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On Wed, 11 Jul 2018 14:01:41 -0700 (PDT), hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>
> Today, we take for granted maintenance free TV sets.

You throw them away if broken. ;-)

> But in the old days, sets needed regular service, and many men made a
> living as TV repairman.
>
> A LIFE ad by RCA goes into detail.
>
> https://books.google.com/books?id=PlYEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&dq=life%20breck&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q&f=false

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Andreas Kohlbach <a...@spamfence.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Jul 2018 14:01:41 -0700 (PDT), hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>> 
>> Today, we take for granted maintenance free TV sets.
> 
> You throw them away if broken. ;-)
> 
>> But in the old days, sets needed regular service, and many men made a
>> living as TV repairman.
>> 
>> A LIFE ad by RCA goes into detail.
>> 
>> https://books.google.com/books?id=PlYEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&dq=life%20breck&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q&f=false
> 

Another once-good career that has gone the way of the iceman.

-- 
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On Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 5:58:13 PM UTC-4, Peter Flass wrote:

> Another once-good career that has gone the way of the iceman.

My favorite Three Stooges episode is of the iceman.  Indeed,
whenever I see a long flight of steps, I think of that episode.

(I think one can actually find the steps used to film that
episode.)

On Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 5:58:13 PM UTC-4, Peter Flass wrote:

> Another once-good career that has gone the way of the iceman.

In an episode of Car 54, an older woman (played by the great
Molly Picon), was given a modern apartment.  She demanded an
icebox, so the iceman would come up and visit with her.  She
thought her modern apartment was a jail.

That episode, made circa 1961, was very phophetic.

On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 12:33:32 -0700 (PDT), hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:

>On Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 5:58:13 PM UTC-4, Peter Flass wrote:
>
>> Another once-good career that has gone the way of the iceman.
>
>In an episode of Car 54, an older woman (played by the great
>Molly Picon), was given a modern apartment.  She demanded an
>icebox, so the iceman would come up and visit with her.  She
>thought her modern apartment was a jail.
>
>That episode, made circa 1961, was very phophetic.

I have lived in three apartments in my life. I agree, I felt like I
was in a cage. I had tv, my computer, dvds of movies and stand up
comedy. There were days I had to make my self stay there.

On 13/07/2018 20:56, JimP wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 12:33:32 -0700 (PDT), hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
> 
>> On Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 5:58:13 PM UTC-4, Peter Flass wrote:
>>
>>> Another once-good career that has gone the way of the iceman.
>>
>> In an episode of Car 54, an older woman (played by the great
>> Molly Picon), was given a modern apartment.  She demanded an
>> icebox, so the iceman would come up and visit with her.  She
>> thought her modern apartment was a jail.
>>
>> That episode, made circa 1961, was very phophetic.
> 
> I have lived in three apartments in my life. I agree, I felt like I
> was in a cage. I had tv, my computer, dvds of movies and stand up
> comedy. There were days I had to make my self stay there.
> 

I lived in the tower blocks at Essex Uni and thought nothing of it
but nowadays appreciate a garden to go out to, to relieve the
boxed in feeling. I'd never go on a prison ship, AKA cruise liner,
for the same reason

It was time to get something newer when the TV repairman, having a bit of trouble centering the picture, decided to remove the ion trap on our old TV set. One that didn't have an aluminized (grey instead of brown) picture tube.

But we were able to afford to get a new one before the ion burn became too severe.

John Savard

On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:01:56 +0100, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:


> I lived in the tower blocks at Essex Uni and thought nothing of it
> but nowadays appreciate a garden to go out to, to relieve the
> boxed in feeling. I'd never go on a prison ship, AKA cruise liner,
> for the same reason

you want your own front door....own back door.........lammy 
flooring.......minted.....big man.......

On 13/07/2018 21:01, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
> On 13/07/2018 20:56, JimP wrote:
>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 12:33:32 -0700 (PDT), hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>
>>> On Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 5:58:13 PM UTC-4, Peter Flass wrote:
>>>
>>>> Another once-good career that has gone the way of the iceman.
>>>
>>> In an episode of Car 54, an older woman (played by the great
>>> Molly Picon), was given a modern apartment.  She demanded an
>>> icebox, so the iceman would come up and visit with her.  She
>>> thought her modern apartment was a jail.
>>>
>>> That episode, made circa 1961, was very phophetic.
>>
>> I have lived in three apartments in my life. I agree, I felt like I
>> was in a cage. I had tv, my computer, dvds of movies and stand up
>> comedy. There were days I had to make my self stay there.
>>
> 
> I lived in the tower blocks at Essex Uni and thought nothing of it
> but nowadays appreciate a garden to go out to, to relieve the
> boxed in feeling. I'd never go on a prison ship, AKA cruise liner,
> for the same reason
> 

There is nothing quite like seeing the night sky from the deck of a ship 
far out to sea.  Even during daylight, seeing the sea stretch out to 
'join' the sky all around you is quite awe inspiring.



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On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 20:52:02 +0000, jimbo wrote:

> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:01:56 +0100, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
> 
> 
>> I lived in the tower blocks at Essex Uni and thought nothing of it but
>> nowadays appreciate a garden to go out to, to relieve the boxed in
>> feeling. I'd never go on a prison ship, AKA cruise liner,
>> for the same reason
> 
> you want your own front door....own back door.........lammy
> flooring.......minted.....big man.......

The difference withg those tower blocks was that each one (and each 
floor) was a community. My floor had me, a guy from Aylesbury, a 
Mauritian, a Malaysian, someone from the Isle of Wight, a Pole, a Greek, 
an Iranian, two black Africans and a white South African. 

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On 13/07/2018 21:52, jimbo wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:01:56 +0100, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
> 
> 
>> I lived in the tower blocks at Essex Uni and thought nothing of it
>> but nowadays appreciate a garden to go out to, to relieve the
>> boxed in feeling. I'd never go on a prison ship, AKA cruise liner,
>> for the same reason
> 
> you want your own front door....own back door.........lammy
> flooring.......minted.....big man.......
> 

What sort of infantile attention-seeking nonce are you, for
crossposting this to ura?

What do you hope to achieve, you stupid boy?

On 13/07/2018 21:49, Quadibloc wrote:
> It was time to get something newer when the TV repairman, having a bit of trouble centering the picture, decided to remove the ion trap on our old TV set. One that didn't have an aluminized (grey instead of brown) picture tube.
> 
> But we were able to afford to get a new one before the ion burn became too severe.
> 
> John Savard
> 

As a youngster, I took a great interest when the TV repair man visited. 
Of course, in those days (the 1960s mainly), TVs were all valve (tube) 
based and not nearly as reliable as now. I only recall one occasion when 
he could repair the set in-situ.

We have a modern Smart Samsung TV, under a 5 year  warranty, which 
developed a fault. The company dispatched a repair man, who diagnosed a 
fault to a particular board (I forget which one). Needless to say, he 
didn't have one with him and returned a  week later. (The TV did work, 
it was the 'Smart' side which was the problem.) Needless to say, on 
replacing the board, the fault remained to the TV needed to go off to 
the workshop.



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On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 22:14:37 +0100, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:

> On 13/07/2018 21:52, jimbo wrote:
>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:01:56 +0100, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> I lived in the tower blocks at Essex Uni and thought nothing of it but
>>> nowadays appreciate a garden to go out to, to relieve the boxed in
>>> feeling. I'd never go on a prison ship, AKA cruise liner,
>>> for the same reason
>> 
>> you want your own front door....own back door.........lammy
>> flooring.......minted.....big man.......
>> 
>> 
> What sort of infantile attention-seeking nonce are you, for crossposting
> this to ura?
> 
> What do you hope to achieve, you stupid boy?


the answer....arsehopper....is at your own fingertips.....

On 13/07/2018 22:10, Bob Eager wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 20:52:02 +0000, jimbo wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:01:56 +0100, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I lived in the tower blocks at Essex Uni and thought nothing of it but
>>> nowadays appreciate a garden to go out to, to relieve the boxed in
>>> feeling. I'd never go on a prison ship, AKA cruise liner,
>>> for the same reason
>>
>> you want your own front door....own back door.........lammy
>> flooring.......minted.....big man.......
> 
> The difference withg those tower blocks was that each one (and each
> floor) was a community. My floor had me, a guy from Aylesbury, a
> Mauritian, a Malaysian, someone from the Isle of Wight, a Pole, a Greek,
> an Iranian, two black Africans and a white South African.
> 

The, married, hall of residence we lived in at Uni was a bit like that. 
For all but a short time, we were the only UK couple as far as I recall. 
It was a great opportunity to meet people from different 
countries/cultures etc.

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On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 22:41:06 +0100, Brian Reay wrote:

> On 13/07/2018 22:10, Bob Eager wrote:
>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 20:52:02 +0000, jimbo wrote:
>> 
>>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:01:56 +0100, Gareth's Downstairs Computer
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I lived in the tower blocks at Essex Uni and thought nothing of it
>>>> but nowadays appreciate a garden to go out to, to relieve the boxed
>>>> in feeling. I'd never go on a prison ship, AKA cruise liner,
>>>> for the same reason
>>>
>>> you want your own front door....own back door.........lammy
>>> flooring.......minted.....big man.......
>> 
>> The difference withg those tower blocks was that each one (and each
>> floor) was a community. My floor had me, a guy from Aylesbury, a
>> Mauritian, a Malaysian, someone from the Isle of Wight, a Pole, a
>> Greek,
>> an Iranian, two black Africans and a white South African.
>> 
>> 
> The, married, hall of residence we lived in at Uni was a bit like that.
> For all but a short time, we were the only UK couple as far as I recall.
> It was a great opportunity to meet people from different
> countries/cultures etc.

My floor was students who were on 9 month licences (overseas students, 
and postgrads).



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On 13/07/2018 23:24, Bob Eager wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 22:41:06 +0100, Brian Reay wrote:
> 
>> On 13/07/2018 22:10, Bob Eager wrote:
>>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 20:52:02 +0000, jimbo wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:01:56 +0100, Gareth's Downstairs Computer
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I lived in the tower blocks at Essex Uni and thought nothing of it
>>>>> but nowadays appreciate a garden to go out to, to relieve the boxed
>>>>> in feeling. I'd never go on a prison ship, AKA cruise liner,
>>>>> for the same reason
>>>>
>>>> you want your own front door....own back door.........lammy
>>>> flooring.......minted.....big man.......
>>>
>>> The difference withg those tower blocks was that each one (and each
>>> floor) was a community. My floor had me, a guy from Aylesbury, a
>>> Mauritian, a Malaysian, someone from the Isle of Wight, a Pole, a
>>> Greek,
>>> an Iranian, two black Africans and a white South African.
>>>
>>>
>> The, married, hall of residence we lived in at Uni was a bit like that.
>> For all but a short time, we were the only UK couple as far as I recall.
>> It was a great opportunity to meet people from different
>> countries/cultures etc.
> 
> My floor was students who were on 9 month licences (overseas students,
> and postgrads).
> 
> 
> 
As I recall, you were permitted to stay in the hall we were in for 2 
years as a general rule. We found a rented place after 2 years which we 
remained in for a few years until we bought our first house.



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On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 23:49:46 +0100, Brian Reay wrote:

> On 13/07/2018 23:24, Bob Eager wrote:
>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 22:41:06 +0100, Brian Reay wrote:
>> 
>>> On 13/07/2018 22:10, Bob Eager wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 20:52:02 +0000, jimbo wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:01:56 +0100, Gareth's Downstairs Computer
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I lived in the tower blocks at Essex Uni and thought nothing of it
>>>>>> but nowadays appreciate a garden to go out to, to relieve the boxed
>>>>>> in feeling. I'd never go on a prison ship, AKA cruise liner,
>>>>>> for the same reason
>>>>>
>>>>> you want your own front door....own back door.........lammy
>>>>> flooring.......minted.....big man.......
>>>>
>>>> The difference withg those tower blocks was that each one (and each
>>>> floor) was a community. My floor had me, a guy from Aylesbury, a
>>>> Mauritian, a Malaysian, someone from the Isle of Wight, a Pole, a
>>>> Greek,
>>>> an Iranian, two black Africans and a white South African.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> The, married, hall of residence we lived in at Uni was a bit like
>>> that. For all but a short time, we were the only UK couple as far as I
>>> recall.
>>> It was a great opportunity to meet people from different
>>> countries/cultures etc.
>> 
>> My floor was students who were on 9 month licences (overseas students,
>> and postgrads).
>> 
>> 
>> 
> As I recall, you were permitted to stay in the hall we were in for 2
> years as a general rule. We found a rented place after 2 years which we
> remained in for a few years until we bought our first house.

The point was that we didn't have to move out during the short vacations. 
Everyone else did. So we were put on upper floors to keep us out of the 
way (12th floor in my case).



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On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 22:10:24 +0100, Brian Reay <no...@m.com> wrote:

>On 13/07/2018 21:01, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
>> On 13/07/2018 20:56, JimP wrote:
>>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 12:33:32 -0700 (PDT), hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 5:58:13 PM UTC-4, Peter Flass wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Another once-good career that has gone the way of the iceman.
>>>>
>>>> In an episode of Car 54, an older woman (played by the great
>>>> Molly Picon), was given a modern apartment.  She demanded an
>>>> icebox, so the iceman would come up and visit with her.  She
>>>> thought her modern apartment was a jail.
>>>>
>>>> That episode, made circa 1961, was very phophetic.
>>>
>>> I have lived in three apartments in my life. I agree, I felt like I
>>> was in a cage. I had tv, my computer, dvds of movies and stand up
>>> comedy. There were days I had to make my self stay there.
>>>
>> 
>> I lived in the tower blocks at Essex Uni and thought nothing of it
>> but nowadays appreciate a garden to go out to, to relieve the
>> boxed in feeling. I'd never go on a prison ship, AKA cruise liner,
>> for the same reason
>> 
>
>There is nothing quite like seeing the night sky from the deck of a ship 
>far out to sea.  Even during daylight, seeing the sea stretch out to 
>'join' the sky all around you is quite awe inspiring.

I didn't pay much atten, but I have wondered if I saw the Greater and
Lesser Magellenic Clouds, and the Southern Cross during the two trips
my ship went to the Carribean Sea. I was rather busy and didn't think
of it, until several years later. Too late. And no, a photo just isn't
the same.

On 2018-07-13, JimP <solo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I didn't pay much atten, but I have wondered if I saw the Greater and
> Lesser Magellenic Clouds, and the Southern Cross

I can see those from my backyard.

On 2018-07-13, Gareth's Downstairs Computer <headstone255.but.n...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 13/07/2018 21:52, jimbo wrote:
>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:01:56 +0100, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> I lived in the tower blocks at Essex Uni and thought nothing of it
>>> but nowadays appreciate a garden to go out to, to relieve the
>>> boxed in feeling. I'd never go on a prison ship, AKA cruise liner,
>>> for the same reason
>> 
>> you want your own front door....own back door.........lammy
>> flooring.......minted.....big man.......
>> 
>
> What sort of infantile attention-seeking nonce are you, for
> crossposting this to ura?
>
> What do you hope to achieve, you stupid boy?
>

To irritate you, for a start.


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On 2018-07-13, Brian Reay <no...@m.com> wrote:
> On 13/07/2018 21:01, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
>> On 13/07/2018 20:56, JimP wrote:
>>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 12:33:32 -0700 (PDT), hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 5:58:13 PM UTC-4, Peter Flass wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Another once-good career that has gone the way of the iceman.
>>>>
>>>> In an episode of Car 54, an older woman (played by the great
>>>> Molly Picon), was given a modern apartment.  She demanded an
>>>> icebox, so the iceman would come up and visit with her.  She
>>>> thought her modern apartment was a jail.
>>>>
>>>> That episode, made circa 1961, was very phophetic.
>>>
>>> I have lived in three apartments in my life. I agree, I felt like I
>>> was in a cage. I had tv, my computer, dvds of movies and stand up
>>> comedy. There were days I had to make my self stay there.
>>>
>> 
>> I lived in the tower blocks at Essex Uni and thought nothing of it
>> but nowadays appreciate a garden to go out to, to relieve the
>> boxed in feeling. I'd never go on a prison ship, AKA cruise liner,
>> for the same reason
>> 
>
> There is nothing quite like seeing the night sky from the deck of a ship 
> far out to sea.  Even during daylight, seeing the sea stretch out to 
> 'join' the sky all around you is quite awe inspiring.
>
>
>

My best scene from a ship is leavi, looking back and thinking would
you (i) ever return. Going by airplane is not as sad.

My mother travelled to and from the US in the 1930's by ship. You
could bring an immence amount of junk along, the other day we found
an autoharp that she brought.


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On 14/07/2018 00:02, Bob Eager wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 23:49:46 +0100, Brian Reay wrote:
> 
>> On 13/07/2018 23:24, Bob Eager wrote:
>>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 22:41:06 +0100, Brian Reay wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 13/07/2018 22:10, Bob Eager wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 20:52:02 +0000, jimbo wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:01:56 +0100, Gareth's Downstairs Computer
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I lived in the tower blocks at Essex Uni and thought nothing of it
>>>>>>> but nowadays appreciate a garden to go out to, to relieve the boxed
>>>>>>> in feeling. I'd never go on a prison ship, AKA cruise liner,
>>>>>>> for the same reason
>>>>>>
>>>>>> you want your own front door....own back door.........lammy
>>>>>> flooring.......minted.....big man.......
>>>>>
>>>>> The difference withg those tower blocks was that each one (and each
>>>>> floor) was a community. My floor had me, a guy from Aylesbury, a
>>>>> Mauritian, a Malaysian, someone from the Isle of Wight, a Pole, a
>>>>> Greek,
>>>>> an Iranian, two black Africans and a white South African.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> The, married, hall of residence we lived in at Uni was a bit like
>>>> that. For all but a short time, we were the only UK couple as far as I
>>>> recall.
>>>> It was a great opportunity to meet people from different
>>>> countries/cultures etc.
>>>
>>> My floor was students who were on 9 month licences (overseas students,
>>> and postgrads).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> As I recall, you were permitted to stay in the hall we were in for 2
>> years as a general rule. We found a rented place after 2 years which we
>> remained in for a few years until we bought our first house.
> 
> The point was that we didn't have to move out during the short vacations.
> Everyone else did. So we were put on upper floors to keep us out of the
> way (12th floor in my case).
> 
> 
> 
Oh, now I understand.

That is the 'norm' (having to move out) in most UK halls but the one 
were were in was year round, at least for the block we were in- which 
was for married students.

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On 14/07/2018 07:45, ma...@mail.com wrote:
> On 2018-07-13, Gareth's Downstairs Computer <headstone255.but.n...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> On 13/07/2018 21:52, jimbo wrote:
>>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:01:56 +0100, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I lived in the tower blocks at Essex Uni and thought nothing of it
>>>> but nowadays appreciate a garden to go out to, to relieve the
>>>> boxed in feeling. I'd never go on a prison ship, AKA cruise liner,
>>>> for the same reason
>>>
>>> you want your own front door....own back door.........lammy
>>> flooring.......minted.....big man.......
>>>
>>
>> What sort of infantile attention-seeking nonce are you, for
>> crossposting this to ura?
>>
>> What do you hope to achieve, you stupid boy?
>>
> 
> To irritate you, for a start.
> 
> 

I seem to have a retinue of life's losers hanging onto my every word
who stalk me to whichever NGs which I post.

It's a form of character worship and envy, but a negative expression
of both.