THE OLD SONY TV

REMEMBER THE OLD SONY TV WE REPLACED A MONTH OR SO AGO? I GUESS IT'S OUR UPBRINGING, CONSERVATIVE MID WEST PARENTS, AND GRAND PARENTS THAT REMEMBER OR LIVED THROUGH THE GREAT DEPRESSION. AT ANY RATE IT NEVER MADE IT'S WAY OVER TO THE DUMPSTER.

THE OLD SONY TOOK UP RESIDENCE OUTSIDE ON THE PATIO. IT WAS MOVED FROM ONE SPOT TO ANOTHER. REALLY IT DIDN'T WORK THAT BADLY, IT'S JUST THAT, I COULDN'T HEAR IT CLEARLY. YA, I HEAR YOU THINKING HEARING AIDS.

THERE'S NO DOUBT I HAVE A LITTLE HEARING LOSS, JUST ASK MY EX-WIFE OR KIDS. I'VE READ THE SYMPTOMS OF HEARING LOSS ON THE INTERNET. REPEATING, NOT TAKING PART IN CONVERSATIONS, TURNING UP THE TV, ETC......
AND WELL I LIKE THE TV TURNED ALL THE WAY UP, AND I'VE LEARNED TO KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT AND LEARNED HOW TO LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION INSTEAD OF TALKING ALL THE TIME. BELIEVE ME WORKING IN A CASINO WITH ALL THOSE SLOT MACHINES, HEARING LOSS ISN'T ALL THAT BAD.

AS WE ARE GETTING ORGANIZED TO HIT THE ROAD, THAT OLD TV JUST HAS TO GO, BUT I YELLED AT MARY TO COME GIVE ME A HAND AND BRING MY TOOL BOX. OH BOY, REX AND TOOLS, I WONDER IF THE EMT'S IN CALIFORNIA ARE WELL TRAINED?

I GOT THE OLD SONY APART, REMOVED THE SPEAKER, AND SPRAYED IT OFF WITH ONE OF THOSE CANS OF AIR YOU BUY TO CLEAN UP YOUR COMPUTER. IT ACTUALLY WENT BACK TOGETHER, AND I CAN HEAR IT JUST FINE!!! I WAS CAREFUL WITH THE COMPRESSED AIR NOT TO BOTHER ALL THE YEARS OF SMOKE AND DUST COVERING EVERYTHING ELSE INSIDE THE SET. SO EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE SPEAKER IS NICE AND STICKY...

SO THE OLD TV HAS BEEN MOVED FROM THE BEDROOM OUTSIDE TO THE PATIO. I WONDER HOW LONG IT WILL HANG ON LIVING OUTSIDE IN THE WEATHER? WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED AS I AM SURE IT WILL PARTICIPATE WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND COCKTAILS ON THE PATIO!