A Tragic Loss -- Why Now?

magenta321 · #1 12-23-2001, 10:14 PM

It was a very special day when we brought Mitsy home. I skipped school and my mom and I went to meet her for the first time. We fell in love with her, and since 7th grade, she has been like a member of the family.

When we bought Mitsy, she was the best you could get. A 36" non-projection television. The largest possible at the time. Super Mario Brothers looked like Super Heros on her large screen. It was all an eleven year old could have dreamed of.

Today, while I was at work, Mitsy died. She made a loud sound, and then smoke filled the house with the smell of burnt electrical wires. Luckily, she didn't really catch fire.

My parents mourned her loss for a moment, then hopped onto the internet to find a suitable replacement. After a day of shopping, they decided on Sonny. Sonny is a 57 inch tube television. He's digital, and doesn't sit ontop of a case like Mitsy did. He has gigantic speakers underneath him, leaving us no room for the vcr, dvd player and play station 2 that reside below Mitsy.

Now I sit in silence. Absolute silence. I am on the internet without a television playing. I think I will be going to bed early tonight. The loss is too much to bear.

Tomarrow, we have company coming over, and Sonny is supposed to be brought to us. That should be interesting. I am not sure how one entertains family without a tv playing. What will we talk about without something on the television to spark conversation.

And they have a long line of people ahead of us, who had planned on having their tvs delivered on Christmas Eve as gifts. They squeezed us onto the list, because they realized it was an emergency. However, what if they do not bring him to us tomarrow? What if I have to wait until after Christmas to watch tv in the livingroom again?

I can't imagine two days full of company and no television. Why did Mitsy pick Christmas Eve-Eve to crap out on us? Oh, I shall miss our Mitsubishi.

kuuleimomi · #2 12-23-2001, 10:35 PM

Margaret, I feel your pain. Besides, any Russian who has been left without his/her TV on New Year's Eve somewhere around 11pm at least once [hint: Finn] would feel your pain.

Our old telly in the kitchen is about to pass away. Too bad, it's the youngest of two Soviet tellies we've got left at home. Thank gawd, we have shiny and new Panasonic in the living-room, so this New Year will be a typical Russian buzz with basin of Olivier, helluva lot of alcohol and Putin telling us how great we all did in the past year and how the next year will be better. Umm, yeah.

Finn :fire:

magenta321 · #3 12-23-2001, 10:45 PM

Well, there are three bedrooms with a tv in each of them, but you have to be locked up in a bedroom to watch those tvs, and the dsl doesn't reach into any of them.

Sigh.

#4 12-23-2001, 10:50 PM

Reminds me of the time I had a keyboard go bad a Wednesday night before Thanksgiving. Had to wait until Friday morning to buy a new one. All my friends were busy with Thanksgiving things so they couldn't loan me one.

Now I know to make absolutely sure I've got a brand new spare stashed away.

magenta321 · #5 12-23-2001, 11:06 PM

Oh, kinda like last year when I got an extension from a professor to hand my paper into her office by 8 pm, where she would be waiting for me. Oh, and then my printer ran out of ink. Staples was already closed. My friends were home for the holidays. The computer labs were shut down (not to mention that the ancient puters didn't recognize my files since I had a newer version of Word). My last ditch effort to run to Circuit City saved me though.

But, this time there are no saves. I have to wait til tomarrow, no if ands or buts about it. And if it doesn't come tomarrow, I'm up shit's creek without a paddle. At least the laptop plays DVDs. Has anyone figured out how to minimize movies so you can go on the internet and watch the movie on the comp at the same time?

kurt_messick · #6 12-24-2001, 01:51 AM

I feel your pain...

Flamepillar · #7 12-24-2001, 10:34 AM

LOL ya know I hate to sound weird but at first I thought it was a fictional story that was supposed to teach us a lesson in how (for lack of a better word at the moment) "spoiled" we are.

magenta321 · #8 12-24-2001, 10:47 AM

No! I am spoiled. Is there something wrong with that?

I mean, that is the true meaning to an anthiest at Christmas anyway, right? Presents, material objects, ya know?

LOL. My whole family is going nuts, waiting for "between 1 and 3" to arrive so we can get our Sony.

magenta321 · #9 12-24-2001, 07:48 PM

Quick history --

The tv I bought (one of my first big purchases) was in my parents bedroom, and their old one was in my room (don't ask) but has been dead for about a year. You could listen to it though, so I had it in my room and that's how I used it -- I listened to it while I was sleeping.

The New Story --

They came to drop off Sonny today, and my mother got the great idea of getting rid of my tv (while there were people to lug it out). So while everyone was in the livingroom setting up the new tv, I was in my room trying to get my 24 incher out. Not that 24 inches of ancient tv is that big, but I got hurt at work. My neck and shoulders have been terribly sore. Well, I dropped the 24 inch ancient tv on my foot. The corner of it caught my big toe. YOW!

So, my toe is big and blue and black and doesn't bend. I am guessing its broken. It feels like the last time I broke my toe, only it's not a bloody mess this time (I dropped a Tommy Gun on my big toe the last time).

But, the new TV is here, and it's almost as big as the wall its against. It's great. And DVDs looks sooooo good on it. Can't wait until the digital cable is switched to the rectangular kind. Wonder when they are gonna convert that?

Flamepillar · #10 12-25-2001, 01:03 AM

That's awesome... my Dad has one of them whoppers in his living room with a DVD player and it is like having your own movie theater at home. Except of course that drinks and candy don't set you back 6 dollars

**jgibson2**[$] · #11 12-25-2001, 11:48 PM

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So, my toe is big and blue and black and doesn't bend. I am guessing its broken.

Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!

Since you've experienced a broken toe before, I guess you already know that you do not need a doctor to treat one -- some bandaids and cotton wool is all you need. Put a bit of cotton between the broken one and it's immediate neighbor and tape together. Repeat as needed until pain diminishes. Spiked eggnog is good for reducing pain, but increases your odds of additional injuries.

magenta321 · #12 12-26-2001, 12:11 AM

Well, I was certain yesterday that it was broken, but I kept shoes off all yesterday and today and once the swelling went down, I was able to (painfully) bend it.

Today it's only blue at the joint. So, once the fluid drains out, I am sure it will be fine.

So, the dvd player and the PS2 is hooked up, and I can spend some time on my butt with my foot raised and enjoy myself for a little while

hypotenuse · #13 12-26-2001, 12:16 AM

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Originally posted by jgibson2

Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!

Since you've experienced a broken toe before, I guess you already know that you do not need a doctor to treat one -- some bandaids and cotton wool is all you need. Put a bit of cotton between the broken one and it's immediate neighbor and tape together. Repeat as needed until pain diminishes. Spiked eggnog is good for reducing pain, but increases your odds of additional injuries.

Thing is, I did this myself. Put the cotton stuff in between my big toe and my next to middle toe. Broke the next to big one stubbing my toe on the night table while stumbling for the bathroom in the middle of the night. Boy, did I wake up the neighborhood. And my kids learned a couple of interesting new words as well.

But! Now I wish I had gone to the doctor. At least long enough for her to wrap it instead of me. Because my wrapping technique must be a bit quirky.

Since unwrapping, my two middle toes on my right foot have a unique trick. They form the Vulcan - live long and prosper sign.

Constantly.

TMI?

Lynne