What RUINED your day today?

[msslave]

OK, ruined is a bit extreme, but an irritation. 

The Bluetooth function of my MP3 player quit functioning.  Crapped out on me at the gym.  So enjoy listening to audio books while I work out. Also around the house where wife has the TV on 24/7.

Good news, the books are still there, but I have to plug in ear buds.  I've gotten so  used to not having that wire hanging down. 

Gooder news...wife says buy a new one!

Gooder-er news...the same thing is now nearly half the cost of when I bought it 2 or 3 years ago.  Be here Monday.

Now if I can just transfer the books from old player to the new one.  Many are from public library and on the computer expire after 3 weeks.  Stay on MP 3 until I delete them.  Some of the books I had to wait "in line" several weeks before I could down load them.

[_priapism]

My son caught a virus a few days ago, and today it was my turn.  I’ve been feeling “not well” for several days now but today it hit with a vengeance.  Nausea, vomiting, the whole shebang... then severe dehydration, low blood pressure, inability to walk without vertigo.  So I basically sat in a chair for 24 hours.  I finally read an article online that said to drink a tbsp of water every 10-15 minutes.  That seems to have worked.  Feeling improved.

[MintJulie]

Hope you feel better.

[_priapism]

Hope you feel better.

I slept about 48 hours, and feel GREAT!  I’ve been under so much stress lately, I may have just burned myself out.  Anyway, woke up at 5 am for speech and debate contests, and felt wonderful.  Apologize for all the bitching and moaning about my health lately. I feel great.

[ChirpingGirl]

My mom thinks it's about time I get rid of my leather jacket. Which was her leather jacket.

No, I'm not getting rid of my jacket. It's mine. I've worn it since forever, even when it was basically a blanket. You should like that I've kept it and I still wear it today.

 

This from the woman who dresses like a glamorous model even in horrific Summer heat just so she looks hotter than the temperature.  Fuck off, I'm not getting rid of my jacket. I'll be buried with it.

[ChirpingGirl]

Laundry night. I hate doing laundry for this family. It takes for fucking EVER!

But at least sisters wifey will bother me. Any excuse to spend time with her is fine with me. 

[_priapism]

Ashe junipers (commonly called mountain cedar) are the only trees pollinating this time of year in Texas. They produce tremendous amounts of pollen that trigger sneezing, stuffy nose, runny nose and itching eyes, called “Cedar Fever” among allergy sufferers.

[ChirpingGirl]

Sisters wifey watching the UK elections going on. I can't tell if she's happy or miserable about who's winning.

I only know she has no faith her home country can be saved at this point.

When I first met her she missed it badly. Now she says unless things radically change she'll never go back.

[ChirpingGirl]

Wifey: So, guess what next Friday is?

Me: Doesn't matter, we'll be in Canada.

Wifey: Yeah, but guess what it is?

Me: I said it doesn't matter, we'll be in Canada visiting our friends.

Wifey: Guess what will also be in Canada next Friday?

Me: If you make me say it...

Wifey: Star wars.

Me: When we went to New York, you made go see lamest Jedi there. You hated it.

Wifey: So now I get to take you to another country so we can see it and hate it there.

Me: You promised we were done with the Disney star wars shit!

Wifey: I am altering the promise. Pray I don't alter it any further.


 

[msslave]

Not ruined yet...'cause I haven't started.  Project today is setting up new big ass TV.  Arthritis wasn't as bad last TV I set up.

Now I have an even bigger one, plus some cabinets have to be moved a couple inches so "Mr. Big" will fit.

Ah... wait.  Maybe I'll slap a bow on the damn box with a note;
Do Not Open Til Christmas!

[watcher1]

No matter how big the televisions are, they are still lighter than the old tube televisions. Plus they are only an inch or two thick. Easy to hang on the wall.

Msslave - just think. Now when watching porn, the crispness of the picture makes it like you are right there. 

[ChirpingGirl]

No matter how big the televisions are, they are still lighter than the old tube televisions. Plus they are only an inch or two thick. Easy to hang on the wall.

Msslave - just think. Now when watching porn, the crispness of the picture makes it like you are right there. 

High definition titties. 

[msslave]

No matter how big the televisions are, they are still lighter than the old tube televisions. Plus they are only an inch or two thick. Easy to hang on the wall.

Msslave - just think. Now when watching porn, the crispness of the picture makes it like you are right there. 

High definition titties. 

When I saw it was HDTV, I thought I meant high def. tits and vaginas.  Still looking for that feature... guess I have more to do.

[ChirpingGirl]

No matter how big the televisions are, they are still lighter than the old tube televisions. Plus they are only an inch or two thick. Easy to hang on the wall.

Msslave - just think. Now when watching porn, the crispness of the picture makes it like you are right there. 

High definition titties. 

When I saw it was HDTV, I thought I meant high def. tits and vaginas.  Still looking for that feature... guess I have more to do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6RGIebnnzk

[ObiDongKenobi]

...... Plus they are only an inch or two thick...........

And that's why the sound is shit (as well as young actors taking to mumbling all the time).  Not that I'm too old and deaf of course.

Seriously, even sound bars don't hack it for me; I've wasted money on two quality ones and they haven't improved the sound.  Mrs ODK won't allow me to spoil the decor with a bass unit as well so that may be the problem.

[msslave]

We'd had a good surround system stereo with the old TV.  One day while watching a Star Wars movie (Sorry CJ) the sound died.  Think I blew a fuse in the amp or some damn thing. It never turned on again and I didn't have the ambition to tear things apart and take the system out.

Did that while taking out old TV.  There were 5 speakers, plus the bass unit. It could shake the house if bass was turned up too high.  I loved the effects too. Once I remember the sound of a helicopter taking off and could hear it "flying" behind my chair, going from one speaker to the other. Now I have a big bag of speakers, wire and cables to get rid of.

Been thinking of a sound bar, but now from what Obi says maybe save the money and just listen to the crappy sound from the TV.  It is Bluetooth equipped, so I could pair my hearing aids to it.  Good way to totally blast out the eardrums, eh!

Any one else have good ideas for TV sound?

[_priapism]

Back when I still had a huge CRT set, I had a Sony surround sound system with five speakers and a huge woofer base, and yes, that was impressive.  I remember films with Lucas THX surround sound, and the house would shake.  And you did get the sensation of gunshots behind you, and helicopters flying around.

I have a 55” 4K now, with a Samsung sound bar, and a remote bass.  It’s “OK” but not WOW.  I just don’t watch enough television to warrant the expense of an upgrade.  The sound bar is better than the television’s speakers, but that isn’t saying much.

[MintJulie]

Seriously, even sound bars don't hack it for me

I bought a Bose Solo 5 sound bar.  Not impressed.  I don't have a subwoofer either or as Dan says, "the .1"     I never knew when you buy something, 5.1 or 3.1, the ".1" means 1 subwoofer.

[watcher1]

...... Plus they are only an inch or two thick...........

And that's why the sound is shit (as well as young actors taking to mumbling all the time).  Not that I'm too old and deaf of course.

Seriously, even sound bars don't hack it for me; I've wasted money on two quality ones and they haven't improved the sound.  Mrs ODK won't allow me to spoil the decor with a bass unit as well so that may be the problem.

Same here. We now resort to using captions for movies. I do miss the deep bass when I had surround sound.

[ObiDongKenobi]

...... Plus they are only an inch or two thick...........

And that's why the sound is shit (as well as young actors taking to mumbling all the time).  Not that I'm too old and deaf of course.

Seriously, even sound bars don't hack it for me; I've wasted money on two quality ones and they haven't improved the sound.  Mrs ODK won't allow me to spoil the decor with a bass unit as well so that may be the problem.

Same here. We now resort to using captions for movies. I do miss the deep bass when I had surround sound.

Thanks Watcher1, it's not just me then that resorts to the captions (even for native English actors).  However, we saw the "The Irishman" on Netflix recently and didn't need the captions even though most of the dialogue was delivered in almost a low growl.  Which supports my thesis that it's the quality of the actors.

Maybe Santa will bring me a new TV and headphones with bluetooth capability.