Even though it's 2013 and the majority of households now have 3 or 4 televisions each, we still have only ONE and it's located in the family room. No TV in the bedrooms and no TV in the bathrooms.
So the other night, the hubby and I are watching television around 9:30 in the evening and the TV just shuts down with the blinking power light being its only sign of life. Didn't matter what we did, it would not come back on. We both had the feeling it was fried so started to discuss whether it was time to upgrade from a 42" to a 50", 60" etc.
Then my husband in his typical "
against-the-grain" fashion, commented that we probably shouldn't have a TV in the house at all. In his opinion, it "
dominated" every one's attention and was on too much anyway.
To that I responded in my typical
"sarcastic" fashion, "Great idea! Tomorrow I'll head down to the thrift store to see if I can find a white bonnet and frumpy black dress to wear around the house. Then, I'll pick up some wax on the way home so we can start making our own candles and get rid of the electric lights too."
Let's just say we now have a shiny new 50" Flat Screen TV hanging on the wall.
Disaster Averted!!