Wednesday, January 09, 2008

How Big Is Too Big?

I can't say I was on the same page. I would much prefer the beautiful mirror that goes with the beautiful dresser. But he had other ideas. A huge flat screen TV with surround sound and all of the bells and whistles.

Frankly I'd been advising him to get a bedroom TV for years. But never did I expect a monster above the dresser. I expected a small and discreetly placed (like inside the armoire) TV.

We really needed the washer and dryer but the TV, well that was a surprise. While purchasing one appliance why not purchase more? He had called me excitedly from the store one day. Could I pass there on my way home to see what he wanted to buy.

Finally installed, the TV hung from it's mount, a huge black space just hanging there because lo and behold, the cable coming into the room had no signal. After much trial and tribulation and a cable guy visiting we found that out.

So tonight, Pat, our handyman extraordinaire, has it working. Yippppeee, it's wonderful. A full 40 inches of high definition Jerry Seinfeld. And the irony of it all is that he is away on a business trip and won't return until Friday.

Sweet.

Labels: Irony, TV