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WIFE TOUCHING STEREO EQUIPMENT
My wife destroyed the last tape deck I had by putting the tape in upside down
and trying to push the door shut. It's never worked right since, and makes a "humming" noise when it's running. Even after sending it out to get fixed it still doesn't work. So, I bought a beautiful new duel deck and installed in the other day. I usually sleep late, and when I got up, I noticed the tape deck was on. When I asked her about this, she said "Oh I tried to play a tape but I couldn't get it to work". Her approach to everything it just to "push buttons" until she hears something. So I don't know if she's done the same thing now to this deck or not. But that's not the worst of it: Upon further examination of the equipment, I noticed that there was what looked like a greasy fingerprint on the "on/off" switch of my Adcom GFP-565 which I had spent a lot of time and money tracking one down in mint condition. When I went to take a damp cloth and wipe it off, I discovered that the finger print was actually made by NAIL GLUE (same as "crazy glue"). One of her nails had come off and she glued it back on, and apparantly she had the glue on her fingers. I figured she couldn't be so dumb as to screw the system up simply by turning it ON, but I was wrong. Any comments/suggestions? |
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Any comments/suggestions?
Lockable multimedia cabinet. You keep the keys. |
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In article , THE SPACE
BOSS wrote: My wife destroyed the last tape deck I had by putting the tape in upside down and trying to push the door shut. One of her nails had come off and she glued it back on, and apparantly she had the glue on her fingers. I figured she couldn't be so dumb as to screw the system up simply by turning it ON, but I was wrong. Any comments/suggestions? You need to decide if you want to keep her or not. If you do, then you are going to have to "train" her better on how to behave. Each time she gets near the stereo, backhand her in the jaw. A few times and she should get the message. Let me know if this helps or not. -john- -- ================================================== ================== John A. Weeks III 952-432-2708 Newave Communications http://www.johnweeks.com ================================================== ================== |
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It's called "Buy Your Wife Her Own Sound System". It's worth the
investment. Take it from someone who is experienced at this! -- Greetings, Jerry G. ============================================== "THE SPACE BOSS" wrote in message ... My wife destroyed the last tape deck I had by putting the tape in upside down and trying to push the door shut. It's never worked right since, and makes a "humming" noise when it's running. Even after sending it out to get fixed it still doesn't work. So, I bought a beautiful new duel deck and installed in the other day. I usually sleep late, and when I got up, I noticed the tape deck was on. When I asked her about this, she said "Oh I tried to play a tape but I couldn't get it to work". Her approach to everything it just to "push buttons" until she hears something. So I don't know if she's done the same thing now to this deck or not. But that's not the worst of it: Upon further examination of the equipment, I noticed that there was what looked like a greasy fingerprint on the "on/off" switch of my Adcom GFP-565 which I had spent a lot of time and money tracking one down in mint condition. When I went to take a damp cloth and wipe it off, I discovered that the finger was actually made by NAIL GLUE (same as "crazy glue"). One of her nails had come off and she glued it back on, and apparantly she had the glue on her fingers. I figured she couldn't be so dumb as to screw the system up simply by turning it ON, but I was wrong. Any comments/suggestions? |
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THE SPACE BOSS wrote:
Any comments/suggestions? Get a new one. geoff |
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"Jerry G." wrote:
It's called "Buy Your Wife Her Own Sound System". From K-Mart presumably ? It's worth the investment. Take it from someone who is experienced at this! Some gals actually like good sound and don't screw up the gear. Pause for thought ? Graham |
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"THE SPACE BOSS" wrote in message ... My wife destroyed the last tape deck I had by putting the tape in upside down and trying to push the door shut. It's never worked right since, and makes a "humming" noise when it's running. Even after sending it out to get fixed it still doesn't work. So, I bought a beautiful new duel deck and installed in the other day. I usually sleep late, and when I got up, I noticed the tape deck was on. When I asked her about this, she said "Oh I tried to play a tape but I couldn't get it to work". Her approach to everything it just to "push buttons" until she hears something. So I don't know if she's done the same thing now to this deck or not. But that's not the worst of it: Upon further examination of the equipment, I noticed that there was what looked like a greasy fingerprint on the "on/off" switch of my Adcom GFP-565 which I had spent a lot of time and money tracking one down in mint condition. When I went to take a damp cloth and wipe it off, I discovered that the finger was actually made by NAIL GLUE (same as "crazy glue"). One of her nails had come off and she glued it back on, and apparantly she had the glue on her fingers. I figured she couldn't be so dumb as to screw the system up simply by turning it ON, but I was wrong. Any comments/suggestions? My wife is a technophobe but still does this. Pushes a button, decides in about a millisecond that nothing is happening, pushes another button etc. Then another, then another, etc. The Onkyo I had was too slow and she sometimes got it locked up this way. A Sony is better, but she still calls it a piece of S*** when it doesn't respond exactly how she wants to her unknowledgeable attempts. Come to think of it, she's about the same way to me a lot of the time... Hmmm... Mark Z. |
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"THE SPACE BOSS" wrote in message ... : My wife destroyed the last tape deck I had by putting the tape in upside down : and trying to push the door shut. It's never worked right since, and makes a : "humming" noise when it's running. Even after sending it out to get fixed it : still doesn't work. : : So, I bought a beautiful new duel deck and installed in the other day. I : usually sleep late, and when I got up, I noticed the tape deck was on. When I : asked her about this, she said "Oh I tried to play a tape but I couldn't get it : to work". Her approach to everything it just to "push buttons" until she hears : something. So I don't know if she's done the same thing now to this deck or : not. But that's not the worst of it: : : Upon further examination of the equipment, I noticed that there was what looked : like a greasy fingerprint on the "on/off" switch of my Adcom GFP-565 which I : had spent a lot of time and money tracking one down in mint condition. When I : went to take a damp cloth and wipe it off, I discovered that the finger print : was actually made by NAIL GLUE (same as "crazy glue"). One of her nails had : come off and she glued it back on, and apparantly she had the glue on her : fingers. I figured she couldn't be so dumb as to screw the system up simply by : turning it ON, but I was wrong. : : Any comments/suggestions? Wait till you have kids! This will seem insignificant by then. Phil Abbate |
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Get a new wife.
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A Walkman Casette player maybe?
"Jerry G." wrote in message ... It's called "Buy Your Wife Her Own Sound System". It's worth the investment. Take it from someone who is experienced at this! -- Greetings, Jerry G. ============================================== "THE SPACE BOSS" wrote in message ... My wife destroyed the last tape deck I had by putting the tape in upside down and trying to push the door shut. It's never worked right since, and makes a "humming" noise when it's running. Even after sending it out to get fixed it still doesn't work. So, I bought a beautiful new duel deck and installed in the other day. I usually sleep late, and when I got up, I noticed the tape deck was on. When I asked her about this, she said "Oh I tried to play a tape but I couldn't get it to work". Her approach to everything it just to "push buttons" until she hears something. So I don't know if she's done the same thing now to this deck or not. But that's not the worst of it: Upon further examination of the equipment, I noticed that there was what looked like a greasy fingerprint on the "on/off" switch of my Adcom GFP-565 which I had spent a lot of time and money tracking one down in mint condition. When I went to take a damp cloth and wipe it off, I discovered that the finger was actually made by NAIL GLUE (same as "crazy glue"). One of her nails had come off and she glued it back on, and apparantly she had the glue on her fingers. I figured she couldn't be so dumb as to screw the system up simply by turning it ON, but I was wrong. Any comments/suggestions? |
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Wife or system?
"Geoff Wood" -nospam wrote in message ... THE SPACE BOSS wrote: Any comments/suggestions? Get a new one. geoff |
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nntp wrote:
Wife or system? Post naked pictures of both on the Web someplace and we'll decide. "Geoff Wood" -nospam wrote in message ... THE SPACE BOSS wrote: Any comments/suggestions? Get a new one. geoff -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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(THE SPACE BOSS) writes:
My wife destroyed the last tape deck I had by putting the tape in upside down and trying to push the door shut. It's never worked right since, and makes a "humming" noise when it's running. Even after sending it out to get fixed it still doesn't work. So, I bought a beautiful new duel deck and installed in the other day. I usually sleep late, and when I got up, I noticed the tape deck was on. When I asked her about this, she said "Oh I tried to play a tape but I couldn't get it to work". Her approach to everything it just to "push buttons" until she hears something. So I don't know if she's done the same thing now to this deck or not. But that's not the worst of it: Upon further examination of the equipment, I noticed that there was what looked like a greasy fingerprint on the "on/off" switch of my Adcom GFP-565 which I had spent a lot of time and money tracking one down in mint condition. When I went to take a damp cloth and wipe it off, I discovered that the finger print was actually made by NAIL GLUE (same as "crazy glue"). One of her nails had come off and she glued it back on, and apparantly she had the glue on her fingers. I figured she couldn't be so dumb as to screw the system up simply by turning it ON, but I was wrong. Any comments/suggestions? Give her something else to do with her hands? -- Randy Yates Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Research Triangle Park, NC, USA , 919-472-1124 |
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The thing is, I thought this was something that I'd be able to share with her,
and never imagined that someone could be so stupid as to **** something up just by turning the switch on, but of course she proved me wrong. It's the stupidity that makes me the most angry. I'm thinking of having her reimburse me the money I paid for the unit, then I won't feel so bad about it since I didn't pay for it. Sorry just doesn't cut it this time. |
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In article , Kalman
Rubinson wrote: On 06 Sep 2004 21:20:49 GMT, (THE SPACE BOSS) wrote: It's the stupidity that makes me the most angry. That doesn't bode well for the future of this marriage. Yeah...but what is more important, wife or your hi-fi equipment. After all, you can get sex anywhere these days, and you don't have to put up with the day to day nagging. -john- -- ================================================== ================== John A. Weeks III 952-432-2708 Newave Communications http://www.johnweeks.com ================================================== ================== |
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Is she stupid or ignorant? Big difference. I'd say switching on the ON button of my pre-amp just after re-applying a nail that came off and leaving a finger print of crazy glue on the button falls in the stupid category. Wouldn't you? |
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"THE SPACE BOSS" wrote in message ... Is she stupid or ignorant? Big difference. I'd say switching on the ON button of my pre-amp just after re-applying a nail that came off and leaving a finger print of crazy glue on the button falls in the stupid category. Wouldn't you? With respect - and as much as I sympathize - I think you've got other issues at work here. Most of us probably do. Mark Z. |
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On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 09:41:30 GMT, "Rich.Andrews"
wrote: I'd say switching on the ON button of my pre-amp just after re-applying a nail that came off and leaving a finger print of crazy glue on the button falls in the stupid category. Wouldn't you? What other things has she done that you would class as stupid? Apart from marrying him :-) |
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THE SPACE BOSS wrote:
: Any comments/suggestions? Rewire your decks so that pressing the ON switch sends a hefty current through the operator. Scott |
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"Jerry G." wrote in message ... It's called "Buy Your Wife Her Own Sound System". It's worth the investment. Take it from someone who is experienced at this! -- Did that once, She couldn't unserstand that 25W of tube couldn't shake walls, she got the flame linear 400 and a pair of old rock-em-sock-em JBL's. Perfect for her classic rock desires Chad |
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On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 13:12:24 -0500, "Chad Wahls"
wrote: "Jerry G." wrote in message ... It's called "Buy Your Wife Her Own Sound System". It's worth the investment. Take it from someone who is experienced at this! -- Did that once, She couldn't unserstand that 25W of tube couldn't shake walls, she got the flame linear 400 and a pair of old rock-em-sock-em JBL's. Perfect for her classic rock desires Chad Are you guys really serious? You talk about your women as they are some kind of furniture or low-IQ pets. Is this normal in the USA? Why do you marry? Per. |
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"Per Stromgren" wrote in message
... On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 13:12:24 -0500, "Chad Wahls" wrote: "Jerry G." wrote in message ... It's called "Buy Your Wife Her Own Sound System". It's worth the investment. Take it from someone who is experienced at this! -- Did that once, She couldn't unserstand that 25W of tube couldn't shake walls, she got the flame linear 400 and a pair of old rock-em-sock-em JBL's. Perfect for her classic rock desires Chad Are you guys really serious? You talk about your women as they are some kind of furniture or low-IQ pets. Is this normal in the USA? Why do you marry? Per. Not all women are dumb, but there are a few!!!!!!!!!!! And boy do they make up for the rest. As to marrying, hell, if things keep going as they are, that will be a term in history books. No one gives a crap about the other - not like it used to be. Ya got to wonder why they bother. I was married once, and won't do it again. I'll live with the cow and get the milk free - first. NS |
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Per Stromgren wrote in message . ..
On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 13:12:24 -0500, "Chad Wahls" wrote: "Jerry G." wrote in message ... It's called "Buy Your Wife Her Own Sound System". It's worth the investment. Take it from someone who is experienced at this! -- Did that once, She couldn't unserstand that 25W of tube couldn't shake walls, she got the flame linear 400 and a pair of old rock-em-sock-em JBL's. Perfect for her classic rock desires Are you guys really serious? You talk about your women as they are some kind of furniture or low-IQ pets. Is this normal in the USA? Only amongst the inbred Bud and NASCAR set. Why do you marry? Because it is the only way that, having met a woman, they have any prayer of holding on to her. A lot of otherwise reasonable women hate lawyers more than they hate these types. |
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In article , "Arny Krueger" wrote:
"Rich.Andrews" wrote in message .1 "John A. Weeks III" wrote in news:050920041711184385% : In article , THE SPACE BOSS wrote: My wife destroyed the last tape deck I had by putting the tape in upside down and trying to push the door shut. One of her nails had come off and she glued it back on, and apparantly she had the glue on her fingers. I figured she couldn't be so dumb as to screw the system up simply by turning it ON, but I was wrong. Any comments/suggestions? You need to decide if you want to keep her or not. If you do, then you are going to have to "train" her better on how to behave. Each time she gets near the stereo, backhand her in the jaw. A few times and she should get the message. Let me know if this helps or not. -john- That is too hard on the hands. Use a hickory walking stick. There is always the finger guillotine. She can't touch if she doesn't have fingers. I favor the indirect route, one that leaves no lasting marks.Get one of those shocking collars that they make for training dogs. ;-) No, that has the opposite effect, you want her to get very far away. |
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In article , Per Stromgren wrote:
On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 13:12:24 -0500, "Chad Wahls" wrote: "Jerry G." wrote in message ... It's called "Buy Your Wife Her Own Sound System". It's worth the investment. Take it from someone who is experienced at this! -- Did that once, She couldn't unserstand that 25W of tube couldn't shake walls, she got the flame linear 400 and a pair of old rock-em-sock-em JBL's. Perfect for her classic rock desires Chad Are you guys really serious? You talk about your women as they are some kind of furniture or low-IQ pets. Is this normal in the USA? Why do you marry? Per. Oh come now, do you really think we all want to kill our wives???? Where would our sex come from? |
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In article , "John A. Weeks III" wrote:
In article , Kalman Rubinson wrote: On 06 Sep 2004 21:20:49 GMT, (THE SPACE BOSS) wrote: It's the stupidity that makes me the most angry. That doesn't bode well for the future of this marriage. Yeah...but what is more important, wife or your hi-fi equipment. After all, you can get sex anywhere these days, and you don't have to put up with the day to day nagging. -john- Like john said, theres plenty of gay bars around. |
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On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 20:50:26 +0200, Per Stromgren
wrote: Are you guys really serious? You talk about your women as they are some kind of furniture or low-IQ pets. Is this normal in the USA? Why do you marry? WIFE. Washing Ironing F***ing Etc. |
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"Per Stromgren" wrote in message ... On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 13:12:24 -0500, "Chad Wahls" wrote: "Jerry G." wrote in message ... It's called "Buy Your Wife Her Own Sound System". It's worth the investment. Take it from someone who is experienced at this! -- Did that once, She couldn't unserstand that 25W of tube couldn't shake walls, she got the flame linear 400 and a pair of old rock-em-sock-em JBL's. Perfect for her classic rock desires Chad Are you guys really serious? You talk about your women as they are some kind of furniture or low-IQ pets. Is this normal in the USA? Why do you marry? Per. Yes I'm serious. I set her up with a system that some people I know would trade their first born for, comprised of mint "vintage" equipment. Her listening requirements were different than a small tube amp with 7591's could produce, 7591's are expensive you know. She's not a low IQ pet, infact more successful than I am, the second system was a compromise to make everyone happy. That's what marrage is about. She was brought up around music and really did not scoff at a pair of JBL L122's, a Crown IC150, Crown FM1, Harmon Kardon CD391, Phase linear 400, Techincs SL1200II, and Studer A725. If I didn't think she would have appreciated it she would have gotten the Wally-World special. Unfortunately she did not appreciate magonomy, and much of the system has been parted (given/loaned) out to friends/family. BUT my 7591's are less nervous Per, If you think men are bad you should get in a group of women and listen to them talk about their partners. You may change your mind about our pig ignorance. Chad |
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"Jon Yaeger" wrote in message ... in article et, NO SPAM at wrote on 9/7/04 3:36 PM: "Per Stromgren" wrote in message ... On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 13:12:24 -0500, "Chad Wahls" wrote: "Jerry G." wrote in message ... It's called "Buy Your Wife Her Own Sound System". It's worth the investment. Take it from someone who is experienced at this! -- Did that once, She couldn't unserstand that 25W of tube couldn't shake walls, she got the flame linear 400 and a pair of old rock-em-sock-em JBL's. Perfect for her classic rock desires Chad Are you guys really serious? You talk about your women as they are some kind of furniture or low-IQ pets. Is this normal in the USA? Why do you marry? Per. Not all women are dumb, but there are a few!!!!!!!!!!! And boy do they make up for the rest. As to marrying, hell, if things keep going as they are, that will be a term in history books. No one gives a crap about the other - not like it used to be. Ya got to wonder why they bother. I was married once, and won't do it again. I'll live with the cow and get the milk free - first. NS I don't know where you live, but you can get arrested for that in my state! Must have too many politicians with nothing better to do to enact a law like that! I don't know of many places people where don't just live together - rather than marrying, as that phrase conveys. NS |
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in article et, NO SPAM at
wrote on 9/8/04 10:19 AM: "Jon Yaeger" wrote in message ... in article et, NO SPAM at wrote on 9/7/04 3:36 PM: "Per Stromgren" wrote in message ... On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 13:12:24 -0500, "Chad Wahls" wrote: "Jerry G." wrote in message ... It's called "Buy Your Wife Her Own Sound System". It's worth the investment. Take it from someone who is experienced at this! -- Did that once, She couldn't unserstand that 25W of tube couldn't shake walls, she got the flame linear 400 and a pair of old rock-em-sock-em JBL's. Perfect for her classic rock desires Chad Are you guys really serious? You talk about your women as they are some kind of furniture or low-IQ pets. Is this normal in the USA? Why do you marry? Per. Not all women are dumb, but there are a few!!!!!!!!!!! And boy do they make up for the rest. As to marrying, hell, if things keep going as they are, that will be a term in history books. No one gives a crap about the other - not like it used to be. Ya got to wonder why they bother. I was married once, and won't do it again. I'll live with the cow and get the milk free - first. NS I don't know where you live, but you can get arrested for that in my state! Must have too many politicians with nothing better to do to enact a law like that! I don't know of many places people where don't just live together - rather than marrying, as that phrase conveys. NS I was joking about the cow . . . . . |
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