Member being a kid and you were the TV Remote

[–] d0c5 5 points (+5|-0)

When the infrared remote finally happened I was a happy boy. I member watching black and white TV with radio buttons that I had to press .

[–] InnocentBystander 3 points (+3|-0)

Buttons?
By the time I had buttons I had a pseudo-remote. A box that sat on the table with buttons for the channels, and a cord that ran to the receiver on the TV.
High-tec shit :)

Sure beat the knobs.

[–] d0c5 3 points (+3|-0)

I just had these big off-white peices of plastic were by if you pushed one the other pushed one popped back out. Damn I'm old...

[–] chmod 1 points (+1|-0)

I had to explain to my son why I call the remote a clicker.

[–] d0c5 0 points (+0|-0)

Nice! I forgot about that.

[–] InnocentBystander 4 points (+4|-0)

That is the primary reason my parents had me.
If they'd had a remote, and someone to mow the lawn, I would not exist.

[–] Owlchemy [OP] 3 points (+3|-0)

LOL - yes, those were our primary purposes in life.

[–] pembo210 4 points (+4|-0)

Yeah, every hour and sometimes during commercials. I just sat next to the tv on football sunday lol

[–] Owlchemy [OP] 4 points (+4|-0)

Most of us over a certain age have been there I guess.

[–] Enfield 1 points (+1|-0)

I remember when our channel changer knob broke and we had to use pliers. I miss the good old days.

[–] Owlchemy [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

LOL - been there. done that ... those were the days!

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

Oh yeah. I remember do it at a full run back and forth from the couch. Chock full of energy at all times.

[–] Owlchemy [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

The sit by the TV method Pembo said was the best alternative - LOL

Member being a kid and you were the TV Remote

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