Things you'd like to say, but can't

[ColinJ]

I would like to say that I am very mature and have a grown-up sense of humour ...

I am therefore deeply embarrassed to admit to my guilty little secret, finding the uber-crude and infantile dialogue of The Inbetweeners VERY funny.

And as for tonight's discovery of replays of the show with an attractive woman trying to keep a straight face signing the uber-crude and infantile dialogue of The Inbetweeners ...

 

[ColinJ]

Wrong channel AGAIN ...

You bought yourself a quality 48 inch HDTV. HDTV stands for High Definition TV. It means that the TV can display a nice big clear picture. Unfortunately, you always select the SD version of BBC1, ITV, Channel 4 etc.on your PVR so we get to squint at a big fuzzy picture instead of enjoying the big clear picture!

(I did point it out the first half dozen or so times during my visit but it isn't my house or my TV and it seems rude to mention it again, but it is slowly doing my head in! )

 

[ColinJ]

PS The TV owner has gone out in the garden for a smoke so I have quickly switched the PVR over to BBC2 HD so we can watch the non-fuzzy version of the tennis!

 

[ColinJ]

SD report:

The TV owner returned from having his rollup and nipped over to BBC1 (SD) to see what is on, decided that he preferred the tennis, and has now reselected the Murray game on BBC2 ... SD!!!!!!!

 

[Mrs M]

Really?!
I bend over backward on a daily basis (I am almost Olga fekin Korbut) in fact
Please DO NOT verbally abuse and criticise me personally, for doing my very best FOR YOU.
I do care but if you feel it's not good enough, do feel free to take some responsibility and sort things out for yourself!
Good luck with that!

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

SD report:

The TV owner returned from having his rollup and nipped over to BBC1 (SD) to see what is on, decided that he preferred the tennis, and has now reselected the Murray game on BBC2 ... SD!!!!!!!

Next time he pops out, open up the TV Guide on his PVR and hide all the SD channels that have HD equivalents...

 

[ColinJ]

Next time he pops out, open up the TV Guide on his PVR and hide all the SD channels that have HD equivalents...

I thought about doing that, but last night we were watching the BBC news in HD (after I had reminded him to switch over) and after that we got a notice saying that the local news is only available in SD. He watches the local news so I can't mess with BBC1 or ITV SD. Actually, I should be able to do the others ...

The root of the problem is that he has memorised the PVR SD channel numbers so he can get to them quickly without going through a clunky TV guide but he hasn't memorised the HD channel numbers. We have now put those in his diary so he can check, but I think he will take a while to get into the habit of using them. (I suspect that his 70 year old eyes don't really notice the difference between SD and HD but my 61 year old eyes certainly do!)

 

[TVC]

I too like to catch the local news headlines, particularly in the morning, and it is a pain that BBC HD don't carry them, so I tend too end up watching SD unless I remember.

 

[summerdays]

I too like to catch the local news headlines, particularly in the morning, and it is a pain that BBC HD don't carry them, so I tend too end up watching SD unless I remember.

Me too!

 

[swee'pea99]

I too like to catch the local news headlines, particularly in the morning, and it is a pain that BBC HD don't carry them, so I tend too end up watching SD unless I remember.

You have news? In Leicester?

 

[TVC]

You have news? In Leicester?

It has been known.

 

[hopless500]

Why, when I have my office phone on 'DND' and the door pulled to because I, wait for it, do not want to be disturbed because I need to concentrate on what I'm doing, do you decide, EVERY time, that you have to interrupt what I'm doing? Why? Bloody why? It's always for something trivial too. Grrr. If I submit an HMRC return incorrectly, or accidentally pay someone £10000 instead of £10, it will not be my sodding fault

 

[simon.r]

I'm glad I've not put any weight on since this time last year and all my summer shirts still fit me

 

[Lullabelle]

Ok, I have put out cups, saucers and spoons and yet you still use the sugar spoon to stir your coffee then put it back in the sugar bowl so now the sugar is tainted and in clumps, the other spoons are untouched, and you have used a spoon then placed it on the table leaving a puddle that will stain instead of putting it on the saucer I would hate to live in your houses

 

[swee'pea99]

Ok, I have put out cups, saucers and spoons and yet you still use the sugar spoon to stir your coffee then put it back in the sugar bowl so now the sugar is tainted and in clumps, the other spoons are untouched, and you have used a spoon then placed it on the table leaving a puddle that will stain instead of putting it on the saucer I would hate to live in your houses

People who put wet spoons in the sugar bowl should be thrashed with sticks.