Ever since we got a new 60 inch television about two years ago, Richard's been hounding me for a seventy.
"If you wanted a seventy inch, why didn't you buy it then?" I asked.
"They didn't make them. Sixty inch was the biggest."
"Too bad. You have to wait for this one to croak. I don't see that happening anytime soon."
Every Sunday morning while reading the paper, I'm handed the Best Buy flyer turned to the TV section. I hand it back. When he turns on the regular cable channel instead of the corresponding HD, he says, "I could see this so much better on a 70 inch." I say, "Get a stronger pair of glasses."
The other day we ran into our next door neighbors. They recently moved in and are spending alot of time getting the house in order.
"Hey, Richard. We took your advice and got a new TV, 65 inch." George said.
"He wanted the seventy but I think it's too big so we compromised," his wife responded.
Richard looked at me. "I'm going to their house to watch TV."
Frankly, I'd enjoy the peace and quiet. I am so sick of hearing about this TV, I could scream.
This morning I checked my phone to find a text and a photo from my nephew who lives in Tampa.
The text read, "We took your advice and got a 70"." The photo was of the brand new TV hanging on the wall of his family room.
"Richard will never let me hear the end of this now. Gee thx. He can't get one cuz he doesn't have a job." I texted back. As you can tell I'm not that up on texting abbreviations, but that's a topic for another day.
"Tell him to get a job." my nephew replied.
When I showed Richard the picture, he examined it for several minutes.
"If he can get a new TV, why can't I?'
"When you get a job, you can get a new TV," I promised.
One thing I know, he loves watching TV so much, I'll bet money, he'll never get another job. If he did go back to work, I'm starting to think he should consider selling TVs. We seem to know a few people who are happy they took his advice.
"If you wanted a seventy inch, why didn't you buy it then?" I asked.
"They didn't make them. Sixty inch was the biggest."
"Too bad. You have to wait for this one to croak. I don't see that happening anytime soon."
Every Sunday morning while reading the paper, I'm handed the Best Buy flyer turned to the TV section. I hand it back. When he turns on the regular cable channel instead of the corresponding HD, he says, "I could see this so much better on a 70 inch." I say, "Get a stronger pair of glasses."
The other day we ran into our next door neighbors. They recently moved in and are spending alot of time getting the house in order.
"Hey, Richard. We took your advice and got a new TV, 65 inch." George said.
"He wanted the seventy but I think it's too big so we compromised," his wife responded.
Richard looked at me. "I'm going to their house to watch TV."
Frankly, I'd enjoy the peace and quiet. I am so sick of hearing about this TV, I could scream.
This morning I checked my phone to find a text and a photo from my nephew who lives in Tampa.
The text read, "We took your advice and got a 70"." The photo was of the brand new TV hanging on the wall of his family room.
"Richard will never let me hear the end of this now. Gee thx. He can't get one cuz he doesn't have a job." I texted back. As you can tell I'm not that up on texting abbreviations, but that's a topic for another day.
"Tell him to get a job." my nephew replied.
When I showed Richard the picture, he examined it for several minutes.
"If he can get a new TV, why can't I?'
"When you get a job, you can get a new TV," I promised.
One thing I know, he loves watching TV so much, I'll bet money, he'll never get another job. If he did go back to work, I'm starting to think he should consider selling TVs. We seem to know a few people who are happy they took his advice.
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