, “The small black piece of equipment had a button on it that I could switch from 3 to 4, which obviously allowed me to select the correct channel on my TV. In addition,” I continued, “there was a small dark colored bulb that….” And the minute I said it I realized the bulb should probably be glowing a red color, but it was not. Immediately the technician said to me, “Why don’t you check the plug?”

I couldn’t imagine that was the problem as I hadn’t touched my DVD since the last time I used it. But sure enough. The plug was loose and the minute I adjusted it, the movie started. I sure felt like a fool. At the same time, I thought to myself, once again, “Will I ever get use to this modern technology????

By Hannah www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.