I have a little Sony, it’s a Trinitron you see
My son came round on Thursday and he foisted it on me
It’s a lovely little telly and it has its own remote
But its analogue, not digital, and worth precisely nowt.

I’ll put it in the kitchen or the dining room perhaps
I’ll put it in the bedroom to wake me from my naps
I could put it in the office to distract me from my toil
But I’d have to buy a set top box to make it work at all.

I could use it as a footstool or perhaps a little table
Or a thing that might one day perhaps possibly enable
Me, or someone close to me, to make a bit of cash
(There’s lots of crazy Japanese who’ll surely make a dash

To get a bit of national pride, ignoring the details
Which are that this most lovely set was really made in Wales.)
Meanwhile it sits and blocks the way along my downstairs hall
I stub my toe; I curse and swear, I trip and sometimes fall.

The Media Museum said, “No thanks, we’ve got sixteen!”
I wondered about eBay but it isn’t worth a bean
The bin men wouldn’t take it: what is their rationale?
So as a desperate last resort I’ve lobbed it in t’canal!

Bill

On Thursday, March 14, 2013 6:34:50 PM UTC, Bill Wright wrote:
I have a little Sony, it’s a Trinitron you see

My son came round on Thursday and he foisted it on me

It’s a lovely little telly and it has its own remote

But its analogue, not digital, and worth precisely nowt.



I’ll put it in the kitchen or the dining room perhaps

I’ll put it in the bedroom to wake me from my naps

I could put it in the office to distract me from my toil

But I’d have to buy a set top box to make it work at all.



I could use it as a footstool or perhaps a little table

Or a thing that might one day perhaps possibly enable

Me, or someone close to me, to make a bit of cash

(There’s lots of crazy Japanese who’ll surely make a dash



To get a bit of national pride, ignoring the details

Which are that this most lovely set was really made in Wales.)

Meanwhile it sits and blocks the way along my downstairs hall

I stub my toe; I curse and swear, I trip and sometimes fall.



The Media Museum said, “No thanks, we’ve got sixteen!”

I wondered about eBay but it isn’t worth a bean

The bin men wouldn’t take it: what is their rationale?

So as a desperate last resort I’ve lobbed it in t’canal!



Bill

still good for analogue security cameras
and elderly VCR's.

On 14/03/2013 18:49, therustyone wrote:
On Thursday, March 14, 2013 6:34:50 PM UTC, Bill Wright wrote:
I have a little Sony, it’s a Trinitron you see

My son came round on Thursday and he foisted it on me

It’s a lovely little telly and it has its own remote

But its analogue, not digital, and worth precisely nowt.



I’ll put it in the kitchen or the dining room perhaps

I’ll put it in the bedroom to wake me from my naps

I could put it in the office to distract me from my toil

But I’d have to buy a set top box to make it work at all.



I could use it as a footstool or perhaps a little table

Or a thing that might one day perhaps possibly enable

Me, or someone close to me, to make a bit of cash

(There’s lots of crazy Japanese who’ll surely make a dash



To get a bit of national pride, ignoring the details

Which are that this most lovely set was really made in Wales.)

Meanwhile it sits and blocks the way along my downstairs hall

I stub my toe; I curse and swear, I trip and sometimes fall.



The Media Museum said, “No thanks, we’ve got sixteen!”

I wondered about eBay but it isn’t worth a bean

The bin men wouldn’t take it: what is their rationale?

So as a desperate last resort I’ve lobbed it in t’canal!



Bill

still good for analogue security cameras
and elderly VCR's.

He could've just bought and connected a cheap freeview box and it
would've got all the digital channels on the tv.

bod wrote:

He could've just bought and connected a cheap freeview box and it
would've got all the digital channels on the tv.
Blimey, I wish I'd thought of that! I'll get down t'canal when I've had
me tea and see if I can fish it out and dry it off.

Bill

You are not going to let us really believe you lobbed it into the canal as
mentioningof it here would mean instant conviction for something or other.
grin.

Brian

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"Bill Wright" wrote in message
...
bod wrote:

He could've just bought and connected a cheap freeview box and it
would've got all the digital channels on the tv.
Blimey, I wish I'd thought of that! I'll get down t'canal when I've had me
tea and see if I can fish it out and dry it off.

Bill

On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:46:16 +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

bod wrote:

He could've just bought and connected a cheap freeview box and it
would've got all the digital channels on the tv.
Blimey, I wish I'd thought of that! I'll get down t'canal when I've had
me tea and see if I can fish it out and dry it off.

Ahh, the good ol' pikey rescue ;-)

I remember, somewhere around 1990, rescuing a VGA monitor from a
decomissioned art installation. I was quite pleased - after I'd peeled
the thick layer of paint off the face of the CRT - to find that it still
worked. I ran it for a few years with its colourful case paintwork :-)

therustyone wrote:

still good for analogue security cameras
and elderly VCR's.

There's not much poetry in your soul is there?

Bill

On 15/03/2013 8:47 a.m., Bill Wright wrote:
therustyone wrote:

still good for analogue security cameras
and elderly VCR's.

There's not much poetry in your soul is there?

Bill

I have no soul
But I like your doggerel

Gib Bogle wrote:
On 15/03/2013 8:47 a.m., Bill Wright wrote:
therustyone wrote:

still good for analogue security cameras
and elderly VCR's.

There's not much poetry in your soul is there?

Bill

I have no soul
But I like your doggerel

A better rhyme but much worse sentiment would be

I have no soul
And I like my doggy's hole!

I'll get my coat.

Bill

In message , Bill Wright
writes
I have a little Sony, its a Trinitron you see
My son came round on Thursday and he foisted it on me
Its a lovely little telly and it has its own remote
But its analogue, not digital, and worth precisely nowt.

Ill put it in the kitchen or the dining room perhaps
Ill put it in the bedroom to wake me from my naps
I could put it in the office to distract me from my toil
But Id have to buy a set top box to make it work at all.

I could use it as a footstool or perhaps a little table
Or a thing that might one day perhaps possibly enable
Me, or someone close to me, to make a bit of cash
(Theres lots of crazy Japanese wholl surely make a dash

To get a bit of national pride, ignoring the details
Which are that this most lovely set was really made in Wales.)
Meanwhile it sits and blocks the way along my downstairs hall
I stub my toe; I curse and swear, I trip and sometimes fall.

The Media Museum said, €œNo thanks, weve got sixteen!€�
I wondered about eBay but it isnt worth a bean
The bin men wouldnt take it: what is their rationale?
So as a desperate last resort Ive lobbed it in tcanal!

Nice:-)

The recycling persons here invariably say *everyone tells us their
unwanted telly is in good working order*:-)

--
Tim Lamb

British Heart Foundation shops still accept them:

http://www.bhf.org.uk/shop/donating-...ollection.aspx

mike wrote:
British Heart Foundation shops still accept them:

http://www.bhf.org.uk/shop/donating-...ollection.aspx

You can ring as many charity shops as you like, no one will take TV's,
unless of course they're practically brand new, HD, flat screen and 48 inch
or thereabouts - everything else is landfill

On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:57:31 -0000, "Phil L"
wrote:

mike wrote:
British Heart Foundation shops still accept them:

http://www.bhf.org.uk/shop/donating-...ollection.aspx

You can ring as many charity shops as you like, no one will take TV's,
unless of course they're practically brand new, HD, flat screen and 48 inch
or thereabouts - everything else is landfill


No, I agree with Mike about BHF taking and selling them. Quite an
extensive display in our local (ex Woolworth) shop.

I doubt if they would devote that much shelf room if they didn't sell.



--
Graham.

%Profound_observation%

Graham. wrote:
On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:57:31 -0000, "Phil L"
wrote:

mike wrote:
British Heart Foundation shops still accept them:

http://www.bhf.org.uk/shop/donating-...ollection.aspx

You can ring as many charity shops as you like, no one will take TV's,
unless of course they're practically brand new, HD, flat screen and 48 inch
or thereabouts - everything else is landfill


No, I agree with Mike about BHF taking and selling them. Quite an
extensive display in our local (ex Woolworth) shop.

I doubt if they would devote that much shelf room if they didn't sell.

They might if they have a misguided shop manager. I've seen second-hand
electrical appliances on sale at quite ludicrous prices in some charity
shops, stuff that's offered free on Freecycle etc. every day.

Tim

Bill Wright wrote:

It’s a lovely little telly and it has its own remote
But it's analogue, not digital, and worth precisely nowt.

I hope you don't mind my asking, but does that mean that you pronunce remote
"remowt" or that you pronounce nowt "note"? Or is it just a not terribly
close rhyme?

Good poem, either way.

On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:50:28 -0000, "Bert Coules"
wrote:

Bill Wright wrote:

It’s a lovely little telly and it has its own remote
But it's analogue, not digital, and worth precisely nowt.

I hope you don't mind my asking, but does that mean that you pronunce remote
"remowt" or that you pronounce nowt "note"? Or is it just a not terribly
close rhyme?

Pedant.

It rhymes better than most "modern" poetry, which makes no attempt at
rhyming at all.

Well done ArBill.

--
Frank Erskine

Frank Erskine wrote:

Well done ArBill.

Did I mention that my grandma's cousin Louisa was named, I thought as a
child, Ourlouisa?

Bill

Bill Wright put finger to keyboard:

Frank Erskine wrote:

Well done ArBill.

Did I mention that my grandma's cousin Louisa was named, I thought as a
child, Ourlouisa?

Bill

I bet your Dad's car was a Ford Orsalune.

Bert Coules wrote:
Bill Wright wrote:

It’s a lovely little telly and it has its own remote
But it's analogue, not digital, and worth precisely nowt.

I hope you don't mind my asking, but does that mean that you pronunce
remote "remowt" or that you pronounce nowt "note"? Or is it just a not
terribly close rhyme?
It isn't a perfect rhyme, but here in S Yorks, where we are almost
southerners, we pronounce nowt as note.


Good poem, either way.
Thank you. The kindest comment from my family was, "Are you short of
something to do?"

Bill

"Bill Wright" wrote:

...here in S Yorks, where we are almost southerners, we pronounce nowt as
note.

Thanks, Bill, that's interesting. And Frank Erskine, in what possible way
is it pedantic merely to ask a question?

anyway, it would have been just what some retro gamers needed for their ZX
Spectrums as the modulator drifts and Trinitrons of the press little buttons
type were nice as they had #AFC that could follow the drift quite nicely.
Brian

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From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active
"Bill Wright" wrote in message
...
I have a little Sony, it’s a Trinitron you see
My son came round on Thursday and he foisted it on me
It’s a lovely little telly and it has its own remote
But its analogue, not digital, and worth precisely nowt.

I’ll put it in the kitchen or the dining room perhaps
I’ll put it in the bedroom to wake me from my naps
I could put it in the office to distract me from my toil
But I’d have to buy a set top box to make it work at all.

I could use it as a footstool or perhaps a little table
Or a thing that might one day perhaps possibly enable
Me, or someone close to me, to make a bit of cash
(There’s lots of crazy Japanese who’ll surely make a dash

To get a bit of national pride, ignoring the details
Which are that this most lovely set was really made in Wales.)
Meanwhile it sits and blocks the way along my downstairs hall
I stub my toe; I curse and swear, I trip and sometimes fall.

The Media Museum said, “No thanks, we’ve got sixteen!”
I wondered about eBay but it isn’t worth a bean
The bin men wouldn’t take it: what is their rationale?
So as a desperate last resort I’ve lobbed it in t’canal!

Bill

On 14/03/2013 18:34, Bill Wright wrote:
It’s a lovely little telly and it has its own remote
But its analogue, not digital, and worth precisely nowt.

I have a small flatscreen TV in our spare room, which doubles as my
"home gym", and I use it each morning before breakfast, exclusively for
watching content from my VirginMedia Tivo cable box while I hit the
rowing machine (not being a fan of breakfast telly).

My reason for mentioning it is that I manage to do this by taking the
digital VM box output from its SCART socket, converting it to an RF
signal with a cheapo little box off ebay, and sending it up an old
preinstalled coax cable to the spare room upstairs, where it enters the
aerial socket of my digital TV - used exclusively in analogue mode!

(There might be a neater way of doing it, but it does produce a
tolerable picture for the purpose, with the Tivo remote-controlled by an
iphone app), and as VM are anal about not allowing you to distribute
content around your own house, I don't know a better way!)

--
David

Lobster wrote:

VM are anal about not allowing you to distribute
content around your own house, I don't know a better way!)

Really? Blimey!

Bill

On 15/03/2013 19:42, Bill Wright wrote:
Lobster wrote:

VM are anal about not allowing you to distribute content around your
own house, I don't know a better way!)

Really? Blimey!

What, about VM's corporate sphincter, or my lack of technical know-how?!

--
David

Lobster wrote:
On 15/03/2013 19:42, Bill Wright wrote:
Lobster wrote:

VM are anal about not allowing you to distribute content around your
own house, I don't know a better way!)

Really? Blimey!

What, about VM's corporate sphincter, or my lack of technical know-how?!

The former.

Bill

On 16/03/2013 19:35, Bill Wright wrote:
Lobster wrote:
On 15/03/2013 19:42, Bill Wright wrote:
Lobster wrote:

VM are anal about not allowing you to distribute content around your
own house, I don't know a better way!)

Really? Blimey!

What, about VM's corporate sphincter, or my lack of technical know-how?!

The former.

Oh it gets better than that...
For a while VM have been plugging "Multi-room streaming" - see
http://tinyurl.com/bwvh2lr (or
https://my.virginmedia.com/discover/...ing/intro.html)

For this you need to pay an extra fee (£12/month I think) for a second
Tivo box (that being the only way to do streaming). All good, if that's
what you want. However, the big gotcha is the small print: at the very
bottom of the above link, there's a tiny line which says "Multi-room
streaming only available on selected channels." The provided link takes
you to the list, at:
http://tinyurl.com/bmhlfhx.

You then find the appallingly small list of channels that you can stream
prerecorded content. There's not a single mainstream channel on there,
no film channels, none of the main cable/satellite entertainment
channels, nada. If you're into The God Channel, Home and Health, and
MTV Rocks, then you'll be quids in; but for most people it's nothing
more than a con. Apparently it's down to licensing issues, but whatever
the reason, they shouldn't be plugging it like this.

Particularly disingenuous is the following page:
http://tinyurl.com/c72xl6n -, which shows screen shots of the system in
action, with the TV display a menu of prerecorded content set up for
streaming - including lots of recent major films like "The Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo", Casino Royale etc. But hey, VM - slight problem there
in that you would never see any content like that on any of the channels
you're allowing to stream. Scumbags.

--
David

On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:34:50 +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

So as a desperate last resort I’ve lobbed it in t’canal!

https://www.gov.uk/report-flytipping


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The Other Mike wrote:
On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:34:50 +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

So as a desperate last resort I’ve lobbed it in t’canal!

https://www.gov.uk/report-flytipping


Yes you could definitely call this fly tipping because the telly did fly
from the bridge parapet down into the water. I learnt something as well.
Sonys float. Next time I take the kids to the baths I'll take a few old
Sonys as buoyancy aids.

Bill

On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:46:00 +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

The Other Mike wrote:
On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:34:50 +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

So as a desperate last resort I¢ve lobbed it in t¢canal!

https://www.gov.uk/report-flytipping

Yes you could definitely call this fly tipping because the telly did fly
from the bridge parapet down into the water. I learnt something as well.
Sonys float. Next time I take the kids to the baths I'll take a few old
Sonys as buoyancy aids.

Bill

I'm surprised that it floated; after all, the air had been taken out and
replaced with that heavy vacuummy stuff.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

In message , PeterC
writes
On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:46:00 +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

The Other Mike wrote:
On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:34:50 +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

So as a desperate last resort I€šve lobbed it in t€šcanal!

https://www.gov.uk/report-flytipping

Yes you could definitely call this fly tipping because the telly did fly
from the bridge parapet down into the water. I learnt something as well.
Sonys float. Next time I take the kids to the baths I'll take a few old
Sonys as buoyancy aids.

Bill

I'm surprised that it floated; after all, the air had been taken out and
replaced with that heavy vacuummy stuff.

After we had struggled downstairs with our old Panasonic I discovered
that my wife had been carrying the end with the transformer:-)

--
Tim Lamb