My mom and dad just bought a new TV. This was a major event, since the old one was NOT broken. This is unusual for them, coming out of the era where upgrading meant they put gravel on the dirt road by the house. And 2 TVs! We may have had a phone in every room (ok, not the bathrooms) growing up but that was only because dad worked for AT&T and got cast-offs for free. Two TVs would have been just...excessive, decadent even. But, they recognized the coming of digital broadcasting and realized they would need to have the capability and those HD flat screens just looked awfully good. At least, that's the reasoning they gave as a couple.
Individually...
Dad: "We got a new TV and put the old one in the basement. Even bought another DVD player. That way when I want to watch a show, I can do it without mom talking to me or talking on the phone during the whole thing."
Mom: "We got a new TV and put the old one in the basement. Dad even picked up another DVD for down there. That way Dad can watch his nature shows and history movies and I don't have to sit through them!
Did I mention they just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary?
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