When I was a kid… we had three regular channels (when the weather was good!) and one vhs station. Changing channels was the children’s job. Usually the youngest. But my brother was better at tuning them in!
Now… it is all digital. And few know there is other frequencies to work with.
I like the side comment “I’m not young enough to know everything”. When you’re young, you first think that your parents know everything and then that you know everything.
Sooner or maybe later they will figure it out………….George Bernard Shaw once wrote that “Youth is the most precious thing in life; it is too bad it has to be wasted on young folks.” In 1935 …
In my youth we had one strong station, one part time station that were US and we had two stations out of Canada, one CBC and the other was CTV. When the first uhs stations came to VT in the mid 60s we got two more, all without remote control.
Former churchmate Esther had a pet turtle named Descarte, whom she left in her kid sister’s care when she went off to college. Said sister took an interest in riding, to the point of neglecting the turtle. The boyfriend Esther brought home (known to me as her husband Steve) endeared himself to his future father-in-law by commenting, “I guess she put the horse before Descarte.”
I remember 4 channels, no 24 -7 programming and no remotes. And only 21 inch screens. The shortest side on our smallest screen is now more than 21 inches
I Mad Am I almost 1 year ago
Time to show my age!
When I was a kid… we had three regular channels (when the weather was good!) and one vhs station. Changing channels was the children’s job. Usually the youngest. But my brother was better at tuning them in!
Now… it is all digital. And few know there is other frequencies to work with.
Calvinist1966 12 months ago
I like the side comment “I’m not young enough to know everything”. When you’re young, you first think that your parents know everything and then that you know everything.
rockyridge1977 12 months ago
Sooner or maybe later they will figure it out………….George Bernard Shaw once wrote that “Youth is the most precious thing in life; it is too bad it has to be wasted on young folks.” In 1935 …
ChukLitl Premium Member 12 months ago
I was the remote. “Go put it on 4.” Response; “Can’t someone actually in the room watching tv do it?”
trainnut1956 12 months ago
There weren’t very many channels, and it was called “getting up off your fat behind and turning the knob.”
Dkram 12 months ago
In my youth we had one strong station, one part time station that were US and we had two stations out of Canada, one CBC and the other was CTV. When the first uhs stations came to VT in the mid 60s we got two more, all without remote control.
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gcarlson 12 months ago
Former churchmate Esther had a pet turtle named Descarte, whom she left in her kid sister’s care when she went off to college. Said sister took an interest in riding, to the point of neglecting the turtle. The boyfriend Esther brought home (known to me as her husband Steve) endeared himself to his future father-in-law by commenting, “I guess she put the horse before Descarte.”
Teto85 Premium Member 12 months ago
I remember 4 channels, no 24 -7 programming and no remotes. And only 21 inch screens. The shortest side on our smallest screen is now more than 21 inches