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Old 22nd February 2008, 14:14   #33 (permalink)
Charles_Harding
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Originally Posted by Jack The Lad. View Post
When you could mend the T.V. set yourself.
Whip down to the T.V. spares shop on the corner, buy a couple of valves about the size of a light bulb (Mallard I think) and job done.
Then spend the evening walking round the room with the set top aerial, trying to get a picture.
And the BBC announcers wore evening dress at the weekend.
......and waiting for that white spot when you turned the set off!

"When buying a used Civic,
Always try the buttons on the radio.
If all the stations are tuned to 'Rock' music.
You'll probably find the transmission's nacker'd
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